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300th anniversary of The Glorious Revolution (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Emma Udwin reports from Westminster on celebrations to mark the 300th anniversary of The Glorious Revolution, the unseating of the Catholic King James II by his son in law, the Dutch Protestant, Prince...
Memorial service for the Piper Alpha tragedy (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
From Aberdeen, Lorraine Davidson reports on the memorial service for the Piper Alpha disaster at St Nicholas Church with sermon from offshore chaplain Andrew Wylie and speech by hospital chaplain from Royal...
Queen Mother revisits East End (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech; Vox pop
The Queen Mother made a nostalgic trip to Rotherhithe in London’s Docklands yesterday, last time she was officially there it was to boost the morale during the Second World War. Steve Kyte reports....
Crossbow murder of Diana Maw (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Detective Superintendent Malcolm Hackett on the murder of Diana Maw by means of a crossbow bolt. Neighbour Geoffrey Blyth(?) on his shock; also other, unidentified neighbours. The police are appealing for...
Flora Keays undergoes surgery for brain tumour (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Flora Keays, the 4 year-old daughter of Energy Secretary, Cecil Parkinson and his former secretary and mistress of 11 years, Sara Keays, has undergone an operation to remove a brain tumour in the hope of...
Nigel Lawson dismisses claims of British economic crisis (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Nigel Lawson speaks at the Institute of Economic Affairs in Westminster, dismissing fears that Britain’s economy is unhealthy. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher echoes the...
Cry Freedom screened in South Africa (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop
Nigel Wrench reports on the first screenings of Richard Attenborough’s film Cry Freedom in South Africa- the story of Donald Woods, journalist, and his friendship with Steve Biko, freedom fighter in South...
Cry Freedom banned in South Africa (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Nicky Broyd reports on the South African Government stepping in to ban the screening, despite the censors passign it, of Cry Freedom, a film centred around the killing of freedom fighter Steve Biko by...
Dennis the Menace visits London (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Michael O’Neill reports from Tower Bridge on the visit to London for Dennis the Menace from the Beano comic as part of the fiftieth anniversary celebrations for the comic. Euan Kerr, the Beano editor on...
UK-Iran relations improve (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Iranian sources say Britain has asked for permission to send a diplomat to Tehran this week after a year without direct consular representation following a British diplomat being kidnapped and beaten up....