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Cry Freedom banned in South Africa (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Nicky Broyd reports on the South African Government stepping in to ban the screening, despite the censors passign it, of Cry Freedom, a film centred around the killing of freedom fighter Steve Biko by...
Dennis the Menace visits London (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Michael O’Neill reports from Tower Bridge on the visit to London for Dennis the Menace from the Beano comic as part of the fiftieth anniversary celebrations for the comic. Euan Kerr, the Beano editor on...
Billy Connolly on his new born daughter (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Comedian Billy Connolly’s partner Pamela Stephenson has given birth to a daughter. Connolly discusses with press the couple’s relationship with the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson who has also recently...
Sheri Headley on Eddie Murphy (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Shari Headley, who stars alongside Eddie Murphy in the new film, Coming to America, discusses how she got the role, and what it is like working with Eddie Murphy. She explains what Murphy is like off...
Mercury phones debut at Waterloo station (1988)
- Genre
- Vox pop
New Mercury telephone boxes made their debut at Waterloo station yesterday, and to give them a send off, potential customers were offered a free forty pence credit card. Rodney Bennett asked some how they...
UK-Iran relations improve (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Iranian sources say Britain has asked for permission to send a diplomat to Tehran this week after a year without direct consular representation following a British diplomat being kidnapped and beaten up....
Red Adair on the Piper Alpha tragedy (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Andy Stenton reports on the aftermath of the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster. American troubleshooter, Red Adair, who was brought in to work on the unstable structure talks to press about the scale of the...
Thatcher opens British Day at Expo 88 in Brisbane (1988)
- Genre
- Speech
Part of Margaret Thatcher speech opening British Day at the Expo 88 world technology fair in Brisbane, part of a year long celebration of Australia’s bicentenary.
Thatcher condemns IRA attacks (1988)
- Genre
- Speech
Margaret Thatcher speaking in Brisbane about the IRA and the attacks they make on British soil following the killing of 6 people in the last 4 days. She condemns them, and claims they negate both democracy...
Charlotte Hughes 111 years old today (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Britain’s second oldest senior citizen is 111 today. Charlotte Hughes from Cleveland made the headlines on her last birthday when she was taken to America on Concorde, wined and dined in New York and...