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  • Mysterious shooting and plane crash (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Paul Woodley reports on the investigation into the lawyer, Thomas Root, who crashed his plane in America when he lost consciousness because of a gunshot wound and has been connected to fraud claims with the...

  • Thatcher G7 summit visit (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Peter Spencer reports from Paris on Margaret Thatcher’s visit for the G7 Economic Summit and chilly relations with the French, including extracts of a press conference with Margaret Thatcher denying...

  • Apollo 11 anniversary (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Paul Woodley reports on the twentieth anniversary celebrations of the first moon landing by Apollo 11 and the USA’s future plans to return to space. Includes excerpts from speeches given by the Apollo 11...

  • Chappaquiddick incident 20 years ago (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Press conference

    Paul Woodley looks back twenty years ago today to 19/07/69 when the Chappaquiddick incident occurred with accusations of a cover-up. The body of Mary Jo Kopechne was discovered inside an overturned car...

  • Legal white paper (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Speech; Parliamentary debate

    Legal correspondent, Tim Crook reports on proposed changes to the legal system in England and Wales introduced by the Lord Chancellor Lord Mackay (James Mackay). Includes excerpt from House of Lords speech...

  • Murder of Annette Wade (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    James Matthews reports on the police hunt for the killer of nine-year-old Annette Wade who died after being stabbed to death in Carleton, Lancashire (18/07/89). Includes interview with Neil Giles, Scotland...

  • Apollo 11 20th anniversary (1989)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Speech; Vox pop

    Paul Woodley reports on the twentieth anniversary of the first manned moon landing (20/07/69) by the Apollo 11 mission. Includes archive recording of President John Kennedy; Neil Armstrong on the moon saying...

  • Debate on poll tax (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech

    Peter Murphy reports from Westminster about a Parliamentary debate on the new community charge or poll tax and fears over levels- should be around £275 per person. Includes speeches by Nicholas Ridley,...

  • United Airlines Flight 232 crash (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Paul Woodley reports on an air disaster in Sioux City, Iowa when a United Airlines DC-10 (Flight 232) crashed near a runway and burst into a ball of flames (19/07/89). 110 of the 285 passengers were killed...

  • Sioux City plane crash (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Paul Woodley reports on the aftermath of the plane crash, flight 232, in Sioux City, Iowa. Soldiers are searching for the remains of passengers and technical experts trying to discover exactly what led up to...