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Nicholas Ridley on compensating Barlow Clowes investors (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Trade and Industry Secretary, Nicholas Ridley on the Government’s decision to compensate investors in Barlow Clowes. Female interviewer not identified.
Barry Wilcock on escaping from Timisoara (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
British lorry driver Barry Wilcock talks about his experience in Timisoara, Romania, during the violent demonstrations against President Ceausescu. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Gareth Furby).
Cecil Parkinson on rail subsidy cuts (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Transport Secretary Cecil Parkinson has announced cuts in the subsidies to be given to British Rail in 1992/93. He talks to Des Fahy about the cuts, how increased revenue has resulted from an increase in...
Hunt under way for sender of US parcel bombs (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Paul Woodley reports on the hunt for the sender of a series of parcel bombs in the USA. William Sessions, head of the FBI, discusses the possibility of a racial motive; Laura Blackburn, National Association...
John McCarthy advertisements banned by IBA (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Nigel Dearing reports on the Christmas-time advertisements made by the Friends of John McCarthy, a British journalist being held hostage in the Lebanon, and why they have been banned by the Independent...
Gareth Furby reports on Romanian revolution (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
As many as four thousand people may have been killed in Romania since the weekend, when demonstrations began against the twenty-four -year-old regime of Nicolae Ceausescu. Gareth Furby reports from the...
Romanian refugee on reports of unrest and violence (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Julie Sedgwick talks to a female refugee from Romania about reported violence and unrest spreading there- she say Hungarians visiting have told her about seeing soldiers shooting at people, and comments on...
US invasion of Panama (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Washington correspondent Nick Peters reports back to the studio on scenes of looting in Panama City as US troops invade the country attempting to capture dictator Manuel Noriega. Also describes what troops...
Kenneth Clarke on ambulance service dispute (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Health Secretary Kenneth Clarke says the pay dispute with ambulance drivers is appalling and union leader Roger Poole should come to talks more prepared for compromise; and on how the dispute affects the...
Norman Tebbit on Hong Kong immigrants (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Conservative Party chairman Norman Tebbit criticises the decision by Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd to allow up to 250,000 Hong Kong residents right to abode in Britain after the handover to China. Denies he...