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Mandela spends 70th birthday in jail (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report
Jailed Black Nationalist leader Nelson Mandela will be spending his 70th birthday today without his family in a South African jail. His wife has turned down an invitation to visit him, stating she doesn’t...
Jenny Seagrove divorces husband (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Jonathan Marland reports on the divorce of actress Jenny Seagrove. She says she’s celebrating her new found freedom, after winning her divorce case against the man who vowed their marriage should be for...
Air traffic control across Europe (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Mark Percy reports from Holland for the AM programme on a prototype for an integrated air traffic control system following severe delays at airports partly caused by 40 different control systems across...
Air traffic congestion (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
The head of Britain’s air traffic control operations, Keith Mack, says delays for holidaymakers are a case of the skies getting too crowded and needing to ensure safety. Also on strikes by foreign air...
Alternatives to prison (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Home Secretary Douglas Hurd on government shake up of its prison service with a Green Paper suggesting alternatives such as electronic tagging in an attempt to stop re-offending. Male interviewer not...
Rover to cut jobs (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate
Simon Israel reports on Austin Rover announcing that 3,500 jobs are to be axed over the next three years at South Cowley and Llanelli and speculation it could be linked to the takeover by British...
Disgruntled employee on Rover job cuts (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Lisa Hampele speaks to a worker at the Rover plant at South Cowley, who is shocked by the news of job cuts. For Update programme.
Kinnock detained at gunpoint (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
The leader of the opposition, Neil Kinnock, in Zimbabwe commenting to the press on his detention at gunpoint by an overzealous Lieutenant upon his arrival in the country the night before. Says...
Sarah Dickinson interviews Eddie Shah (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Sarah Dickinson interviews newspaper proprietor Eddie Shah. On his former paper Today winning the Newspaper of the Year award and losing control of it; using sex to sell papers; his new national The Post;...
Dilys Powell on films through the years (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Veteran film critic, Dilys Powell is 86 today and determined to continue her 40-year career with the Sunday Times and Punch magazine despite recent illness. Nicky Broyd has been talking to her about the...