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Electronic tagging experiment begins in Nottingham (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with John Surman, Marconi, on the first electronic tagging system in the UK. The first offenders will be tagged in Nottingham. Borderline remand prisoners, who otherwise would go to prison while...
20th anniversary of British troops in Northern Ireland - Derry riot (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
George Matheson reports on the twentieth anniversary of British troops being posted to Northern Ireland to quell the growing violence between the Catholic and Protestant communities (14/08/69). Focuses on a...
Norman Willis on rebel cricket tour (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Maggie Shiels interviews General Secretary of the TUC, Norman Willis, about the rebel cricket tour of South Africa by an unofficial England XI. He urges the cricketers taking part to think again after...
Nicolas Vogel arrested in Belfast (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with editor-in-chief of the French photography agency, Gamma, Floris de Bonneville, about the arrest of German photographer, Nicolas Vogel, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, after police found smoke...
Tutu on de Klerk as President (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, reacting to the swearing-in of F. W. de Klerk as the acting head of state in South Africa, following the resignation of President P. W. Botha. Reporter not heard or...
Fire in London’s Regent’s Street (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Rodney Bennett reports on a fire in the unoccupied Cunard Building in Lower Regents Street in London. Fire crews spent the night sifting through the wreckage of the building which was destroyed in a blaze...
Airline aims for non-stop flight to Sydney (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Nigel Dearing interviews Captain David Massy-Green, on a world record attempt to fly non-stop from London to Sydney in a Quantas Boeing 747. The crew believe they can complete the mammoth journey in about 20...
Possible pollution tax (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Simon Israel reports on the possible introduction of new pollution tax in the UK. Includes interviews with Professor David Pearce, chief advisor to the Environment Secretary, Chris Patten, who has published...
Lord Marshall warns British Coal about costs (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Chairman-designate of National Power, Lord Marshall (Walter Marshall), where he warns British Coal that it will have to lower its prices or lose business. Follows privatisation of the...
Gunmen seize 1m pounds from security van (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Detective Chief Superintendent Eddie Holbrook, Scotland Yard, about an armed raid in Cheam village in Surrey. Three men ambushed a Group 4 delivery van as it prepared to deliver cash to the...