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Soviet-British trade talks (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Michael O’Neill reports on a meeting between Soviet President, Mikhail Gorbachev and CBI chiefs, and on talks on the state of Soviet trade. Lord Young talks about what was discussed, how some sales...
Mrs Gorbachev’s visit to Museum of London (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Lisa Hampele reports on Raisa Gorbachev’s visit to the Museum of London. Children who were there talk about meeting her and the presents she gave them, and Valerie Cumming, Deputy Director of the museum,...
Banquet in honour of Mikhail Gorbachev (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Des Fahy reports on the official banquet to mark the end of Soviet President, Mikhail Gorbachev’s visit to Britain.
Mikhail Gorbachev on nuclear weapons (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Elena Curti reports on Soviets’ views on Europe’s nuclear weapons plans. Soviet President, Mikhail Gorbachev talks (through an interpreter) about how they oppose the modernisation of nuclear weapons, how...
British reaction to Gorbachev speech on nuclear weapons (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Paul Rowley reports on the British reaction to Soviet President, Mikhail Gorbachev’s speech on nuclear weapons. Labour leader Neil Kinnock talks about how the speech caught Margaret Thatcher off-foot, and...
Londoners on meeting President Gorbachev (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop
Nigel Wrench reports on Soviet President, Mikhail Gorbachev and his wife stopping to talk and meet Londoners during their visit to Britain. Local workers talk excitedly about meeting the president and what...
The Gorbachevs lunch with the Queen (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Lisa Hampele reports on the visit of Soviet President, Mikhail Gorbachev and his wife to Windsor Castle, where they had lunch with the Queen. Gorbachev confirms (through an interpreter) that he has invited...
Gorbachevs’ British visit a success (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Peter Russell reports from Heathrow on Soviet President, Mikhail Gorbachev returning to the USSR, and Gorbachev’s speech at the airport, in which he spoke about the success of the talks, and UK Prime...
Raisa Gorbachev visits St Paul’s Cathedral (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Peter Russell reports on Raisa Gorbachev, wife of Soviet President, Mikhail Gorbachev, visiting St Paul’s Cathedral. The Dean of St Paul’s, the Reverend Eric Evans, speaks about the visit.
Thatcher-Gorbachev talks a success (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report by Des Fahy on Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher’s speech on the success of the talks between herself and Soviet President, Mikhail Gorbachev (early April 1989).