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Thatcher on Nigel Lawson resignation (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; Press conference
Press interview with UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, following the resignation of Chancellor Nigel Lawson. She says she is still firmly in control, her policies remain unchanged and it’s business as...
Inquest into death of disabled woman in squalid conditions (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Davina Payne reports on calls for a public inquiry and legislative change in light of the case of Beverly Lewis, the deaf, blind and disabled woman who died in squalor at the home she shared with her...
CIA aware of Lockerbie bomb (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Nick Peters reports from America on the leaking of a report alleging intelligence services including the CIA may have been aware a bomb had been planted on board Pan Am flight 103 at Frankfurt Airport-the...
Marcos speech prior to coup (1989)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Archive press statement by Filipino President, Ferdinand Marcos, saying that he will never stand down (24/02/86). The statement came just before he was ousted from the presidency and was forced to flee to...
Marie Wilks murder trial (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Nicky Broyd reports on the trial of Eddie Browning, who has been found guilty of and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Marie Wilks, on the M50 motorway in Bushley, Worcestershire on 18/06/88....
IRA attempt to assassinate top army general (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Simon Israel reports on the attempted IRA plot to kill Lieutenant General David Ramsbottam- a car bomb was found outside his home in London. Includes interview with Virginia Hoare who works opposite;...
IRA bomb discovered (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Nigel Dearing reports on the discovery of a semtex bomb outside the home of a senior army officer in Kensington. Includes interviews with neighbours Kerry Rabbage and Virginia Hoare on seeing the package but...
Douglas Hurd on Beirut hostage situation (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Nigel Dearing reports on a statement by new Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd (excerpt heard) on the Beirut hostages John McCarthy and Terry Waite after meeting with their relatives. The government is still not...
Security guard disappears with cash (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
David Nolan reports on a nationwide police hunt for a security guard from Manchester who has disappeared with twenty-five thousand pounds from his armoured van. He is thought to be heading for London and...
Ken Dodd acquitted on tax evasion charges (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Rob Jowkowski(?) reports on the acquittal of comedian Ken Dodd, following the verdict of a trial where he was accused of tax evasion. Includes press interview outside the court. Broadcast on Radio City.