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Viraj Mendis case - Solicitor (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Sri Lankan (failed asylum seeker?) Viraj Mendis was seized by police from a church in which he had taken sanctuary. His solicitor, David Burgess, says it will be a race against time to prevent his...
Piper Alpha disaster - Previous sabotage attempt (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
After the Piper Alpha disaster, owners Occidental say they did not inform the Department of Energy inspectorate of a sabotage attempt on the platform until ten months after it happened. They say they did...
Piper Alpha disaster - Public inquiry (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Survivors of the Piper Alpha disaster discuss the attempted sabotage of the rig and express their disbelief. John Wood, who worked on Piper Alpha, says it was terrifying. Bob Ballantyne, who survived the...
Piper Alpha disaster - Public inquiry (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
A survivor of the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster, John Wood describes the inferno which nearly took his life. Alex Blake Milton reveals that the platform was nearly destroyed by a saboteur a year before the...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1989)
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- Interview; News report; Speech
Paul Woodley reports from New York (for AM) on the honouring of a number of stars who have been inducted into America’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Included are The Rolling Stones, The Temptations, Stevie...
Turk claims kidney removed without knowledge (1989)
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- News report; Interview
Unemployed Turk, Ahmet Koc claims he had no idea he was going to have a kidney removed at London’s Humana Wellington hospital even though he signed a consent form. Hospital director Ron Hytoff says Koc...
Sir Ranulph Fiennes on his North Pole expedition (1989)
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- Interview
Interview with British polar explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes in which he explains his plans to make another attempt at the only unconquered record left in the Arctic. He is to lead a four-man team on a...
Peter Bottomley on new Hammersmith road proposals (1989)
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- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Report on the Government’s promise that if residents in West London reject plans for a North-South relief road, it will not be built. Roads minister Peter Bottomley this morning unveiled the detailed...
Roger Moore on his latest role (1989)
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- Interview
Sue Jameson interviews actor Roger Moore about his role in the new Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Aspects of Love. Moore describes the role, and his reasons for accepting the part.
Police defend Viraj Mendis arrest (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Assistant Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, David Phillips defends his officers’ actions during the arrest of Sri Lankan (failed asylum seeker?) Viraj Mendis, who was seized in a church and is...