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Desmond Tutu on death threats (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Gareth Furby reports on alleged death threats by right-wing groups in South Africa against the leader of South Africa’s Anglican Church, Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Includes press conference with the...
Baker’s 4.75 percent pay rise dismays teacher unions (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Education Secretary, Kenneth Baker, on his acceptance of a 4.75 percent pay increase for teachers following the recommendations of the Government pay review body. The package would cost...
Ismail Ayob on Mandela campaign launch (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Gareth Furby interviews Ismail Ayob, lawyer, who’s in Britain launching a campaign to try to secure the release of ANC deputy leader Nelson Mandela from jail in South Africa where he has been for almost 24...
Kuwaiti hijacking ends (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Michael O’Neill interviews Sonia Youssef in Kuwait, the wife of Iraqi pilot, Subbhi Youssef, following his release at the end of the hijacking of a Kuwait Airlines Boeing 747 which began on 05/04/88, they...
Kuwaiti hijacking ends (1988)
- Genre
- Discussion; News report
John Cookson reports from Algiers, on the events at the end of the hijacking of a Kuwait Airlines Boeing 747 which began on 05/04/88. All the hostages, including the crew, were freed, but there are reports...
Elaine Paige on performance at the White House (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; Music
Gareth Furby interviews singer Elaine Paige, coinciding with her American debut, following a personal invitation from US President Ronald Reagan, which means she’ll perform in front of a star-studded...
Democratic Party campaigns in US election (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report by Andrew Manderstam on the race for the Democratic Party nomination in the US presidential election between Governor Michael Dukakis and Senator Jesse Jackson. Includes speeches by Dukakis and...
Kuwaiti hijacking-reports from Algiers and Kuwait (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
John Cookson reports from Algiers, on the continuing hijack of a Kuwait Airlines Boeing 747 which began on 05/04/88. Comments on the evidence of freed passenger, Abdullah al-Chatti, about the mistreatment of...
Kuwaiti hijacking ends-pilot’s family interviewed (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Michael O’Neill reports from Kuwait, on the reaction to the end of the hijacking in Algiers, Algeria, of a Kuwait Airlines Boeing 747 which began on 05/04/88. All the hostages, including the crew, were...
Linda Bellos to stand down as Lambeth leader (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with leader of Lambeth Council, Linda Bellos, who is to stand down, with six senior members of the council, because of local Labour Party disagreements after months of bitter arguments over...