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MPs call for pay review (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
In the week when a four percent pay rise was touted as the just reward for millions of public sector workers, some MPs decided they needed 100 percent. Brian Ging reports, with contributions from former...
Rail privatisation begins (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Commuters have had their first taste of privatisation after a weekend of embarrassment for the Government over its plans. The first private services in nearly half a century began yesterday from Stagecoach...
Church holds special Clowns’ Service (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Dalston’s Holy Trinity Church, officially recognised since 1959 as the spiritual home of clowns, hosted the 50th annual Clowns’ Service over the weekend. The service is organised by the Clowns...
Fire fighters contest service cuts (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
A hundred fire fighters told the Government today that cuts in funding for the Fire Service in London will put lives at risk. They handed in a petition with over a hundred thousand signatures at the...
Greycoat Hospital School for Girls standards high (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
One of those schools identified in the recent report by Chris Woodhead, Chief Inspector of Schools as improving standards is the Greycoat Hospital School for Girls in Victoria. Senior teacher Neil Ritchie...
Broadcasting Bill amendment (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Last week media tycoon Rupert Murdoch outbid the terrestrial European broadcasters in the battle for TV rights to the Olympics, only for his bid to be turned down in the interests of wider coverage. The...
Westminster Media Forum meets for first time (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
News 97.3’s Jeff Collins was at the first meeting of the Westminster Media Forum earlier today. The forum has been set up to discuss the future of television and in particular digital broadcasting....
Kenneth Clarke on spending cuts (1996)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kenneth Clarke, is keen to dispel rumours that he is being sidelined by right-wingers in the Cabinet, by demanding lower spending. He is speaking to the Centre for Economic...
Madonna to play Eva Peron (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Singer and actor Madonna has been defending her casting as Eva Peron in a new film version of Evita. Speaking in Buenos Aires, she admitted she had been hurt by the criticism but asked to be given a chance,...
Star Trek bar has re-fit (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
London’s Star Trek-themed bar, Page’s has had a complete re-fit. The bar, deep in the heart of Westminster, is a regular haunt for devotees of the hit TV show which celebrates its thirtieth birthday this...