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George Bush makes offer to the Russians (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
US President George Bush has unveiled a new conventional arms control proposal at the NATO summit in Brussels, which he claims will transform the military map of Europe. He would like to see a deal...
Margaret Thatcher clashes on nuclear weapons (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Despite the US initiative on conventional arms cuts, drawing the spotlight away from the row between UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl over short-range missiles,...
Edward Heath criticises Margaret Thatcher (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Margaret Thatcher is a hypocrite, whose snide comments about the Common Market have misled the British people. That is the opinion of her fellow Conservative, and former prime minster, Edward Heath. In a...
Funeral of Don Revie (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Football celebrities, former Leeds players and fans have been paying their last respects to former club and England manager Don Revie at his cremation in Edinburgh. Mourners included many of the players...
Elderly woman attacked by Rottweiler dog (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
A Rottweiler dog which savaged a 75 year-old woman has been destroyed. As Emma Paterson reports, this is the latest in a series of attacks by dogs of the breed. Nelly(?) Williams, the victim in this case,...
George Bush calls for the end of the Berlin Wall (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
George Bush is preparing for a hectic round of top level talks and social engagements on his first full day in Britain since becoming President of the United States. He has spent the night at the American...
Dustin Hoffman in his new role of Shylock (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
American film actor Dustin Hoffman opens on the West End tonight, as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice. Hoffman has won four oscars, one of them for his current hit, Rain Man, but this is his first-ever...
Jim Wright resigns as Speaker of the House of Representatives (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
The Congress of the United States has recently seen politician after politician coming under scrutiny for alleged violations of political ethics. Yesterday, the Speaker of the House of Representatives,...
Two British soldiers murdered by IRA (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Two men have been jailed for life for their part in the savage murders of the British Army corporals who strayed into the path of an IRA funeral procession in Belfast last year. Alex Murphy and Henry...
George Bush meets Margaret Thatcher in London (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
US President George Bush has visited London, and claims the relationship between Britain and the United States is as healthy as ever. Margaret Thatcher agrees. Elena Curti reports.