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Protest against rail privatization (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on a protest against government plans for rail privatization as the bill will be debated next week. Speakers are Secretary of Save our Railways Keith Bill; General Secretary of the white-collar rail...
Shooting outside IRA bombers home (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on a shooting by a soldier outside the home of Shankill Road IRA bomber Thomas Begley, killed while planting the bomb in Belfast. Speakers are Royal Ulster Constabulary Chief Constable Hugh Annesley;...
Funerals of Shankill Road dead (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the funerals of George and Gillian Williamson; father and daughter John Frizzell (who owned the fish and chip shop that was bombed) and Sharon McBride; and IRA terrorist Thomas Begley killed by an...
Roddy Doyle wins Booker Prize (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the 25th Booker Prize Awards at London’s Guildhall at which author Roddy Doyle won the grand prize for his novel, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha. Speakers are writers Salman Rushdie and Malcolm Bradbury;...
Cost Co to open in UK (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the UK’s first subscription paying, cut price warehouse shopping club, American owned Cost Co, being given the go-ahead by the High Court to open its store in Thurrock, Essex despite objections...
California forest fires (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop
Report on forest fires sweeping Southern California, some believed to be arson, where hundreds of homes have been destroyed, the hardest hit being the affluent Laguna Beach suburb. Includes vox pop with...
RSI case lost (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Legal affairs correspondent Tim Crook reports on former Reuters sub-editor 44 year-old Rafiq Mughal losing his claim for damages over repetitive strain injury after Mr Justice John Prosser said there was no...
Women’s ordination approved in the Commons (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Report on a House of Commons debate on the ordination of women. Conservative MP, Michael Alison sets out both sides of the argument; Environment Secretary, John Gummer comments; Labour MP, Tony Benn is...
Jubilee Line extension (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on proposals for the extension of London’s Jubilee Line. Transport Secretary, John MacGregor discusses the funding behind the project, and claims building is ready to go ahead. Simon Sperryn of the...
Police Force to streamline (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Report on the proposed streamlining of the police force, which would involve thinning middle management ranks, paving the way for an extra 3000 officers on the street. Home Secretary, Michael Howard explains...