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Sonia Sutcliffe-Private Eye libel trial (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Legal correspondent Tim Crook reports on Britain’s largest jury award for libel damages of £600,000 to Sonia Sutcliffe, the wife of Yorkshire Ripper - Peter Sutcliffe- from satirical magazine, Private...
China halts CNN coverage (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop; Speech
Hannah O’Sullivan reports on restrictions on student political protests in Beijing. The Chinese government has attempted to curb the movement for democracy by declaring martial law and a news blackout this...
Martial law in Beijing (1989)
- Genre
- News report
Jonathan Annells reports from Beijing where the political situation has deteriorated rapidly as the government declared martial law. Tougher action against protesting students has been predicted following a...
Labour NEC vetos Black candidates (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Kevin Murphy reports from Westminster on a row within the Labour Party after the National Executive Committee refused to endorse 4 of the 5 possible Black candidates for the forthcoming Vauxhall by-election...
White House spokesman in Gorbachev insult row (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Nick Peters reports from Washington DC, where French President Francois Mitterrand has caused controversy by publicly rebuking US President, George H. W. Bush’s chief spokesman, Marlin Fitzwater, for...
National sleep out week (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
George Matheson reports on a campaign highlighting the crisis of homelessness, which has reached record levels in Britain. Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York launched the first ever national sleep-out week at...
Labour launches Euro manifesto (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Peter Spencer reports from Westminster where the Labour Party has launched its manifesto for the European elections on 15/06/89. At the launch party leader Neil Kinnock criticises Prime Minister Margaret...
Gregory Peck and Jane Fonda on Old Gringo (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Carol Allen reports from the Cannes Film Festival in France about the American film Old Gringo, starring Gregory Peck and Jane Fonda based on the life of Ambrose Bierce, American writer and journalist. Peck...
Riot following drugs raid in Wolverhampton (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Tony Attwater reports on a riot in Wolverhampton which police believe may have been caused by rival drug dealers in the West Midlands. 20 people were arrested after a police raid on The Travellers Rest pub...
Margaret Thatcher speech to Tory women’s conference (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Peter Spencer reports from Westminster on a speech by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to the Conservative women’s conference at the Central Hall, Westminster, London (with excerpts). She defends her...