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Steve Jones show (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Steve Jones Show. Actor Robert Powell, who played fictional secret agent Richard Hannay in the film, The Thirty-Nine Steps, talks to Steve Jones about about bringing the character to television. He also...
Referee proposals for ITV companies (1988)
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- Interview
The Independent Broadcasting Authority is considering new penalties for ITV stations to ensure that standards don’t fall in the face of competition from satellite and cable networks. The plan comes in a...
P & O Ferries dispute moves to the courts (1988)
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- Interview
The P & O Ferries dispute moves to the courts today. Sealink is to ask a judge to seize the assets of the National Union of Seamen after its ships were prevented from sailing by Dover pickets yesterday....
Margaret Thatcher on the spirit of giving (1988)
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- News report; Interview
Margaret Thatcher believes that every citizen should demonstrate generosity by contributing towards charitable causes, e.g. the new heart wing at Great Ormond Street Hospital for children, in London. Her...
Royal yacht sprayed by aboriginal protesters (1988)
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- Interview
The royal yacht Britannia is at the centre of a security row during the Queen’s tour of Australia. Protesters supporting aboriginal rights managed to get alongside the ship in Brisbane Harbour and spray...
A-bomb victim takes case to High Court (1988)
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- Interview
51 year-old Melvin Pearce from Bristol was serving in the Royal Engineers in 1957 when the army exploded an atom bomb just a few miles away from him, off Christmas Island. Pearce is now seriously ill and...
Michael Douglas in London (1988)
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- Interview
Actor Michael Douglas’s latest film, Wall Street, is opening in London tomorrow. David Castell joined Douglas on a limo ride through London, to talk about his family history; his latest film and Oscar...
A-bomb victim wins right to sue Government (1988)
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- Interview
Melvin Pearce from Bristol was serving in the Royal Engineers in 1957 when the army exploded an atom bomb just a few miles away from him, off Christmas Island. Today’s unanimous ruling by the Law Lords...
Margaret Thatcher on Death on the Rock (1988)
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- Interview
In a Japanese television interview, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has expressed bitterness at Thames TV’s decision to transmit last night’s documentary on the killing of three IRA terrorists in...
David Alton on abortion bill (1988)
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- Interview
David Alton speaks about his abortion bill and defends the actions of his (anti-abortion) supporters. He says his Pro-Life meetings have been broken up by violent protesters, and his opponents have...