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Kegworth air disaster-rescue efforts (1989)
- Genre
- News report
Gary Moran reports on the rescue effort at the scene of the crash of a British Midland Boeing aircraft on the M1 near Kegworth, Leicestershire (08/01/89).
Simon Moore murdered and dumped next to railway line (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Missing 5 year old Simon Moore’s naked body was found dumped beside a railway line in Edgeware. He had been stripped and battered. Detective Superintendent David Banks describes the investigation and...
Civil war likley in Afghanistan (1989)
- Genre
- News report
On the Afghan-Pakistan border, Nick Snelling reports back to John Alcock? in the studio on the Soviet troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. Rebel factions (Mujahadeen) are looking to topple the Afghan...
Right to reply (to press reports) bill (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
A bill to allow individuals the right to reply when wrongly reported by the press was debated in parliament but is unlikley to become law, Paul Rowley reports with speeches by the bill’s sponsor Tony...
George Bush first budget as President (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Nick Peter reports from Washington on the first budget speech to Congress by new President George H. W. Bush (includes excerpts). The President first spoke about wanting to create a stronger America, and...
Theatre library faces closure (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
The Theatre Library, a unique collection of books on drama, acting and theatre, will be shut down if the Government do not inject some funding. Ian McKellen sums up its importance. Shadow Arts Minister Mark...
Wandsworth prison dispute (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Lisa Hampele reports from outside Wandsworth Prison where the prison officers dispute is over, with both sides claiming a victory. Officers voted this morning to accept a settlement reached late last...
Organ trade to be illegal (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
The government is to make it a criminal offence to trade in human organs following some recent cases in the UK. Health Minister Roger Freeman outlines the new legislation he announced this morning....
Attempt to balloon over Mount Everest (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Veteran mountaineer Chris Bonington and Britain’s top balloonist Per Lindstrand are to make a world recordbreaking attempt to fly a hot air balloon over the peak of Mount Everest. The pair discuss the...
Families of Lockerbie victims demand effects of the dead (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Paul Woodley reports from New York on a news conference by distraught relatives of passengers who died in the Lockerbie disaster. They’re appealing for personal belongings to be given back to families and...