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Margaret Thatcher in Poland (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop
Report by Peter Murphy on a visit by UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to Poland, where she spent her first day out and about meeting the people. Includes comments by Thatcher at a market stall, and...
York Minster re-dedication service (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech; Vox pop
Clive Settle (Radio Aire) reports from York Minster on a special service of re-dedication, attended by Queen Elizabeth II, at Britain’s largest gothic church. Follows the destruction of the building by...
Drugs crisis in US (1988)
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- 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...
US Presidential election turnout expected to be low (1988)
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- News report; Interview; Vox pop; Advertisement
Turnout is expected to be low in next week’s US Presidential elections. From Washington Steve Kyte reports on why so many Americans don’t care who moves into the White House. Includes Curtis Ganz(?), a...
Bush wins Presidential race (1988)
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- Advertisement; Interview; News bulletin; Press conference; Speech; Vox pop
08.00 and 09.00 news bulletins read by Douglas Cameron on the victory in the US Presidential elections for George H.W. Bush. Includes excerpt of victory speech by Bush and speech by losing candidate Michael...
Margaret Thatcher in Poland (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech; Vox pop
Report (from Channel 4 television) on visit of UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, to Gdansk in Poland, where she greeted crowds of supporters and met leaders of the Solidarity trade union, including Lech...
Brent Council cuts (1988)
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- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Report by Rodney Bennett, on the decision of Brent Council in London to press ahead with seventeen million pounds worth of cuts. The proposal followed a stormy council meeting in which the Labour group...
Miss World contest to be axed from ITV (1988)
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- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Report on Thames Television’s decision to drop coverage of the Miss World pageant, after taking it over from the BBC eight years ago. Julia Morley, the organiser of the competition, condemns the move,...
Eyewitness on Metal Mickey hostage crisis (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; Vox pop
Interview with eyewitness, Edmund Hall on an incident in the West End of London when a gunman seized a man and held him hostage in the street. The gunman was identified as Metal Mickey of no fixed abode....