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  • Semtex find ahead of Scarborough conference (1989)

    Genre
    Interview

    North Yorkshire’s Deputy Chief Constable Frank Morritt describes to Charlotte Nicholls the discovery of a cache of guns, ammunition and Semtex explosives in woodland in Scarborough just ahead of a...

  • Bobby Robson on Albania match (1989)

    Genre
    Interview; Music

    The England football team are to play against Albania in a World Cup qualifying match. England manager Bobby Robson says the team have enjoyed a rapturous welcome in Tirana. Includes clip of song...

  • Sean Cannon from The Dubliners (1989)

    Genre
    Interview; Music

    Steve Jones interviews Sean Cannon from Irish folk band The Dubliners who dispels rumours of a band break-up; tells how they have sold out The Mean Fiddler in London; and on the band’s last 27 years. Also...

  • Looking back as Concorde reaches 20th birthday (1989)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Vox pop

    Margaret Shiels looks back at the history of Concorde as it celebrates its 20th birthday- first flight was on this day in 1969. Includes archive clips of the inaugural flight; interview with minister Peter...

  • Czech spy jailed for 10 years (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Simon Israel reports on the case of a Czech spy who pretended to be a Dutch-born art dealer. He has been jailed for ten years at the Old Bailey, true identitiy still unrevealed. He had infiltrated dissident...

  • Footballer killed in joyriding incident (1989)

    Genre
    Interview

    Eve Conway interviews Leeroy Lawrence, the brother of a promising young footballer, Alfred Lawrence, who was killed as a stolen car crashed into his vehicle. He appeals to youngsters to stop joyriding and...

  • Terry Thomas benefit (1989)

    Genre
    Interview

    Kevin Mosley interviews actor Richard Briers about a benefit to take place at Drury Lane Theatre in aid of his distant cousin actor Terry Thomas and other Parkinson’s disease sufferers. For Update...

  • Purley rail crash (1989)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Linda Duffin reports from Purley, South London on the serious train crash there. Includes eyewitness accounts from rescuers Fred Williams and Steve Little; survivor Martin Guilfile(?) tells of his experience...

  • Purley rail crash (1989)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Simon Israel reports on the investigation into the Purley rail crash and renewed concerns over rail safety coming after Clapham disaster 3 months ago. Interviews with Chris Jennings of British Rail; British...

  • Fresh appeal for Guildford bombings witnesses (1989)

    Genre
    Interview

    Marion Hill, wife of Paul Hill, jailed for life for the 1974 Guilford bombings makes an emotional appeal for witnesses to come forward following the Home Secretary Douglas Hurd’s decision to allow a...