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Paddy Ashdwon on Eastbourne by-election victory (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown on the party’s stunning victory in the Eastbourne by-election, with local candidate David Bellotti gaining a massive swing from Conservative. Also on implications for...
Government plans educational reform (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Education Secretary John MacGregor refuses to divulge details of a deal with the Treasury over finance for education and talks about planned educational reforms in the context of education being a key issue...
Herald of Free Enterprise trial collapses (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Simon Israel reports on the collapse of the manslaughter trial of P & O European Ferries and seven former employees, over the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster. Includes reaction from Maurice de Rohan,...
Poll Tax demo turns violent (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Last night’s Poll Tax demonstration ended in violence when demonstrators clashed with police outside Brixton Jail where those jailed for last March’s Trafalgar Square riot are being held. Chief...
Herald of Free Enterprise trial collapses (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Following the collapse of the manslaughter trial of P & O European Ferries and seven former employees, Leon Robins looks back at the Herald of Free Enterprise ferry disaster near Zeebrugge in which 193...
British tanks deployed in Saudi Arabia (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Phil Edwards reports from Saudi Arabia on Challenger battle tanks from the seventh armoured brigade, the Desert Rats being deployed in the deserts there for the first time since the start of the Gulf...
Kuwait invasion horrors described by couple who fled (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Briton Anne and her husband Labil (do not want to reveal surname), who fled Kuwait with their children, tell of the horrors of the Iraqi invasion including mass murder and ice rinks being turned into...
Football players brawl (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Arsenal and Manchester United will be charged with bringing the game into disrepute following a brawl by players during their match at Old Trafford on Saturday. Tim Abraham reports for LBC Newstalk...
Iraq hostages return to the UK (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Sophie Dekker reports from Gatwick Airport on the return of 38 sick and elderly British hostages from Iraq out of 200 who had been held since the invasion of Kuwait, following negotiations by former Prime...
Iraq hostage on captivity and release (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
38 sick and elderly hostages have been re-united with their families after flying home from Baghdad following negotiations by former Prime Minister Edward Heath. 200 Britons had been held since the...