Results

14,859 results found for all records.

  • Jet crashes at air show (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Alan Turner reports on a vintage jet fighter plane crash at an air show at Coventry Airport yesterday. Flight Lieutenant Peter Stacey who died in the crash may have fought with the controls of the Meteor...

  • Church anti-apartheid rally in Soweto (1988)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Speech

    Nigel Wrench reports from a mass rally in Soweto where church leaders gave fiery anti-apartheid speeches. Follows a 2-day meeting by South African church leaders deciding to form a national committee to work...

  • Billy Graham in London and USSR (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Speech

    Mike Percy reports on a service at Westminster’s Methodist Central Hall by evangelist Billy Graham, who called for prayer for Christian awakening under glasnost in the USSR (excerpts of speech heard). He...

  • Ernest Saunders can’t meet lawyers bills (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Nick Skeens reports on ex-chairman of Guinness, Ernest Saunders, sacked after his alleged involvement in the pay-off conspiracy during a takeover, representing himself in court today. His solicitor...

  • Soviet academic on end to Cold War (1988)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Georgi Arbatov, Director of the Soviet Academy of US and Canadian Studies played a significant role in arms talks between US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. John Alcock...

  • Press face Soviet bureaucracy at summit (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    The Soviet Union welcomes 6,000 journalists and much needed foreign currency while they report on the Moscow summit, John Alcock reports. Includes interview with CBS Executive Producer Lane Bernados(?)...

  • KGB prevents Jewish refuseniks meeting Reagan (1988)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Eve Conway reports on the KGB allegedly stopping Jewish dissidents in Leningrad meeting US President Ronald Reagan during his visit for the Moscow summit despite them receiving a personal invitation....

  • Reagan calls for human rights for Soviets (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    US President Ronald Reagan reinforces his campaign for greater human rights for Soviet citizens during the Moscow superpower summit, John Alcock reports. Includes excerpts of speeches by Reagan at Danilov...

  • Soviet dissident speaks of harassment (1988)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Sergei Losov(?), an editor of Russia’s only dissident weekly paper the Express Chronicle, meets reporter John Alcock for an interview that may result in his job loss, as the superpower summit in Moscow is...

  • USA-USSR summit (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    John Alcock reports on the Moscow superpower summit resulting in 2 agreements on nuclear weapons and on Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev touring the Kremlin together and on a speech by US President...