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Peter Parker on the Winston Silcott-LSE debacle (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Convicted police killer, Winston Silcott remains Honorary President of the London School of Economics Students’ Union after a move to oust him failed. A motion to overturn the decision to elect...
Nigel Dempster cleared of drink driving due to fear of needles (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Royal watcher and gossip columnist, Nigel Dempster has been cleared of drink driving, thanks to his fear of catching AIDS. A court has ruled that police followed an incorrect arrest procedure after...
Steve Jones show (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Yesterday the Australian touring cricket team arrived in England with the avowed intent of wresting the ashes from David Gower’s men during the summer. Brian Johnston, whose new book, It’s Been a Piece...
Death of Lucille Ball (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Obituary
In Hollywood, they called her the queen of comedy, and now at the age of seventy-seven, Lucille Ball is dead. She is known throughout the world as star of the situation comedy, I Love Lucy. From America,...
Peter Walker on Vale of Glamorgan by-election (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
During the Vale of Glamorgan by-election campaign, Secretary of State for Wales, Peter Walker has faced criticism for his allegedly lukewarm support for Margaret Thatcher’s policies. Walker brushes aside...
Paddy Ashdown calls for SDP-SLD party merger (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
In the wake of the Vale of Glamorgan by-election and other election results, Social and Liberal Democrats leader, Paddy Ashdown calls upon David Owen’s SDP to merge with his party. However, Rosie Barnes MP...
Peter Hall detained at Heathrow (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
In 2 parts. Scottish police have detained Peter Hall, moments after he and his wife Monica, arrived at Heathrow from Saudi Arabia, where they had escaped a death sentence for murder. The couple faced...
Prime Minister on ten-year anniversary (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Much has happened since Margaret Thatcher assumed power ten years ago: privatisation, council house sales, trade union reform, the Falklands War, the battle against inflation. Political Editor, Peter...
Margaret Thatcher’s former landlord on his tenant (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
On the day of Margaret Thatcher’s tenth anniversary in power, her former landlord has revealed that the Prime Minister was once stopped for speeding, and that she did not like washing up. Margaret...
Panama election violence (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Panama’s dictator, General Noriega has defied the vote of his people and declared this week’s elections null and void. Steven Norris MP, who observed the poll, says it is a shameless snub to...