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Police inquiry into Redhill fire (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report from Jane Simmons on a fire in Redhill which killed a mother and her two young sons, another son Robert Smith survived. Detective Chief Inspector Ray Hussie(?) describes the forensic evidence, and the...
Mine workers leadership up for grabs (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Jim Greensmith fills in the background to the upcoming vote for the NUM Presidency between current postholder Arthur Scargill and the more moderate John Walsh. And looks at the policies and views of the 2...
Clare Francis on ME (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Mark Percy interviews former round the world yachtswoman Clare Francis about her experience with the viral illness ME. She accuses the medical establishment of doing nothing to help the sufferers of ME;...
Israeli commander on violent clashes (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Allen-Frost interviews Amram Mitzna, Israeli Central Command Chief in the West Bank on the clashes with Palestinians in areas of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, how they started and if the area is...
Nurses threaten strike (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference; Vox pop
Ben Brown reports on reaction from RCN General Secretary Trevor Clay to the vote by nurses at four London hospitals (Royal Free, Middlesex, Charing Cross and University College) to stage a 24 hour strike...
Round the world cat returns home (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Jane Ford, a Pan Am ground worker at Heathrow Airport, has been looking after a cat, who went on a round the world journey in the cargo hold of a jumbo jet. Felix is to be returned home to her owners at Los...
Clips from Thatcher years (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; Speech
Series of short clips from Margaret Thatcher’s time in office. 1. BBC TV interview with US President Ronald Reagan paying tribute to Thatcher (1988). Male interviewer not identified. 2. Thatcher speech as...
David Steel on possible Liberal-SDP merger (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Richard Bestic interviews Liberal Party leader David Steel on the speech he will make today to persuade the Liberal assembly in Blackpool to vote for the merger with the SDP, in what will be seen as a make...
David Alton’s abortion bill (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Emma Udwin interviews MP David Alton, who has won the first round of his campaign to cut the abortion time limit from 28 to 18 weeks. His private member’s bill now goes to the committee stage, and Alton...
Liberal-SDP merger one step closer (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Richard Bestic interviews Liberal Party leader David Steel following the victory in a vote for a merger with the SDP at his party’s special conference yesterday in Blackpool. After 9 hours of debate 84...