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First woman to swim North Channel (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
David Stokes interviews 23 year-old City money dealer, Alison Streeter, the first woman to swim the notorious North Channel between County Down, Northern Ireland and Port Patrick, Scotland. She broke IRN...
Seb Coe wild card Olympic entry (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Plans by the International Olympic Committee for two-time Olympic gold medallist Sebastian Coe to be entered into the Summer Olympics in Seoul as a wild card have been met with doubt from other athletes....
John Harwood on deadly seal virus (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with John Harwood, Head of Cambridge University’s Sea Mammal Research Unit, about the outbreak of a deadly virus that has killed thousands of seals in Scandinavia and Germany and in the UK....
Death of Sir Frederick Ashton (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; Tribute
Unidentified female speaker on her memories of Sir Frederick Ashton, the international dancer and choreographer, who has died at his home in Suffolk (18/10/88). Sir Frederick was founder choreographer of the...
Steve Jones show (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
British actor David Yip speaks about his career and overcoming stereotypical roles offered to actors of oriental origin. Born to a Chinese father and British mother, he discusses how Chinese communities...
David Blunkett on guide dog, Offa (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Caroline Beck interviews Sheffield MP, David Blunkett at a dog training centre where he is training his new guide dog, Offa, following the death of his former dog, Ted, after ten years’ faithful service....
Douglas Hogg on knife-carrying (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Home Office Minister, Douglas Hogg, on the Criminal Justice Act which has prohibited the carrying of knives in an attempt to crack down on crime. It has made it illegal to sell butterfly knives, handclaws,...
1988 Olympics - Seb Coe wild card debate (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Twice Olympic gold medallist Sebastian Coe has failed to qualify for the 1988 Olympic Games, prompting the President of the International Olympic Committee, Juan Antonio Samaranch, to urge the British...
Northern Ireland conflict - David Owen on border control (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
SDP leader, Dr David Owen on the options for resolving the conflict in Northern Ireland, suggesting the controversial measure of erecting a Berlin Wall-type structure to seal the border between the Republic...
Tottenham riots - Policeman receives bravery award (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
PC Richard Coombes on receiving an award for bravery for his part in the Broadwater Farm estate riots in which he was attacked and left for dead alongside his colleague PC Keith Blakelock, who was killed. He...