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Legionnaires’ victims’ families unable to claim compensation (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Oni Bhattacharya reports on how the relatives of those who died from a legionnaires’ disease outbreak in London may not be able to claim compensation, because the cause of the outbreak cannot be...
Bishop of Durham on the Resurrection (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
2 related clips. Interview with David Jenkins, Bishop of Durham, in which he defends his earlier claim that the resurrection of Christ was spiritual rather than physical. Followed by Conservative MP,...
Richard Branson’s UFO hoax (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Angus Moorat reports on Richard Branson’s trial run for an April Fools’ Day flying saucer hoax, which resulted in the police being called to deal with a UFO. Inspector Andrew Neilson says it could have...
Edwina Currie back in spotlight (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech; Tribute
Camilla Affleck reports on Edwina Currie opening the International Book Fair in London, her statement about Salman Rushdie, and how she is writing her own book, Lifelines.
Channel Tunnel update - Alastair Morton (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Channel Tunnel chairman Alastair Morton talks to John Alcock about the completion date for the tunnel, how the workers are going faster than expected, how the date has been pushed back by a month, relations...
Poll Tax in Scotland (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Mark Smith reports from Edinburgh on the reaction in Scotland to the Poll Tax. Isobel(?) Webster, registration officer, talks about the confusion of the public. Donald Dewar, Labour MP, speaks about the...
Explosives left on British Airways plane (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Rodney Bennett reports on the discovery of explosives on a British Airways flight. Lord King, BA’s chairman, talks about the investigation into how this happened. Denis Phipps, former head of security at...
Engelbert Humperdinck court case thrown out (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Singer Engelbert Humperdinck talks about how the court case against him, brought by his cousin, has saddened him, how he hired a private plane in Germany to get to the hearing in Leicester, how he is glad...
Purley station rail crash - Inquiry (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Linda Duffin reports on the inquiry into the Purley station rail crash (04/03/89). The court has been hearing passengers’ recollections of the crash: Alan Wilcox talks about what he remembers, the injuries...
Donald Trelford on leaked Harrods report (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Observer editor Donald Trelford on the leaked Harrods report that found its way to his newspaper, but which he cannot publish because of an injunction. He says anyone would have published it. Female...