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Clapham rail crash - reaction to report (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Havovi Todd reports on possible action by the Department of Public Prosecutions to charge British Rail with corporate manslaughter, following the publication of the report from the inquiry into the Clapham...
Deal Marines’ funeral - Parade (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop; Speech
Clayre Gribben reports on the funeral of bandsmen killed in the bomb attack on the Royal Marines’ barracks in Deal, Kent (22/09/89). Includes reaction of female member of the public (not identified);...
Margaret Thatcher on the environment (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
John Allen reports on a speech by UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, to the United Nations in New York (08/11/89), in which she warned of the environmental dangers threatening the world. She called for a...
Marie Wilks murder trial (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Nicky Broyd reports on the trial of Eddie Browning, who has been found guilty of and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Marie Wilks, on the M50 motorway in Bushley, Worcestershire on 18/06/88....
Attack on student nurse - Judge criticised over sentence (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
James Bays reports on public criticism of the judiciary following a case in which Judge Nicholas Medawar conditionally discharged three teenagers - Wayne Richardson, Leon Williams, and Benjik Nahoum - after...
Royal visit to Hong Kong - Residency row (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Peter Russell reports on the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Hong Kong. Prince Charles has found himself at the centre of a row over whether three-and-a-quarter million British nationals in Hong...
Ambulance dispute - Army reaction (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Nigel Dearing reports on the repercussions of the ambulance workers’ dispute. Army ambulance crews have spent the night answering emergency calls across London. They were ordered onto the streets after...
Council bans Danny La Rue from switching on Xmas lights (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Grant Ferrett(?) reports on a ruling by Leeds City Council to ban drag artist, Danny La Rue from switching on the Christmas lights in the city because he wanted to dress up as Margaret Thatcher. In a...
Royal visit to Hong Kong - Prince’s speech at exhibition centre (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Peter Russell reports on the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Charles and Princess Diana, to Hong Kong. Includes extracts from speech by Prince Charles at the opening of the Hong Kong...
Channel tunnel breakthrough (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
James Bays reports on the the first major breakthrough of the Channel Tunnel as the eight-kilometre tunnel between the M20 at Folkestone and the coast at Dover is completed. He also comments on Eurotunnel...