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John Poindexter’s evidence, Iran-Contra affair: Day 1 (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Andrew Manderstam reports on the first day of John Poindexter’s evidence at the Congressional hearings on the Iran-Contra or Irangate affair. It looks at the involvement of President Ronald Reagan, the...
John Poindexter evidence on the Iran-Contra affair (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on John Poindexter’s evidence at the Congressional hearings on the Iran-Contra or Irangate affair. Arthur Lyman asks where the idea came from, how Poindexter made the decision not to tell the...
John Poindexter evidence on the Iran-Contra affair (1987)
- Genre
- News report
Report on John Poindexter’s evidence at the Congressional hearings on the Iran-Contra affair (Irangate). Looks at his admission of guilt over the Iran arms sales and giving money to Nicaragua, how he never...
Opening of the new Parliament (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the State Opening of Parliament. Includes Margaret Thatcher’s pre-election speech on the inner cities, and her speech at the Opening; also, Nicholas Ridley (Environment) on the community charge,...
SDP merger with Liberals (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference; Speech
The SDP are recommending a merger with the Liberals but David Owen, leader of the SDP, is against such a move. This report includes a press conference and an interview with Roy Jenkins. Female reporter not...
Cecil Parkinson on appointment as Energy Secretary (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Cecil Parkinson on his return to the Conservative Cabinet, having been appointed Secretary of State for Energy. Female reporter not identified.
Daniel Morgan murder case (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Private Detective Daniel Morgan was found murdered in the car-park of the Golden Lion pub in Sydenham, South London with an axe embedded in his head last March. The police have made little progress and WPC...
City whizz kid walks free after insider dealing trial (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on stockbroker Geoffrey Collier dubbed by the media as the city whizz kid being given a twelve month suspended sentence and a £25,000 fine for insider dealing. Mr Justice Farquharson passed...
Police Commissioner Newman steps down (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on crime rates in London as Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Kenneth Newman prepares to step down after 5 years in charge to be replaced by Peter Imbert. He comments on the issues he singled out...
Brady assists police to locate bodies (1987)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the search for the final victim of the Moors murderers, Keith Bennett, following the discovery of the body of Pauline Reade on Wednesday. Ian Brady has today been on leave from Park Lane mental...