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Battered baby inquiry (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Margaret Shiels reports on the inquiry report into the abuse and battering to death of baby Doreen Mason by her mother Christine Mason and boyfriend Roy Aston. Social worker Gillian Langford and Southwark,...
Applicants to be first British astronaut (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
James Matthews reports on the applications received to be the first Briton in space on a joint UK-USSR mission to Mir space station. Includes Wendy Hamilton, Recruitment consultant on some of the unsuitable...
Champs Elysee parade to celebrate bicentennial of French Revolution (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Tim Marshall outlines a £10million parade down the Champs Elysees planned by Jean-Paul Goude (includes interview with him). The parade is to mark the bicentennial of the French Revolution. Opera singer...
Sony radio awards (Pt 1) (1989)
- Genre
- Advertisement; Interview; News report; Speech
John Davies(?) presents coverage of the Sony radio awards ceremony (24/04/89) at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, compered by Michael Aspel in which independent radio won many of the awards. Includes...
Rail disputes (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Elena Curti reports on the political conflict over rail disputes, including interviews with Robert (Bob) Basil Reid, British Railways Board Chairman, speaking on his contact with Paul Channon, Secretary of...
Cerebral palsy girl abandoned (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Peter Russell reports on the 15 year old girl with Cerebral Palsy, who was found abandoned on the steps of a cathedral in Canada, includes an interview with the Newfoundland social services minister John...
Laurence Olivier funeral (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special
Sean Killick reports (originally for Southern Sound Radio) on the funeral of actor, Laurence Olivier, in Ashurst, Sussex with actuality from the funeral and an interview with fan, Patricia Bell, on...
US lawyer survives shooting and plane crash (1989)
- Genre
- News report
Paul Woodley reports on an American pilot of a small plane, lawyer Thomas Root, who had been shot and crashed into the sea off the Bahamas, yet managed to survive. Its still a mystery how and when he was...
Bangladeshi protests turn violent (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop; Special
Julie Benson reports from the scene on violent clashes between the Police and more than a thousand Bangladeshi demonstrators in Bethnal Green, East London. Includes interview with Mufti Ahmed, spokesman for...
BR and NUR ACAS talks (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Lynne Mennie reports from ACAS headquarters on the talks between British Rail (BR) and the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR) that reached a final pay offer from BR intended to prevent a national stike....