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  • Edward Heath criticises Margaret Thatcher (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Margaret Thatcher is a hypocrite, whose snide comments about the Common Market have misled the British people. That is the opinion of her fellow Conservative, and former prime minster, Edward Heath. In a...

  • Surrey man in siege episode ends up with stomach injuries (1989)

    Genre
    Press conference; Speech

    Ian McGill, the 43-year-old man who held police at bay in a Surrey village for more than 3 hours is this morning receiving treatment at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, for knife wounds. He said he had a...

  • George Bush calls for the end of the Berlin Wall (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    George Bush is preparing for a hectic round of top level talks and social engagements on his first full day in Britain since becoming President of the United States. He has spent the night at the American...

  • Jim Wright resigns as Speaker of the House of Representatives (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    The Congress of the United States has recently seen politician after politician coming under scrutiny for alleged violations of political ethics. Yesterday, the Speaker of the House of Representatives,...

  • George Bush meets Margaret Thatcher in London (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    US President George Bush has visited London, and claims the relationship between Britain and the United States is as healthy as ever. Margaret Thatcher agrees. Elena Curti reports.

  • Mike Tyson divorce (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    The longest fight of Mike Tyson’s career is finally over. The world heavyweight boxing champion’s much-troubled marriage has ended in divorce. Tyson and actress Robin Givens had already gone through a...

  • Developers plan office block on site of Rose Theatre (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Speech

    Developers have announced plans to build an office block above the remains of the Rose Theatre in South London, but they are spending millions to ensure they can still be viewed by the public. However,...

  • Neil Kinnock on European socialism (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Speech

    Labour leader Neil Kinnock was in Paris yesterday, speaking at a rally of socialists from all over Europe ahead of the European elections. He used his speech to highlight the divides in the Conservative...

  • Tim Marshall on new D-Day memorial (1989)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Speech

    The Queen Mother has joined in celebrations marking the forty-fifth anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy by unveiling a stained glass window in the eleventh-century Bayeux Cathedral. As Tim...

  • Actors fight Rose Theatre development plans (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Environment Secretary Nicholas Ridley is expected to give his decision today on the fate of the Rose Theatre site in Southwark. Meanwhile, campaigners have been continuing their vigil at the site in an...