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Housing association report launched by Archbishop of York (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Phil Edwards reports on the report launched by the Archbishop of York Dr John Hapgood, which draws attention to the reduction in the relative level of government funding given to housing associations in the...
Guardian Angel assaulted, man convicted (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Legal correspondent Tim Crook reports on the conviction at the Old Bailey of Ralph Irving for unlawfully wounding the founder of the US Guardian Angels Curtis Sliwa at a community centre in Brixton, when...
Thatcher opposes Commonwealth over South African sanctions (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Political editor Peter Murphy interviews Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in Kuala Lumpur following her rebel stand at the Commonwealth conference in Malaysia, where she issued a statement opposing economic...
Nigel Lawson resigns-Neil Kinnock reacts (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Elena Curti interviews Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock on the resignation of Chancellor Nigel Lawson and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s subsequent cabinet reshuffle. Kinnock welcomes Lawson’s...
Griff Rhys Jones on career and partnership with Mel Smith (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Carol Allen interviews comedian Griff Rhys Jones about his partnership with Mel Smith on the television series Not the Nine O’Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones; their new film Wilt; and their separate...
Julie Ward inquest returns murder verdict (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Simon Israel reports from Nairobi where Kenya’s chief magistrate has ruled that the British photographer, Julie Ward, was murdered on a game reserve in 1988. Joseph Mango’s verdict comes after a...
City reacts to Chancellor Nigel Lawson resignation (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
James Bays reports on the reaction in the City of London to the resignation of Chancellor Nigel Lawson and Government advisor Alan Walters. Lawson has been replaced by John Major. Includes interviews with...
Massive cannabis haul in Channel (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with customs officer John Chapman, following the seizure of fifteen tons of cannabis, worth £37million, in the English Channel, Britain’s largest ever haul of the drug. The Honduran-registered...
Thatcher on Nigel Lawson resignation (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; Press conference
Press interview with UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, following the resignation of Chancellor Nigel Lawson. She says she is still firmly in control, her policies remain unchanged and it’s business as...
Gunmen kill British airman and baby in West Germany (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Wing Commander Will Roberts in West Germany, following the shooting of 34-year-old British serviceman RAF Corporal Maheshkumar Islania and his six-month-old baby daughter Nivruti Mahesh...