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Margaret Thatcher talks to Australian children on school radio (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Phone-in
Margaret Thatcher is on a visit to Australia. Here she takes questions at Alice Springs over the School of the Air Radio from Australian children (children not heard), which include an enquiry about pets,...
Tape smuggled out of Glenochil prison (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Ronan Carroll reports on a secret tape recording made by an inmate at the Glenochil Prison in Scotland which was leaked to IRN. Convicted robber Tommy Moffitt is heard on the tape saying prison officers are...
Lambeth conference debates ordinating women bishops (1988)
- Genre
- Speech
At the Anglican Bishops meeting in Canterbury for the Lambeth Conference, the subject of allowing female bishops was debated. Series of speech excerpts for and against: Dr John Neill, Bishop of Tuam in...
Romance of Prince Andrew and Fergie (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Steve Kyte looks back at the Royal romance of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, Duke and Duchess of York, as their first child has just been born. Includes archive clip of the wedding; speech by Prince...
Tom King visits Northern Ireland (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
David Stokes (Downtown radio) reports from Northern Ireland on the visit of Northern Ireland Secretary Tom King, following an upsurge in terrorist violence in the province and a strong attack by Prime...
Thatcher on Gulf ceasefire (1988)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Margaret Thatcher speaks on board HMS Manchester in the Gulf to reporters on Iran and Iraq agreeing to the UN ceasefire resolution and warns we must remain cautious. She then speaks by loudhailer to the...
Iran and Iraq agree to UN ceasefire (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Andrew Manderstam reports from New York on Iran and Iraq agreeing to UN resolution 598 for a ceasefire in their bloody eight year war. Includes announcement by the UN Secretary General, Javier Perez de...
Funeral of Lance Corporal Mickey Robbins (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Music
Base Commandant Peter Westcott at the funeral of Lance Corporal Mickey Robbins, who was killed by an IRA bomb at the Inglis Barracks in North London. John Alcock reports from Mill Hill. (John McIntyre(?) was...
Ronald Reagan passes Republican leadership to George Bush (1988)
- Genre
- Speech
US President, Ronald Reagan passes the Republican leadership to George H. W. Bush. In 2 parts.
Ronald Reagan rallies support for George Bush (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
US President, Ronald Reagan rallies support for his choice of Republican presidential candidate, Vice-President George Bush, at the Republican Party Convention in New Orleans. Interviews with Bush campaign...