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Exxon Valdez disaster (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Paul Woodley reports on the Exxon Valdez tanker oil spill in Alaska- how pilot Frank Cousins was not authorised to steer the ship, captain Joe Hazelwood being relieved of his duty and not on deck when the...
Explosion in vehicle carrying explosives (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on an explosion in a van carrying explosives in Peterborough that killed a fireman and injured 80 people, there was no warning on the van about what it was carrying. Interviews with Frank Murray,...
London traffic problems (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Julie Benson reports on travel in London. With truck driver Billy Rapaccole(?) on the congestion; Steven Haker, chairman of the CBI taskforce set up to combat traffic problems, on how trains are too...
Howard Marks, prison sentence (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Simon Israel reports on Howard Marks and his alleged drug smuggling prowess. Marks speaks from a Spanish prison about how he stopped smuggling many years ago, and how he would do anything to have his wife...
Harrods affair - Government reaction (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Peter Spencer reports on the Government’s reaction to the Harrods affair: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s growing concern over how Mohamed Al-Fayed acquired Harrods over the Lonrho group; the leaking...
Margaret Thatcher visits Southern Africa (1989)
- Genre
- News report
Sean Johnson reports on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s visit to Southern Africa: how it is being monitored in South Africa; the support of Thatcher by the government-funded South African Broadcasting...
Margaret Thatcher in Malawi (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Paul Rowley reports on Margaret Thatcher’s visit to Malawi: how it is the first by a British prime minister for 25 years; the number of refugees in the country; how Thatcher handed out blankets to...
Scottish Constitutional Convention (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Mark Smith reports on the Scottish Constitutional Convention, which the SNP has boycotted. Chairman, David Steel MP declares the claim of right; Alan Armstrong, organiser of the convention, talks about what...
International Model Railway Exhibition, Thomas the Tank Engine (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Mark Percy reports on Thomas the Tank Engine creator, the Reverend W. Awdry at the International Model Railway Exhibition. He interviews the writer about the success of the stories, originally created for...
Margaret Thatcher interview for BBC African Service (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Rodney Bennett reports on an interview with Margaret Thatcher by the BBC’s African Service, in which she talks about trade sanctions against South Africa, the possibility of her talking with the ANC,...