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Controversy over planned NHS reforms (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Margaret Shiels reports on Government plans to reform the National Health Service via the introduction of an internal market, which are expected to meet some of the strongest opposition facing any bill in...
New session of Parliament - Queen’s speech (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Des Fahy reports from Westminster where the Queen opened the new session of Parliament and announced a sweeping and far-reaching package of Government legislation. The package includes 15 major bills,...
CBI conference - Debate on youth training (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
James Matthews reports on a debate at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference in Harrogate on youth training. Employment Secretary, Norman Fowler assured business leaders of the Government’s...
Siege at El Salvador hotel (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Interview with US CNN reporter, Ronnie Lovler, about a siege at a luxury hotel in El Salvador where guerrillas of the Marxist-led Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) have been holding guests...
Siege at El Salvador hotel (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Nick Peters reports on a siege at a luxury hotel in El Salvador where guerrillas of the Marxist-led Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) have been holding guests hostage. The rebels launched a...
CBI conference - Leon Brittan criticises Thatcher over Europe (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
James Matthews reports on criticism of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher by Sir Leon Brittan, Vice-President of the European Commission, for her reluctance to join the European Monetary System. The comments...
Panos Institute study considers UK AIDS risks (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Margaret Shiels reports on the findings of an independent research organisation, The Panos Institute, which claims that worldwide figures on AIDS are a lesson for people in Britain who have claimed that the...
Czechoslovakia protests - Disinformation allegations (1989)
- Genre
- News report
Catherine Field reports on apparent government disinformation in Czechoslovakia following the revelation that no one died when police crushed a demonstration in Prague. Protest groups who accused the...
Security guard disappears with cash (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
David Nolan reports on a nationwide police hunt for a security guard from Manchester who has disappeared with twenty-five thousand pounds from his armoured van. He is thought to be heading for London and...
Ken Dodd acquitted on tax evasion charges (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Rob Jowkowski(?) reports on the acquittal of comedian Ken Dodd, following the verdict of a trial where he was accused of tax evasion. Includes press interview outside the court. Broadcast on Radio City.