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Margaret Thatcher in Madrid (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Peter Spencer reports from Madrid on Margaret Thatcher’s historic visit to Spain, the first ever by a serving British Prime Minister. Includes excerpts from speech by Thatcher on British holiday hooligans...
SLD Conference (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Elena Curti reports on Paddy Ashdown’s first major speech as leader of the Social and Liberal Democrats, at the party conference in Blackpool. Includes speeches/interviews by/with Paddy Ashdown; Cyril...
Jo Grimond on SLD (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Richard Bestic reports on a speech by former Liberal Party leader Jo Grimond, at the Social and Liberal Democrats (SLD) conference in Blackpool.
Women Mean Business - Margaret Thatcher presents award (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher speaks at the Women Mean Business awards in London. Award-winner, Gillian Harwood, who runs Omnibus Workspace Limited, does not know when she will have time to take her...
Margaret Thatcher visits RUC training centre (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher has visited Northern Ireland and spoken at a Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) training centre on the outskirts of Belfast. She spoke with people directly affected by...
SLD Conference - Paddy Ashdown speech (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
With his first major speech as leader of the SLD, Paddy Ashdown closes his party conference in Blackpool. He tells the delegates that he envisages that the SLD will overtake Labour, outlines his vision for...
Discovery tribute to Challenger crew (1988)
- Genre
- Speech; Tribute
Aboard the space shuttle Discovery, Captain Frederick H Hauck of the US Navy pays tribute to the 7 crew members who died in the Challenger disaster when the space shuttle exploded just over a minute after...
Ashdown’s keynote speech at SLD conference (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the Social and Liberal Democrats conference in Blackpool focusing on new leader, Paddy Ashdown’s keynote speech. Reporter not identified (poss. Peter Murphy).
Labour conference (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Des Fahy reports on the Labour Party conference in Blackpool and reaction to the policy document, Aims and Values, drawn up by Neil Kinnock and Roy Hattersley which was designed to point the way for Labour...
Discovery space shuttle ends mission (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Andrew Manderstam reports from NASA headquarters on the return of the American space shuttle, Discovery at the end of its manned mission; includes tribute to victims of Challenger disaster from crew on board...