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Poppy appeal launched by Prince Andrew (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
James Matthews reports on a call by Prince Andrew (Duke of York) for people to wear a poppy for the victims of terrorism as this year’s Remembrance Day appeal gets underway. The Royal British Legion is...
Clapham rail crash - reaction to report (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Havovi Todd reports on possible action by the Department of Public Prosecutions to charge British Rail with corporate manslaughter, following the publication of the report from the inquiry into the Clapham...
Debate on Chancellor Nigel Lawson’s resignation (1989)
- Genre
- Speech; Parliamentary debate
Excerpt from a House of Commons debate involving Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Labour leader, Neil Kinnock. They clashed over the question of Chancellor Nigel Lawson’s resignation. Thatcher told the...
Deal Marines’ funeral - Speech by Commandant General (1989)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Lieutenant General Sir Martin Garrod, Commandant General of the Royal Marines, in which he brands the IRA, thugs, extortionists, torturers, murderers and cowards - in fact, the scum of the earth....
Deal Marines’ funeral - Parade (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop; Speech
Clayre Gribben reports on the funeral of bandsmen killed in the bomb attack on the Royal Marines’ barracks in Deal, Kent (22/09/89). Includes reaction of female member of the public (not identified);...
Ayatollah Khomeini in Paris (1989)
- Genre
- Speech
Archive recording of the Iranian spiritual leader, Ayatollah Khomeini (Ruhollah Khomeini), talking (in Farsi?) outside his Paris home prior to his return to Iran after his exile (01/80). He died on 03/06/89.
Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran (1989)
- Genre
- Speech
Archive recording of the Iranian spiritual leader, Ayatollah Khomeini (Ruhollah Khomeini), speaking (in Farsi?) after his return to Iran from exile in France. Includes English translation and chanting of...
Marcos speech prior to coup (1989)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Archive press statement by Filipino President, Ferdinand Marcos, saying that he will never stand down (24/02/86). The statement came just before he was ousted from the presidency and was forced to flee to...
Margaret Thatcher on the environment (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
John Allen reports on a speech by UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, to the United Nations in New York (08/11/89), in which she warned of the environmental dangers threatening the world. She called for a...
Attack on student nurse - Judge criticised over sentence (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
James Bays reports on public criticism of the judiciary following a case in which Judge Nicholas Medawar conditionally discharged three teenagers - Wayne Richardson, Leon Williams, and Benjik Nahoum - after...