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Gordon Wilson receives Man of the Year award (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Speech by Northern Ireland Secretary, Tom King, congratulating Gordon Wilson, father of Enniskillen bomb victim, Marie Wilson, after being named Man of the Year. Also includes response by Gordon Wilson. His...
Parliamentary debate on pensions (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on Parliamentary debate over the possibility of the Government introducing means-tested pensions. Includes speeches by Nigel Lawson; Frank Field; Barney Hayhoe. Reporter not identified (poss Peter...
Runcie on women priests (1988)
- Genre
- Discussion; News report; Speech
Lawrence Spicer reports on a statement by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Robert Runcie, about the position of women priests and bishops in the Church of England. Includes speech by Robert Runcie. The...
White Paper on broadcasting (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Report on the presentation of the Government’s White Paper on broadcasting. Includes parliamentary speech by Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd, laying out the main points of the report; response by Roy...
Neil Kinnock on GCHQ union ban (1988)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Labour leader, Neil Kinnock, at a nationwide day of protest at the ban on trade unions at GCHQ. He compares Margaret Thatcher’s support for the Polish trade union, Solidarity, with her ban on...
Drugs crisis in US (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop; Speech
Steve Kyte reports from Washington DC, on the drugs problem in the United States, prior to the forthcoming Presidential election. Includes interview with Sam Foster, former addict; Nona Foster, anti-drugs...
Margaret Thatcher in Poland (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop; Speech
Report by Peter Murphy on a visit by UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, to Poland, where she spent her final day in Gdansk meeting Solidarity leader, Lech Walesa. Includes speech by Margaret Thatcher and...
Royal visit to France (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Tim Marshall reports from Paris on the second day of the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s week-long visit to France. Includes speech by Prince Charles on the EEC and the...
Parliamentary debate on pensions (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Des Fahy reports on a Parliamentary debate over the possibility of the Government introducing means-tested pensions. Includes speeches by Nigel Lawson; Neil Kinnock. Also includes a debate on the...
Debate on terror laws (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Richard Bestic reports from Westminster on Government legislation to end the right to silence in an attempt to counter Northern Ireland terrorist tactics of silence under interrogation. The proposal was...