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14,859 results found for all records.
British Coal to make 1100 redundancies (1992)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
British Coal has officially announced today the loss of more than 1100 jobs at 4 collieries in Yorkshire. The company says the jobs are going to make the pits more efficient against foreign competitors....
Homosexual awareness aimed at Catholic schools (1992)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Gay campaign group, Outrage is handing out leaflets on being gay to children at a Catholic school in Camberwell, East London. The decision has caused controversy, but spokesman John Jackson explains the...
Lithuanian independence struggle (1992)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop
2 linked clips with Sue Jameson reporting from Vilnius, Lithuania on the struggle for independence from the USSR breaking out into violence.1. Report by television station building on Soviet tanks advancing...
John Major unveils extensions to citizens charter (1992)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview
Paul Rowley reports on the additions to the Citizens Charter, designed to improve public services and penalise those who underachieve. John Major makes a keynote address to business leaders in London in...
Policeman Jim Morrison memorial service (1992)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Peter Deeley reports from the memorial service in St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden of Detective Constable Jim Morrison, stabbed to death trying to apprehend a handbag thief whilst off duty. His boss Chief...
US funding for space exploration to rise (1992)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
US correspondent Paul Woodley reports on US President George H.W. Bush stating he will be putting more money into space exploration including a space station, hypersonic plane and unmanned space exploration....
London Red route scheme mixes opinion (1992)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Marc de Leuw reports on the new Red routes pilot scheme in Islington, aimed to keep traffic moving, with a ban on stopping and parking. The scheme is to be extended through London. Vox pop with local...
VAT row in election build up (1992)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Peter Russell reports on the election campaign by the Labour Party which is claiming the Conservative Party will put up VAT. Includes speeches by John Smith, Labour Party leader and Margaret Beckett, shadow...
Appeal for posthumous pardon of Derek Bentley (1992)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Emma Howard reports on the appeal for a pardon for Derek Bentley who was hanged 39 years ago today for his part in the murder of a policeman. Includes interview with sister Iris Bentley outside Wandsworth...
First meeting of UN Security Council a success (1992)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
UK Prime Minister John Major explains why he called the recent meeting of the UN Security Council and hails it as signalling a significant change in foreign relations. Paul Woodley reports after the meeting...