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Robert Kennedy assassinator breaks silence (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Nick Peters looks back at the assassination of Senator Robert Kennedy in 1968 and effect on American politics; and the background of Sirhan Sirhan, the Palestinian refugee who did it and why. Sirhan’s...
Salman Rushdie affair affects Britons held in Iran (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Conservative MP Nicholas Baker, a friend of Roger Cooper held in Iran for nearly 4 years on spying charges without trial, talks about the impact that Salman Rushdie’s book and the resulting fatwa has had...
Salman Rushdie affair affects Britons held in Iran (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Paul Cooper, brother of Roger Cooper, held in Iran on spying charges for nearly 4 years without trial, talks to Lynne Mennie about the effect on Britons held there of the UK Government pulling all diplomats...
Tern Hill barracks bombing (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Joan Norris, the mother of soldier Alan Norris, who prevented the death of sleeping troops at Tern Hill barracks in Shropshire by raising the alarm after an IRA bomb was planted, talks about...
Beach standards (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Environment Minister Michael Howard talks about how 67% of British beaches meet the new European standards, how long it will be until all beaches will be up to standard and who pays for the improvements....
Football ID cards (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Lord Mellish speaks about the House of Lords debate on proposals for compulsory football ID cards intended to prevent hooliganism, he supported the bill. The Lords rejected the bill. Lord Harmar Nicholls...
Contaminated water in Wiltshire (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Jane Reck reports on a row over Thames Water not warning people earlier about the contamination of drinking water in Wiltshire with some children becoming ill. Interviews with Eric Hodges, North Wiltshire...
Clapham rail disaster inquiry (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Margaret Shiels interviews Simon Fritsche, the guard onboard one of the trains involved in the Clapham rail disaster. They talk about what happened, what he thought when he realised the full impact, the...
Terry Marsh being denied boxing licence (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Peter Russell reports on former world light welterweight boxing champion Terry Marsh being denied a licence on medical grounds due to his epilepsy. Marsh says he is in no more danger than Frank Bruno facing...
UK diplomats pulled out of Iran (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
British Charge d’affaires in Iran, Nick Brown, talks as he returns to the UK at Heathrow Airport about how the Ayatollah Khomeini’s death sentence on Salman Rushdie left them with no choice but to pull...