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Margaret Thatcher on EU budget (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher on reaching an agreement on European Union budgets at a summit in Brussels. Male interviewer not identified.
Brian Hayes show - Tom Wolfe (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Jenny Lacey (standing in for Brian Hayes) interviews American author Tom Wolfe, about the publication of his first novel, The Bonfire of the Vanities.
John Moore on NHS review (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Richard Bestic reports on a speech (with excerpts) to the Young Conservatives in Eastbourne by Health Secretary John Moore about the Government’s controversial review of the NHS. Broadcast on the AM...
Kings Cross fire - Firemen’s experiences (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Two firemen who were first into the concourse of Kings Cross Underground Station during the fire which killed thirty-one people on 18/11/87 speak about their experiences. 1. Fireman John Edgar. 2. Robert...
Geoffrey Howe in Moscow (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Diplomatic correspondent David Spanier reports on the visit of UK Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe to Moscow for talks with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze....
Arthur Scargill on charity event (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Mark Smith interviews National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) president Arthur Scargill, about taking part in a charity event at St Bartholomew’s (Barts) in London, intended to raise money for the hospital. He...
Royal visit to Belfast (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Derval Fitzsimons reports on the surprise visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to Northern Ireland yesterday. Prince Andrew unveiled a memorial window to RUC officers at Belfast’s St Anne’s Cathedral....
Stun gun attack on student (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Jackie Ford reports on a stun gun attack on 17 year-old student John Bigden as he was walking home in Biggin Hill in Kent. Includes interviews with John Bigden; Detective Inspector Brian O’Rourke....
Norman Fowler on training programme (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Spencer interviews Employment Secretary, Norman Fowler about a government plan to amalgamate all training schemes for the long-term unemployed, creating a single training for employment programme.
Soviet dissident on mother’s visit (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified Soviet dissident and author, about the visit of his mother to the UK. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Kevin Murphy).