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Tom King on death of two top policemen serving in Northern Ireland (1989)
- Genre
- Speech
Northern Ireland Secretary Tom King, in a speech to the House of Commons, expresses his sympathy for the families and friends of two RUC officers, Chief Superintendent Harry Ransom and Superintendent Bob...
Paul Channon statement on his handling of Lockerbie bombing (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Kevin Murphy reports on Transport Secretary Paul Channon’s statement on his handling of the Lockerbie bombing. Labour leader Neil Kinnock, Liberal Democrats leader Paddy Ashdown and John Prescott MP are...
Margaret Thatcher’s Middle East speech in Morocco (1989)
- Genre
- Speech
Early in her 6-day African tour, UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher addresses guests at a dinner hosted by King Hassan of Morocco. Her speech, on the Middle East, looks at the unstable situation and the...
RUC officers killed by IRA (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Fearghal McKinney reports on an angry Reverend Robert McCallum calling for the re-introduction of the death penalty at the funeral of IRA murder victim RUC Superintendent Bob Buchanan (excerpt heard) who was...
Exxon Valdez disaster (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Paul Woodley reports on the Exxon Valdez tanker oil spill in Alaska- how pilot Frank Cousins was not authorised to steer the ship, captain Joe Hazelwood being relieved of his duty and not on deck when the...
Howard Marks, prison sentence (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Simon Israel reports on Howard Marks and his alleged drug smuggling prowess. Marks speaks from a Spanish prison about how he stopped smuggling many years ago, and how he would do anything to have his wife...
Harrods affair - Government reaction (1989)
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- News report; Speech
Peter Spencer reports on the Government’s reaction to the Harrods affair: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s growing concern over how Mohamed Al-Fayed acquired Harrods over the Lonrho group; the leaking...
Margaret Thatcher on South Africa (1989)
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- Speech
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on apartheid in South Africa: how it is an obstacle to economic growth; how we must acknowledge change; how isolating South Africa through the imposition of sanctions will...
Margaret Thatcher in Malawi (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Paul Rowley reports on Margaret Thatcher’s visit to Malawi: how it is the first by a British prime minister for 25 years; the number of refugees in the country; how Thatcher handed out blankets to...
Margaret Thatcher speech on Southern Africa (1989)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher in Malawi, about the new hope for Southern Africa, the changes in Namibia, the withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola, the end of violence in Mozambique, and...