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Czech general strike (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop
Nicky Broyd reports from Prague on a general strike which has been called in Czechoslovakia to protest against the communist system. The pro-democracy group, Civic Forum is asking people to stop work for two...
Andy Stewart on surprise hit, Donald Where’s Your Troosers? (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Andy Stenton reports on the re-release of Donald Where’s Your Troosers?, which was a hit in the 1950s for Scottish entertainer, Andy Stewart. The song is a surprise contender for the Christmas number one...
Ambulance dispute - Man dies of asthma attack (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Simon Bowden reports on the death of a north London man who waited forty minutes for medical help â even though a fully-manned ambulance station was only five minutes from his home. 35 year-old Clifford...
Rajiv Gandhi resigns after election defeat in India (1989)
- Genre
- News report
Ashish Ray reports on the search in India to find a new prime minister after the resignation of Rajiv Gandhi. Even though his Congress Party remains the largest in Parliament, it no longer commands a...
Railway crime pledge by Cecil Parkinson (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Margaret Shiels reports on a speech by Transport Secretary, Cecil Parkinson at the opening of the new headquarters of British Transport Police (BTP) near Victoria Station in London, where he pledged to...
Ambulance dispute - Controllers’ views (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Oni Bhattacharya reports on the continuing ambulance dispute. Ambulance controllers in London claim that up to six lives a day are being lost because the system to send out information to the Police and Army...
Aldington libel trial (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Margaret Shiels reports on a libel case in London in which Conservative peer, Lord Aldington (Toby Low) has received record damages of one-and-a-half million pounds, over allegations that he was a war...
Berlin Wall breached (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News bulletin; News report; Vox pop
The midday news presented by Martin Young. News bulletin on the breaching of the Berlin Wall between East and West Germany. The newsreader is Natalie Anglesey. Includes eyewitness reports by Catherine Field;...
Czech Communist Party leadership resigns (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; News bulletin
8.00 news bulletin with Sarah Ward focusing on the resignation of the leadership of the Communist Party in Czechoslovakia and the election of the new Party leader, Karel Urbanek. Includes eyewitness report...
Berlin Wall breached (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News bulletin; News report; Vox pop
The 1.00 news presented by Howard Hughes. News bulletin on the breaching of the Berlin Wall between East and West Germany. Includes eyewitness reports by Catherine Field; George Matheson; interviews with UK...