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28,816 results found for all records.
Observer journalist jailed in Iraq (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Observer Editor Donald Trelford on the paper’s journalist Farzad Bazoft who is being held in an Iraqi jail on charges of spying for Israel. Trelford dismisses claims Bazoft was recruited to the paper by...
IRA murder of Corporal Maheshkumar Islania in Germany (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Lay preacher Olle Tings on villagers’ reaction to the shooting dead of RAF Corporal Maheshkumar Islania and his baby daughter Nivruti outside the British air base at Wildenrath in Germany by an IRA gunman....
Inquest into death of disabled woman in squalid conditions (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Davina Payne reports on calls for a public inquiry and legislative change in light of the case of Beverly Lewis, the deaf, blind and disabled woman who died in squalor at the home she shared with her...
Surrey police criticised following Guildford Four release (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Fiona Hill reports on criticism of the Surrey police following the release of the Guildford Four, wrongly convicted for pub bombings carried out by the Provisional IRA as police fabrication of evidence has...
Ruling in the Hammersmith and Fulham money market gambling case (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Oni Bhattacharya reports on the High Court ruling that Hammersmith and Fulham Council acted illegally by gambling on the money markets with ratepayers money. Includes Cliff Nicholson of the Audit Commission,...
Opening of transplant unit Ormond Street (1989)
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- Interview
Children’s campaigner and TV celebrity Esther Rantzen on the new heart and lung transplant unit at Great Ormond Street Childrens Hospital, the cost of which has largely been met by public donation, which...
Calls for change in legal procedure following Guidford Four release (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Clive Myrie interviews leading solicitor David Napley following the release of the Guildford Four, wrongly convicted for the pub bombings carried out by the Provisional IRA. Napley calls for a new review...
Ford takeover bid for Jaguar (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
James Matthews reports on Ford’s takeover bid for Jaguar, after the government waived its golden share in the motor company. Includes views on the deal from Jaguar Chairman Sir John Egan and Neil Faulkner...
Peter Brooke says Sinn Fein talks possible (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Nigel Dearing reports on the reaction to remarks made in an interview by Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Brooke that talks with Sinn Fein, the political wing of the IRA, may be possible. Includes Brooke...
Peter Brooke says Sinn Fein talks possible (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Chairman of the Conservative Northern Ireland Committee Ivor Stanbrook on the remarks made by Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Brooke that talks with Sinn Fein, the political wing of the IRA, may be...