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Herald of Free Enterprise disaster awards (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on an awards ceremony at Buckingham Palace where the Queen presented medals to 28 people who risked (or gave) their lives in trying to rescue others in the Herald of Free Enterprise ferry disaster...
Peter Coleridge released (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Mark Percy reports on the release of freed British Oxfam worker, Peter Coleridge, from captivity in Beirut. In an interview he tells of his kidnap at the hands of Fatah revolutionary gunmen. Also includes...
Peter Coleridge released (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Clifford Coleridge on the release of his son Peter Coleridge, an Oxfam worker, freed from captivity in Beirut. He says he’s looking forward to welcoming his son home. Female interviewer...
Gibraltar IRA shootings (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview (on RTE in Dublin) with the former Irish Foreign Minister, Peter Barry, about the shooting in Gibraltar of three unarmed IRA members by the SAS (06/03/88). On the shoot-to-kill action rather than...
Man who pushed wife over cliff gaoled for life (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Andy Stenton reports on the life sentence awarded to William Crowe (aka Bill Crowe). He was found guilty of murdering his wife, Mona Crowe, by pushing her off cliffs near Arbroath, Angus in 09/85 so he could...
Eddie the Eagle Edwards on fame and World Cup (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
British ski-jumper, Eddie the Eagle Edwards (born Michael Edwards) on the effect his new-found fame has had on his personal life, and his prospects for a World Cup event in Helsinki, Finland. Male...
Prince in fatal ski incident (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Martin Philips, the Today newspaper’s royal correspondent speaks to a studio reporter from Klosters, Switzerland, about an avalanche where Prince Charles narrowly escaped death, but his friend, Major Hugh...
Death of Hugh Lindsay - Commanding officer pays tribute (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; Tribute
Dickie Arbiter interviews Lieutenant-Colonel Robin Furby(?), reacting as commanding officer to the death of Major Hugh Lindsay, former equerry to the Queen, in an avalanche in Switzerland (10/03/88).
Steve Jones show (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; Music
Steve Jones interview with American soul artist, Bobby Womack, about his latest album, The Last Soul Man, and life and times. Also speaks about influence of Sam Cooke. Coincides with a series of UK...
Surgeon General on AIDS (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Charles Everett Koop, the Surgeon General of America, on latest research and statistics on AIDS including projections of numbers of cases and deaths. Female presenter identified as Eve (poss....