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Kazuo Ishiguro wins Booker Prize (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; Speech
Speech by writer, Kazuo Ishiguro, following the award of the Booker Prize for his novel, The Remains of The Day. In his speech he paid tribute to Salman Rushdie, the author in hiding following the fatwa...
Thatcher’s ratings slump (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Kevin Murphy reports on the results of a NOP telephone survey in The Independent newspaper. The opinion poll shows Prime Mininster Margaret Thatcher’s popularity plunging to the lowest of any UK Prime...
Julie Ward inquest returns murder verdict (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; News bulletin
LBC Crown FM news bulletin focusing on the ruling that British photographer, Julie Ward, was murdered on a game reserve in 1988. Kenya’s Chief Magistrate Joseph Mango’s verdict comes after a year-long...
Newsflash on resignation of Chancellor Nigel Lawson (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; News bulletin; Advertisement; Trailer
LBC Crown FM newsflash read by Richard Dallyn announcing Chancellor Nigel Lawson has resigned. Includes on-the-spot report by Ed Boyle and interview with Ken Livingstone MP. Also includes news bulletin read...
Woman wins pay-out over crash (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Nicky Broyd interviews solicitor Douglas Stewart following a High Court decision to award substantial damages to his client, a 22-year-old woman who was confined to a wheelchair for life, after being injured...
Clerics set up protest group against ordination of women (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Russell interviews Reverend Alan Rabjohns, following a meeting of Anglican clerics in Westminster who have drawn up a resolution pledging to fight the ordination of women in the Church of England. The...
Edwina Currie on new book Life Lines (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Margaret Shiels reports on the publication of a book entitled Life Lines by former junior health minister Edwina Currie. The book is her story of her years in the Health Department. Includes interview with...
Kenneth Baker views on Thatcher (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Conservative Party chairman Kenneth Baker following a meeting between Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and senior ministers and leading backbenchers. Although opinion polls put Thatcher’s...
Electricity privatisation sparks controversy over costs (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Kevin Murphy interviews shadow energy spokesman Tony Blair about claims the Government’s privatisation of the electricity industry will lead to the loss of 30,000 jobs in UK coal mines and mean consumers...
Murder case reopened after witness admits lies (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Nigel Dearing reports on the reopening of the case of Alban Turner, jailed for life for the murder of a stallholder named Michael Galvin at the 1987 Notting Hill Carnival. The main witness, Kevin Sarbutts,...