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Wales murderer still on the loose (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Andrew Armitage reports on the murder of holidaymakers Peter Dixon and wife Gwenda Dixon on a Pembrokeshire coast path. Chief Constable Ray White confirms its a double murder inquiry; Detective...
Advert censored in Hong Kong (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
The government censor in Hong Kong has banned a television commercial for the benefit of Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe as it’s message is too political in its call for Hong Kong residents to be given...
Tommy Lafferty on offshore strikes (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Rodney Bennett interviews Offshore Industry Liaison Committee spokesman Tommy Lafferty on the industrial action by offshore workers and legality of BP physically isolating strikers.
Geoffrey Howe in Hong Kong (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Jonathan Brauder(?) reports from Hong Kong on the second day of Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe’s visit there and a talk to community leaders at a lunch (excerpts heard) where he said the British...
Nigel Lawson warns rail strikes could hit investment (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Elena Curti reports on a statement by Chancellor Nigel Lawson, directed towards the rail unions, that further strikes could jeopardise investment in the railways. He told TUC leaders that it would be hard to...
Funeral of Andrei Gromyko (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Music
Sue Jameson reports from Moscow following the funeral of former Soviet foreign minister and president, Andrei Gromyko. He was buried today after a quiet family funeral on the outskirts of Moscow. Includes...
Anna Humphries murder trial (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Mark Gayer(?) reports on the trial at Chester Crown Court of David John Evans, accused of the rape and murder of schoolgirl Anna Humphries (08/11/88). Includes archive recordings with statements by...
14 die as man steers Israeli bus off road (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Peter Allen-Frost reports from Jerusalem where at least fourteen people have been killed after an Arab passenger grabbed the steering wheel of an Israeli bus and forced it off the road. The bus plunged down...
Child comforted by John McEnroe after accident (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Margaret Shiels reports on an incident at the Wimbledon tennis championship in London, where a child was knocked to the ground by an American camera crew trying to film tennis player, John McEnroe....
Collets bookshop fire bombed (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
George Matheson reports on a fire bomb attack on a branch of Collets bookshop on the Charing Cross Road in London. The arson attack is thought to be part of the campaign against Salman Rushdie’s novel, The...