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Explosion at Hampshire pub now murder hunt (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Jenny Chryss reports on a fire at the Jolly Farmer pub in Hampshire which is now a murder inquiry after the chef, Clifford Howes, was found dead in the basement. Barman Richard Dean was pulled out with 30...
Neil Kinnock visits East Germany (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Catherine Field reports from Berlin on the visit of Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock to East Germany, his talks with opposition groups, and his visit to the Berlin Wall. Includes interview with Kinnock, who...
Douglas Hurd on Strasbourg summit (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd outlines what the Government hopes to achieve at the Strasbourg summit during the next two days. Male interviewer possibly Peter Spencer.
Flu epidemic sweeps the country (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Health authorities are now officially saying that Britain is suffering from a flu epidemic, and are warning that thousands of elderly and chronically sick people are at risk. The number of people...
Michael Meacher on the poll tax (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
The Labour Party is accusing the Government of breaking a promise to the poorest in the country that they would not lose out under the community charge or poll tax. Shadow Social Security Secretary,...
Brit Award nominations (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
The list of music industry award nominations announced today is dominated by veteran performers. Cliff Richard, Van Morrison and Tina Turner have all been nominated for the 1990 Brit awards. Camilla...
Pension increase for war widows announced (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; Speech
The campaign to improve the lot of thousands of war widows saw a victory today when the Government announced a £40 pound per week increase in pension for those who lost their husbands before 1973....
Pub landlady blamed for flu virus outbreak (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
A pub landlady from South Wales is being blamed for starting the recent flu epidemic. Lesley Lewis was one of the first to catch the virus, and her doctor one of the first to report it. She has received...
London hospitals on possible red alert (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Hospitals in London could today be asked to admit emergency cases only because of the current flu epidemic. The London Emergency Bed Service, which decides if the capital’s hospitals are able to cope,...
Flu epidemic hits London (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Hospitals in London have been close to admitting emergency cases only all day because of the flu epidemic which is currently sweeping the capital. David Piper now reports on the problem of finding room...