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Auberon Waugh claims semtex benign invention (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on remarks in his right wing magazine column by journalist and author Auberon Waugh, saying Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher should retire and that semtex is a benign invention. Follows bombing of the...
Cleo Laine on music and life (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Jazz singer Cleo Laine on the upcoming International All-music Awards at the Barbican at which she will be a guest artist and at which her husband John Dankworth and son Alec Dankworth’s trio will play;...
Hurricane Gilbert - Mexico and Texas evacuate (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
A state of alert has been declared in Mexico as Hurricane Gilbert approaches. In Texas, the National Guard has been placed on stand-by and those living in low-lying homes evacuated â includes vox pop...
Hurricane Gilbert strikes Jamaica (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Bob and Carol Redwood from Greenwich, London recount their experiences of Hurricane Gilbert, which struck Jamaica whilst they were on holiday - they say that once it had passed, there was looting. Female...
1988 Olympic Games - Gavin Bell interview (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Scotsman, Gavin Bell - who has been living in South Korea for the past year - speaks to Michael O’Neill about carrying the Olympic torch and about the effect of the Games on Korea, including the positive...
Sue Pollard interview (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Hi-De-Hi comedian and actress Su Pollard speaks to Steve Allen about her career and her new show, A Song a Frock and a Tinkle (at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre in London). She mentions Quentin Crisp, Dame...
Olympic opening ceremony - Disappointing behaviour by USA (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Michelle Verdier of the International Olympic Committee says that the Americans’ behaviour at the Olympic opening ceremony was disappointing as they carried personal banners, mixed with other countries,...
SDP Conference - David Owen interview (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Speaking after the party conference in Torquay, the leader of the re-formed Social Democratic Party (SDP), Dr David Owen, discusses the introduction of proportional representation and claims that the...
Paddy Ashdown on David Owen (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Newly-appointed leader of the Social and Liberal Democrats (SLDP), Paddy Ashdown discusses the leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Dr David Owen. He says Owen has nothing but bravado left and that...
Julian Lloyd Webber on Malcolm Arnold concerto (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Cellist Julian Lloyd Webber says he is eagerly awaiting the new cello concerto he has had commissioned from composer Malcolm Arnold â best known for his film scores. He also discloses that he is...