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Princess Diana visits Purley rail crash survivors (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Michael O’Neill reports on the visit of Princess Diana, Princess of Wales to survivors of the Purley train crash at South London’s Mayday University Hospital. Dr Cambere Hashami(?) says survivors are...
Glasgow Bellgrove rail crash (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference; Speech
Lynne Mennie reports on a train crash outside Bellgrove station in Glasgow after trains travelling in opposite directions were routed to the same track. British Rail General Manager John Ellis speaks to...
Increasing concern for rail safety (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Des Fahy reports for AM programme on the announcement by Transport Secretary Paul Channon in the Commons of a possible broadening of the Clapham rail disaster inquiry to investigate rail safety in general...
Rail crashes and rail safety debated (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Des Fahy reports on an announcement in the Commons by Transport Secretary Paul Channon on the cause of the Glasgow train crash and new pilot system of automatic braking if trains pass red lights. Led to...
Letter from soldier asks forgiveness for killers (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Clare Carson reports from Portsmouth on the reaction of the mother of Stephen Cummins, a Portsmouth soldier murdered by the IRA, to a letter he wrote including a moving poem (which she reads out) and which...
Semtex found ahead of Scarborough Conservative conference (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Michael O’Neill reports from Scarborough on the discovery of Semtex, guns and timing devices as used by the IRA ahead of a Conservative Party conference in woodland close to the town. Includes interviews...
Looking back as Concorde reaches 20th birthday (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Margaret Shiels looks back at the history of Concorde as it celebrates its 20th birthday- first flight was on this day in 1969. Includes archive clips of the inaugural flight; interview with minister Peter...
Czech spy jailed for 10 years (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Simon Israel reports on the case of a Czech spy who pretended to be a Dutch-born art dealer. He has been jailed for ten years at the Old Bailey, true identitiy still unrevealed. He had infiltrated dissident...
Thatcher on water privitisation (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
UK Prime Minister Thatcher admitted for the first time that the government has been losing the propaganda war on water privatisation in a speech at a local government conference (speech excerpts heard)....
Purley rail crash (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Linda Duffin reports from Purley, South London on the serious train crash there. Includes eyewitness accounts from rescuers Fred Williams and Steve Little; survivor Martin Guilfile(?) tells of his experience...