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Heseltine says let house prices rise in the south (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Former cabinet minister Michael Heseltine says he is reluctant for new housing developments to be built on greenfield sites and housing prices in the south should be allowed to rise forcing people to move...
Stanislav Levchenko on his defection (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Former KGB officer Stanislav Levchenko has published his autobiography On the Wrong Side about his defection to the west. He explains how he defected after being a devoted patriotic agent; his early role in...
The night is young (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Argentine director of The Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Hector Babenco, discusses his new movie Ironweed on The Night is Young, which is based on a book and features Jack Nicholson, Tom Waits and Meryl Streep and...
Ken Livingstone claims SAS conspiracy (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Richard Bestic interviews Labour MP Ken Livingstone after his use of the protection of parliamentary privilege in the House of Commons to name 2 SAS officers he believes supplied a paramilitary murderer with...
SAS operations questioned (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Kevin Murphy reports on a lively Prime Minister’s Question Time in the House of Commons. Labour MP Ken Livingstone uses the protection of parliamentary privilege to name two SAS officers (bleeped out here)...
Academic freedom debated by Lords (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Des Fahy reports on a defeat today for the government in the House of Lords over part of its education reform bill, on proposals which would limit academic freedom, which has received widespread opposition...
Former hostage Charles Glass on remaining hostages (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
US ABC journalist Charles Glass was held by Hezbollah in Lebanon for 62 days before escaping. He talks to John Taylor about British hostagesTerry Waite and John McCarthy who he believes will be released, and...
Steve Jones show (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Steve Jones interviews bandleader Joe Loss, following his return from performing on the QE2 â his thirteenth world cruise. He talks about his musical career, about dancing and ballrooms, and about...
Ron Brown punished by Labour over mace tossing (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Labour Party MP, Ron Brown, who has been suspended from the House of Commons after dropping the ceremonial mace and refusing to apologise, and has now been punished by his own party. A meeting...
Campaign for Homes in Central London (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Margaret Shiels reports on a report commissioned by a group calling itself the Campaign for Homes in Central London, which alleges that public sector services in London are in danger of being adversely...