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P & O dispute (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
John Alcock reports on the 14 week-old seamen’s dispute involving P & O and the National Union of Seamen. Coincides with an angry outburst by NUS General Secretary, Sam McCluskie, against the shipping...
Rashid Abdur murder-police chief on investigation (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Maggie Shiels interviews Detective Superintendent Geoff Parratt, about a murder investigation into the death of Asian man, Rashid Abdur, whose charred remains were discovered in Epping Forest. Abdur was...
Double agent Kim Philby dies (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; Obituary
Ken Goodwin reports on the death in Moscow of British double-agent, Kim Philby. Includes an archive recording of a Kim Philby interview, and author Phillip Knightley talking about the damage he caused. The...
Comedian Harry Enfield on his comedy characters, including Loadsamoney (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Sarah Ward interviews comedian Harry Enfield, partially in his Loadsamoney, Bugger-All-Money, and Stavros personae. Coincides with a Loadsamoney record release. Broadcast on Capital Radio.
Regan portrays Reagan as controlled by astrology-influenced first lady (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Andrew Manderstam reports from Washington DC, on a controversy involving President Ronald Reagan’s former Chief of Staff, Donald Regan, who has published his memoirs entitled For the Record, which reveal...
Gallagher and Lyle on Glasgow Garden Festival theme (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; Music
Interview with singer/songwriter duo, Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle, about reforming for a concert following an invitation from Glasgow City Council to write the theme tune for the Glasgow Garden Festival...
Natalie Horrell, kidnapped baby, reunited with parents (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Nicky Broyd reports on the reuniting of five month-old Natalie Horrell with her parents, Margaret and Paul Horell, after she was kidnapped from a Cardiff department store on 02/05/88. Her abductor Delia...
This week - Death on the Rock (1988)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; News report; Speech
Recording of Thames Television’s This Week programme, Death on the Rock, about the killing by the SAS of three suspected IRA terrorists in Gibraltar (06/03/88). The three victims were Danny McCann, Sean...
Steve Jones show (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Steve Jones Show. Steve Jones talks to guest singer-songwriter David Hallyday, son of French rocker Johnny Hallyday and French singer Sylvie Vartan. Hallyday talks about his domestic and work life; his...
West Ham fans falsely accused of football violence (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Scotland Yard is launching an internal inquiry into claims that police officers fabricated evidence against eleven West Ham fans accused of organising football violence. All the fans were found not...