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David Evans to be questioned over Brenda Evans murder (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Mark Gayer(?) reports on a police investigation into a twelve year-old unsolved murder. Convicted sex killer David John Evans is to be quizzed by police about the murder of seventeen year-old Brenda Evans in...
Oliver North is fined but spared jail term (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Nick Peters reports from Washington DC on a court decision that Colonel Oliver North, former White House aide should not go to jail for his role in the Iran-Contra affair (Irangate). North will still appeal...
David Bowie returns to Brixton to open new community centre (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Julie Benson reports from Brixton, south London, where rock star David Bowie has returned to his birthplace to open a new hi-tech community centre. Includes vox pop with fans waiting for his appearance;...
Sir Peter Imbert calls for national crime agency (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Peter Russell reports on a call by Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Peter Imbert for an FBI-style national detective agency to combat increasingly sophisticated international crime. Speaking to the...
Wimbledon ladies final preview (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
John Anderson reports from the Wimbledon tennis championships in south London, where Steffi Graf and Martina Navratilova will meet in the ladies singles final. Includes interviews with both players and with...
Police launch spotter patrols after shotgun murders of Peter and Gwenda Dixon (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Andrew Armitage reports on a police hunt for the killers of a middle-aged Oxfordshire couple who were camping in West Wales when they were shot. Peter and Gwenda Dixon were missing for six days before being...
Dolly Kiffin, community leader, gets suspended sentence (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
James Bays reports on the trial of Dolly Kiffin (real name, Menzie Kiffin), director of the North London-based Broadwater Farm Youth Association. She was found guilty of perverting the course of justice...
Laurence Olivier obituary (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech; Obituary
Tony Cartledge reports on the death of Laurence Olivier at the age of eighty-two. The report looks back on the career of Britain’s foremost actor. Includes excerpt from his film performance in Hamlet;...
Laurence Olivier obituary (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Obituary
Report on the death of Laurence Olivier, at the age of eighty-two. The report looks back on the career of Britain’s foremost actor. Looks at his stage and film roles, comparison with John Gielgud, and...
Rail strikes debated in Parliament (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Peter Spencer takes a lighthearted look back at the week in Parliament with much debate on the national rail strikes over pay. Includes speeches by Geoffrey Dickens; member of House of Lords; Neil Kinnock;...