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39,247 results found for all records.
Legal victory in equal pay case (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Rene Pickstone, a female packer from Freeman’s mail order warehouse has won a legal victory at the House of Lords which could lead to higher pay for thousands of women across the UK. John Alcock reports...
Catholic Church split (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Cardinal Basil Hume, head of the Catholic Church in England, talks to Lawrence Spicer about the split in the Catholic Church following rebel Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre in Switzerland consecrating four...
Risley Remand Centre conditions (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Risley Remand Centre in Warrington, Cheshire received a damning report from the inspector of prisons on conditions there, Chris Terry reports after touring the centre. Includes interviews on the conditions...
Steve Jones show (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Steve Jones interviews special guest actress Greta Scacchi on her life within the film industry; various television roles; breaking out onto the stage in her current role as Yelena in Anton Chekhov’s Uncle...
USA shoots down Iranian plane (1988)
- Genre
- News report
Following the USA mistakenly shooting down a civilian Iranian aeroplane, troops visit the spot in darkness to survey the area, John Cookson joined them and reports for IRN. They encounter one of Ayatollah...
The night is young (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Actress Virginia McKenna talks to Steve Allen on The Night is Young about the musical Winnie, set in World War Two, in which she appears at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London and is doing 8 shows a week....
Nightline (1988)
- Genre
- Advertisement; Interview; News bulletin; Phone-in
Mike Allen interviews singer Eartha Kitt, on his Nightline programme and the public phone-in. Speaks about her stage role with Orson Welles in the 1950s; CIA dossier due to anti-Vietnam war statements;...
Jimmy Edwards on wartime comedy roles and experiences (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Keith Howell interviews actor and comedian, Jimmy Edwards, in 1984, on how he got into light entertainment during the Second World War as his book on his wartime experiences was published; and on his...
The night is young (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; Music
Linda Duff interviews singer and entertainer, Frankie Vaughan on programme The Night is Young. On his fashion style, exploring cities he tours, his famous songs. Coincides with shows in London and UK...
Barry Gibb on moving into film making (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Carol Allen interviews musician, Barry Gibb, from the Bee Gees, about venturing away from music into film making; looks at the release of Hawks, starring Timothy Dalton and Anthony Edwards. In two parts. For...