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John MacGregor’s speech on food safety (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop; Speech
John Alcock reports on Agriculture Minister John MacGregor’s speech on food safety particularly in eggs, milk and cheese, and the frosty reception given to him by the National Farmers Union’s annual...
Ringo Starr gets treatment for alcoholism (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Eve Conway reports on Ringo Starr giving up alcohol following a spell in rehab with his wife Barbara Bach (who was there for support). Includes interview with Ringo on his alocoholism including his message...
Inquest into the Clapham rail disaster (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Margaret Shiels reports on the inquest into the deaths of 35 people in the Clapham rail disaster and British Rail’s awarding of compensation. Includes interview with Ian Walker, lawyer, on the plans keep...
Murder of John Davey and funeral of Pat Finucane (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Derval Fitzsimons reports from Belfast on how Sinn Fein councillor John Davey was murdered and Mary McSorley, SDLP chairman of Magherafelt Council talks about the impact on the community. The report then...
Salman Rushdie fatwa (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Paul Woodley reports on Salman Rushdie’s decision not to go on an American book promotion tour after having a price put on his head by Muslim leaders over the blasphemy to Islam in his book The Satanic...
Neil Kinnock attacks Tory green credentials (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Peter Murphy reports on Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock’s speech at the local government conference in Southampton where he attacked the government’s hypocrisy over their green credentials and their...
Attempted bombing of Tern Hill barracks (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Julie Benson reports on the IRA bombing of Tern Hill barracks in Shropshire where a sentry helped avoid casualties by raising the alarm. Residential Sergeant Major Bob Powell talks about the man who saved...
Memorial service for Kegworth victims (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Karen English reports on Margaret Thatcher attending the service for the victims of the Kegworth air crash in Belfast and the security blanket over the town as a result; and the other royal and political...
Thatcher meets with German Chancellor (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Paul Rowley reports on Margaret Thatcher’s press conference following meetings with West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl (with excerpts). Issues covered included concerted EEC response to Iran’s death...
Robert Kennedy assassinator breaks silence (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Nick Peters looks back at the assassination of Senator Robert Kennedy in 1968 and effect on American politics; and the background of Sirhan Sirhan, the Palestinian refugee who did it and why. Sirhan’s...