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First successful hole in the heart operation using new technology (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Nigel Wrench reporting on the first successful operation to close a hole in the heart using new technology which avoids the need for major open heart surgery under general anaesthetic. Cardiologist Ray...
Virginia Bottomley on reprieve for Elizabethan Rose Theatre remains (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
MP Virginia Bottomley on the Government’s determination that the developers, English Heritage and all those concerned about the remains of the Elizabethan Rose Theatre work together during the reprieve...
Sentencing in Jason Swift case (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Tim Crook reporting on the sentencing of Sidney Cooke, Robert Oliver, Leslie Bailey and Steven Barrell for the sexual abuse and manslaughter of Jason Swift, a child prostitute. Jason’s father, Sid Swift,...
Demonstrations in Peking’s Tiananmen Square (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Brian Anderson reporting from Peking on the demonstrations in Tiananmen Square against the ruling Chinese Communist Party, where some of the students on hunger strike are now being sent to hospital....
Doctors refuse to co-operate with NHS reforms (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Tim Knight reports on a vote by doctors to boycott the Government’s NHS reforms (proposed by Health Secretary Kenneth Clarke) unless negotiations are reopened. In a mood of bitterness and anger the BMA...
Increase in drug and alcohol abuse in UK (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Alison Jack reports on concerns about the increasing number of young people suffering from drug and alcohol abuse. Drinking in the UK has doubled in the last 20 years with £20billion a year now spent on...
Lonrho loses court case (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Tim Crook reports on a decision by the Law Lords where Tiny Rowland’s Lonrho company lost its legal battle to persuade Trade Secretary Lord Young (David Young) to publish the confidential report on the...
Mickey Rourke on Francesco and support for IRA (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Carol Allen reports from the Cannes Film Festival, France, on the film Francesco and a press conference with its lead actor Mickey Rourke (who plays St Francis) who controversially admitted he supports the...
Pardon sought for Oliver North (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Nick Peters reports from Washington DC on the popularity of Colonel Oliver North in spite of (or because of) his conviction over the Iran-Contra affair. People will pay big money to have him speak at their...
Douglas Hurd calls for drug crackdown (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Simon Israel reports on a call by Home Secretary Douglas Hurd for a global crackdown on drug traffickers, at a conference of European ministers in London. He’s to reveal statistics showing a large increase...