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Legionnaires’ victims’ families unable to claim compensation (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Oni Bhattacharya reports on how the relatives of those who died from a legionnaires’ disease outbreak in London may not be able to claim compensation, because the cause of the outbreak cannot be...
Richard Branson’s UFO hoax (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Angus Moorat reports on Richard Branson’s trial run for an April Fools’ Day flying saucer hoax, which resulted in the police being called to deal with a UFO. Inspector Andrew Neilson says it could have...
Margaret Thatcher visits Malawian refugee camps (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Linda Duffin reports on UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher’s visit to refugee camps in Malawi. Includes a speech by Thatcher to refugees at Nasanje, in which she pledges her support for them.
Edwina Currie back in spotlight (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech; Tribute
Camilla Affleck reports on Edwina Currie opening the International Book Fair in London, her statement about Salman Rushdie, and how she is writing her own book, Lifelines.
Poll Tax in Scotland (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Mark Smith reports from Edinburgh on the reaction in Scotland to the Poll Tax. Isobel(?) Webster, registration officer, talks about the confusion of the public. Donald Dewar, Labour MP, speaks about the...
Explosives left on British Airways plane (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Rodney Bennett reports on the discovery of explosives on a British Airways flight. Lord King, BA’s chairman, talks about the investigation into how this happened. Denis Phipps, former head of security at...
Kenneth Clarke addresses Royal College of Nursing (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Selina(?) Hanif(?) reports on Health Secretary, Kenneth Clarke’s speech on health reform at the annual conference of the Royal College of Nursing, the areas of agreement between the Government and the RCN,...
Purley station rail crash - Inquiry (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Linda Duffin reports on the inquiry into the Purley station rail crash (04/03/89). The court has been hearing passengers’ recollections of the crash: Alan Wilcox talks about what he remembers, the injuries...
Leaked Harrods report (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Linda Duffin reports on how Lonrho was refused permission by the High Court to give MPs copies of the confidential government report on the Harrods takeover. Lonrho director Paul Spicer calls it outrageous;...
Bodies of two men found in Chinatown (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
A one hundred thousand-pound reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of robbers who burned two men to death in London’s Chinatown. The money is being put up by the owners of the...