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Brit Award nominations (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
The list of music industry award nominations announced today is dominated by veteran performers. Cliff Richard, Van Morrison and Tina Turner have all been nominated for the 1990 Brit awards. Camilla...
London hospitals on possible red alert (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Hospitals in London could today be asked to admit emergency cases only because of the current flu epidemic. The London Emergency Bed Service, which decides if the capital’s hospitals are able to cope,...
Flu epidemic hits London (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Hospitals in London have been close to admitting emergency cases only all day because of the flu epidemic which is currently sweeping the capital. David Piper now reports on the problem of finding room...
Constituency split over Meyer’s Thatcher challenge (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Rebel Conservative MP, Sir Anthony Meyer faces an anxious Christmas before learning whether he will be re-adopted to fight his Clwyd North West seat at the next general election. The local party is split...
Leona Helmsley to be sentenced for tax evasion (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Billionairess Leona Helmsley is one of the richest women in America, but cheated the US Government out of millions of dollars in taxes. Found guilty on 33 counts, she will be sentenced later today. Paul...
Clapham rail disaster sparks change in British Rail (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Marc de Leuw looks back at the Clapham rail disaster one year ago today that left 35 people dead in one of the worst railway accidents in British history and at rail safety concerns and improvements under...
Journalist escapes prison (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
A journalist who was under threat of being sent to jail for protecting the source of a story he had written has had his case adjourned by a High Court judge. William Goodwin is going to the House of...
Czechoslovakia elects new Government (1989)
- Genre
- News report
The people of Czechoslovakia plan to take to the streets today to celebrate what they are calling their new-found freedom. After 41 years of Communist rule, a new government has been formed which includes...
Nicky Broyd reports on Czechoslovakian Government (1989)
- Genre
- News report
This afternoon, the new Bulgarian leader, Peter Mladenov, anounced that there would be early parliamentary elections, in response to demands for greater democracy. Meanwhile, in Czechoslovakia, the...
Forced repatriation of Vietnamese boat people in Hong Kong (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Des Fahy reports from Westminster on Parliament’s reaction to the forced repatriation of Vietnamese boat people from Hong Kong camps. Illegal immigrants will be repatriated, but those classed as refugees...