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Stockwell murder of Victor and Audrey Johnson in arson attack (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
John Alcock reports on the murder of Victor and Audrey Johnson, who were unable to escape from their council flat in a Stockwell tower block after an arson attack, as they had strengthened their front door...
Bernard Manning on the fire at his Embassy Club (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Comedian Bernard Manning speaking following a major fire at the Embassy Club, which he owns, in Manchester. Manning is philosophical about the damage, confirming that it will be put right and that the club...
Security breach at Heathrow Airport (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Andy Ivy reports on a security breach at Heathrow Airport involving two reporters posing as cleaners. Comment from London Weekend Television researcher Stuart Morris, who planted a package on a jumbo, and...
Issue of US arrest warrant for arms dealer Charles Caplin (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Michael O’Neill reports on arms dealer Charles Caplin, who has been implicated by US customs officers in a plot to ship missiles and chemical weapons to Iran from the States. American prosecutor Michael...
Mike Tyson clashes with photographers (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Paul Woodley reports on world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson, who has broken training for his fight with Frank Bruno and clashed with photographers during a visit to his estranged wife, actress Robin...
Two men jailed for reckless driving death of Kelly Holland (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Tim Crook reports on the jailing at the Old Bailey of two men, Roy Copeland and Dr Adrian Kendall, for causing the death by reckless driving of twelve year-old Kelly Holland at a bus stop in Rotherhithe,...
Alexander Sandison on flotation of Abbey National on stock market (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Alexander Sandison representing the pressure group of members against the flotation of the Abbey National Building Society on the stock market as a public limited company. Sandison argues that the Abbey...
Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet to move to Birmingham (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet, which is to leave London and make Birmingham its new home. The company’s director, Jeremy Isaacs, says the move will enable them to mount more ambitious and...
Peter Shore on Labour Party nuclear policy (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Former cabinet minister Peter Shore claims that Labour’s policy on nuclear disarmament is flawed and should be scrapped. He says it would be a futile gesture to scrap Britain’s nuclear programme as long...
Salman Rushdie book pulled from shelves of W. H. Smith (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the arson threats that have forced W. H. Smith to withdraw The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie from its stores in Bradford. A copy was ceremonially burned by angry Muslims, forcing product manager...