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Margaret Thatcher makes anti-super-state speech (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
In a speech given at the College of Europe on her visit to Bruges, British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher has shocked Britain’s European partners with her patriotic stance on Europe, claiming that it...
Michael Williams murder - Credit card used same day (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Detective Superintendent Peter Wilton says that the Access card which was taken from Michael Williams after he was killed by a single karate chop to the neck was used in an Indian restaurant - the Arjun, in...
David Owen positive about SDP’s future (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
The leader of the re-formed Social Democratic Party (SDP), Dr David Owen, is positive about the party’s future following its conference in Torquay.
Drugs in sport (1988)
- Genre
- Advertisement; Documentary; Interview
Drugs in Sport. Programme 4: The use of performance-enhancing anabolic steroids by athletes, despite potentially deadly health risks. Bodybuilder, Dan Duchaine and former Olympic medallist David Jenkins,...
Michael Shea on influence (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Michael Shea, author and former royal press secretary, on how to get on in life and influence people; coincides with publication of his book, Influence. Reporters not identified (poss. Peter...
John Lennon exhibition (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Gill Pyrah interviews Yoko Ono on the opening of an exhibition of the artwork of her late husband, musician John Lennon, in London. Comments on negative accounts of their relationship in recent publications....
Maiden Great Britain naming (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Quill Potter reports on the visit of the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, to Hamble, Hampshire to name the only boat to be crewed by an all woman crew in the Whitbread round-the-world yacht race if they can...
Gibraltar IRA shootings inquest (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Kevin Murphy reports from Gibraltar, on the evidence of two witnesses, including a British barrister, Stephen Bullock, at the inquest into the shooting of three unarmed IRA members by the SAS. Includes...
Roy Kinnear obituary (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; Obituary; Advertisement
Peter Russell reports on the death of actor and comedian, Roy Kinnear, following a riding accident while filming in Spain. Includes archive recordings of advertisement for Peterborough by Kinnear; tributes...
Roy Kinnear obituary (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; Obituary
Report on AM Programme on the death of actor and comedian, Roy Kinnear, following a riding accident while filming in Spain. Includes interview with Millicent Martin, co-star on That Was the Week That Was....