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Record falls on the FT index (1987)
- Genre
- News report
Financial report on record falls on the FT index with three factors influencing the fall: shares drop on Wall Street, escalating violence in the Gulf and fears of insurance companies making multi-million...
Gramophone 100 years old (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the 100th anniversary of Emile Berliner receiving a patent for inventing the gramophone using flat discs, which were a lot cheaper than Edison’s cylinders. Speaks to Peter Copeland, Conservation...
George Galloway scandal (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on a scandal involving Labour MP George Galloway. The allegations suggest Galloway claimed expenses and was involved in sexual activities with two women while at a conference for charity War on Want....
George Galloway scandal (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Labour MP George Galloway receives a vote of confidence from the members of the council of War on Want charity despite allegations about his expenses and sexual affairs during a conference. Ken Ritchie,...
Cancer charity’s photographic competition (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Cancer victim Clive Jermain is met by the Duchess of York at a photography competition event for charity Search 88 in Penn, Bucks; he speaks to reporter Dickie Arbiter.
Hungerford massacre hero (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
As the inquest into the Hungerford Massacre is set to end, Carl Harris, an off-duty soldier, recounts how he risked his life to help the injured victims of Michael Ryan. Reporter not identified.
Bristol killings lead to calls for further gun law reform (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on four people being killed by a deranged man, Kevin Weaver, in Bristol. Killed were David Pursall and John Peterson at Alexandra Workwear and the murderer’s mother and sister in a house in the...
Peterhead Prison riot ended (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report by Andy Stenton from Peterhead on the breaking of the Peterhead Prison riot by an armed squad releasing prison warder Jackie Stewart who had been held hostage. David Beveridge, Scottish Office...
MV Derbyshire inquiry (1987)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on inquiry finally opening today in London into the loss of 42 crew and two wives when the MV Derbyshire ship sank six hundred miles off Taiwan. Includes interview with Paul Lambert, brother of...
Freak winds aftermath (1987)
- Genre
- News report
Ben Brown reports from a helicopter over London on the devastation caused by the freak winds and storms of the night before.