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Ron Brown MP, in mace row-suspended from Commons (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Paul Rowley speaks to Ron Brown MP, about his suspension from the House of Commons, after causing uproar in the chamber when he failed to apologise for tossing the royal mace to the floor. He remains...
Baker’s 4.75 percent pay rise dismays teacher unions (1988)
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- Interview
Interview with Education Secretary, Kenneth Baker, on his acceptance of a 4.75 percent pay increase for teachers following the recommendations of the Government pay review body. The package would cost...
Ismail Ayob on Mandela campaign launch (1988)
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- Interview
Gareth Furby interviews Ismail Ayob, lawyer, who’s in Britain launching a campaign to try to secure the release of ANC deputy leader Nelson Mandela from jail in South Africa where he has been for almost 24...
Kuwaiti hijacking ends (1988)
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- Interview
Michael O’Neill interviews Sonia Youssef in Kuwait, the wife of Iraqi pilot, Subbhi Youssef, following his release at the end of the hijacking of a Kuwait Airlines Boeing 747 which began on 05/04/88, they...
Elaine Paige on performance at the White House (1988)
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- Interview; Music
Gareth Furby interviews singer Elaine Paige, coinciding with her American debut, following a personal invitation from US President Ronald Reagan, which means she’ll perform in front of a star-studded...
Kuwaiti hijacking-reports from Algiers and Kuwait (1988)
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- News report; Interview
John Cookson reports from Algiers, on the continuing hijack of a Kuwait Airlines Boeing 747 which began on 05/04/88. Comments on the evidence of freed passenger, Abdullah al-Chatti, about the mistreatment of...
Kuwaiti hijacking ends-pilot’s family interviewed (1988)
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- News report; Interview
Michael O’Neill reports from Kuwait, on the reaction to the end of the hijacking in Algiers, Algeria, of a Kuwait Airlines Boeing 747 which began on 05/04/88. All the hostages, including the crew, were...
Linda Bellos to stand down as Lambeth leader (1988)
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- Interview
Interview with leader of Lambeth Council, Linda Bellos, who is to stand down, with six senior members of the council, because of local Labour Party disagreements after months of bitter arguments over...
New Harland and Wolff cruise liner order (1988)
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- Interview
Interview with male (Irish) speaker, about a new contract at Harland and Wolff shipbuilders in Belfast, to build the world’s biggest cruise liner. It is hoped the final contract will be signed by...
Nurses’ pay increase (1988)
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- Interview
Nurses are to get a pay increase averaging 15.3%. Trevor Clay, General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, gives his reaction. Male interviewer not identified.