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London prostitute murdered (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report of the strangulation of prostitute Angela Bailey and dumping of her body in the Eastbourne Mews area of London. Detective Superintendent Bob Andrews on the possiblity that the murderer was one of...
Shirley Banks’ body discovered (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Mary Carter reporting on the discovery of a badly decomposed and battered body in a stream in the Quantock Hills, Somerset. Assistant Chief Constable John Harland confirming the body is that of the missing...
Kuwaiti Airlines hijacking (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Judith Silcock on waiting for news of her daughter Sue who is one of the hostages being held on board a Kuwaiti Airlines jet hijacked in Iran, after 24 women were released. Male interviewer not identified....
Kuwaiti Airlines hijacking (1988)
- Genre
- Special
Announcement made by the hijackers of a Kuwaiti Airlines jet following their murder of a second hostage at Larnaca airport, where the plane had landed for refuelling and was being refused more fuel.
Sound clips from the Oscar winning film The Last Emperor (1988)
- Genre
- Music; Special
Sound clips, including theme music, from the film The Last Emperor, a biopic about the life of Pu yi, the last Emperor of China. Starring John Lone and Peter O’Toole, the film won nine Oscars including...
Sound clips from the Oscar nominated film Cry Freedom (1988)
- Genre
- Special
Sound clips from the film Cry Freedom, a biopic set during the apartheid era in South Africa and based on the story of Steve Biko, a black activist killed while in police custody, and Donald Woods, a white...
Sound clips from the Oscar nominated film Fatal Attraction (1988)
- Genre
- Special
Sound clips from the thriller film Fatal Attraction. Starring Michael Douglas, Glenn Close and Anne Archer, the film was nominated for six Oscars including Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress...
Sound clips from the Oscar nominated film Broadcast News (1988)
- Genre
- Music; Special
Sound clips, including theme music, from the romantic comedy film Broadcast News. Starring Holly Hunter, Albert Brooks and William Hurt, the film was nominated for eight Oscars including Best Picture, Best...
Royal alpine ski tragedy (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Simon Cole reporting for News at Ten on the avalanche which killed Major Hugh Lindsay and injured Patty Palmer-Tomkinson, friends of Prince Charles, at the Alpine ski resort of Klosters, Switzerland....
Globe Theatre rebuilding delayed by Travellers’ encampment (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Mark Percy reports on the obstacle to film tycoon Sam Wanamaker’s plans to rebuild Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre on its original spot by the Thames posed by Irish Travellers camping on the site. Includes...