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David Curry on British beef boycott (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Agriculture Minister David Curry talks to Paul Rowley about the French delaying lifting a boycott on British beef following a European Commission ruling it is safe. He says they are protecting their trade...
French minister on British beef boycott (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
French agriculture minister Dominic Barbin admits if the European Commission had made an order rather than just a recommendation that France lift a boycott on British beef over BSE fears they would have...
Thatcher on Childline (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Margaret Shiels reports on a visit to Childline headquarters by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her subsequent appeal for funds and volunteers to help run the child abuse helpline during a press...
Shellfish scare on Britain’s coast (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
People have been warned not to eat some shellfish caught off the North East coast of Britain, after potentially deadly algae were discovered in crabs and mussels. Eric Edwards, director of the Shellfish...
David Owen wraps up the SDP (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Paul Rowley reports on the vote to wind up the SDP after a dramatic collapse in public support and looks back at its formation and achievements. Includes speech by Roy Jenkins, as the party was founded;...
SDP collapses (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Paddy Ashdown, leader of the Liberal Denmocrats comments on the breakup of the SDP. Austin Mitchell and an unidentified male interviewer quiz Ashdown on the future for the Liberals; if he will end up...
Man killed in post office robbery (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Police are hunting three masked raiders who murdered a sub post master Ralgiba(?) Patel in Clapton, London, he was handcuffed, then shot. Superintendent Russell Allen describes the crime and appeals for...
Soho shops priced out (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Clayre Gribben reports on massive rent rises for retailers in Soho and how this is changing the nature of the area with small independent businesses being forced out. Includes views of local shopowners...
Rally remembers Tiananmen Square victims (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Oni Bhattacharya reports from a rally in London’s Chinatown (speeches and crowd noise heard) to remember the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre in China a year ago. Rallies are also being held...
Britons die in French coach crash (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Gareth Furby reports on a coach crash in France which killed 11 Britons when a front tyre blew out and it overturned. Includes description of the scene; surivivors Peggy Wood and Norman Wood interview;...