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Developers plan office block on site of Rose Theatre (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Developers have announced plans to build an office block above the remains of the Rose Theatre in South London, but they are spending millions to ensure they can still be viewed by the public. However,...
Soviets accuse British of bugging diplomats (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe is under pressure to answer Soviet accusations that British spies have been bugging the offices and homes of Russian diplomats. The Soviet Ambassador has lodged a strong...
Duo Duo on Beijing demonstrations (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
The Chinese poet Duo Duo (real name Li Shizheng), speaking through an interpreter after arriving at Heathrow this morning from Peking, talks to Gareth Furby about his experience of the Tiananmen Square...
Bill Bruford on Earthworks (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Bill Bruford was the drummer with bands Yes and King Crimson. Now he’s formed a new and different band called Earthworks, which is concentrating on jazz and rock, using electric and acoustic instruments....
Geoffrey Howe on Tiananmen Square violence (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe gives his reaction to the violent put-down of the Beijing demonstration in which hundreds were killed as tanks and armoured cars entered Tiananmen Square. Interviewer is Simon...
Memorial to Beijing dead outside Chinese Embassy (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
In London there have been more demonstrations outside the Chinese Embassy. Protesters have built a moving memorial altar to the dead demonstrators of Tiananmen Square - right opposite the embassy entrance....
President Bush responds to Tiananmen Square massacre (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Washington correspondent Nick Peters reports that there has been a firm and swift response from President George H. W. Bush to the Tiananmen Square massacre.
Paul Cooper on Iranian foreign policy (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Paul Cooper, whose brother Roger is being held in Tehran, speals about Iran’s political stance and attitude towards the West following the death of Ayatollah Khomeini. Male interviewer not identified.
Mike Bennett on the Crown Prosecution Service (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
The Police Federation’s Mike Bennett says the Crown Prosecution Service is under-funded and inefficient. Also, they lack the stomach for a fight where evidence is contested, and that means many of the...
Steve Jones show (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Former editor of the Times and Deputy Chairman of the BBC, Lord William Rees-Mogg talks to Steve Jones about his role in monitoring the amount of sex and violence on television, following his appointment as...