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Pakistani President dies in plane crash (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
John Alcock reports from Karachi in Pakistan on the body of President Zia returning after he was killed in a suspicious air crash. Includes reaction from opposition People’s Party leader Benazhir Bhutto.
Mandela may be released (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Bill Prince reports from Cape Town on a speech by South African President, P.W. Botha at the opening of the National Party congress in Durban, proposing the release of ANC leader Neson Mandela (who is now in...
Religious film causes fanatics to protest (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Screenwriter Paul Schrader on his controversial film The Last Temptation of Christ which Christian activists are trying to get local authorities to ban and lead actor, Willem Dafoe comments on playing Jesus....
Love triangle murder in Oxfordshire village (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Jane Bell reports on the double murder of youngsters Christine Bradshaw and David Denley(?) and suicide of Steven(?) Evans in West Lockinge an Oxfordshire village near Wantage. Includes Detective...
Pakistani President dies in plane crash (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
MP Teddy Taylor on the death of his friend President Zia of Pakistan in a suspicious air crash. If it was sabotage he thinks the Russians may be to blame because of Zia’s stance on the Afghanistan war and...
Hungerford massacre first anniversary (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Nicky Broyd reports on the first anniversary of the Hungerford massacre by Michael Ryan on which many people have left town to avoid painful memories. Names of the 16 killed are read out. Police counsellor...
Pakistani President dies in plane crash (1988)
- Genre
- Press conference
Pakistani opposition People’s Party leader Benazhir Bhutto speaks to reporters in Karachi on the death of President General Zia in a suspicious plane crash and elections going ahead as planned in November....
Pakistani President dies in plane crash (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified speaker on regime of Pakistan’s President Zia after his death in a suspicious plane crash. He describes it as a military dictatorship shored up by the USA. He has a bleak view of the future of...
Businessman attempts to break flight record (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Millionaire businessman, 49 year-old Vijaypat Singhania, speaking moments before attempting a record-breaking flight in a microlight aircraft from London to Ahmedabad, India. Comment from current record...
Scotland Yard releases Jack the Ripper material (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Scotland Yard have released material allegedly sent by infamous London serial killer Jack the Ripper. Sent anonymously to a Croydon, South London police station, Ripper-related items include a letter, post...