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David Blunkett on guide dog, Offa (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Caroline Beck interviews Sheffield MP, David Blunkett at a dog training centre where he is training his new guide dog, Offa, following the death of his former dog, Ted, after ten years’ faithful service....
Douglas Hogg on knife-carrying (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Home Office Minister, Douglas Hogg, on the Criminal Justice Act which has prohibited the carrying of knives in an attempt to crack down on crime. It has made it illegal to sell butterfly knives, handclaws,...
1988 Olympics - Seb Coe wild card debate (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Twice Olympic gold medallist Sebastian Coe has failed to qualify for the 1988 Olympic Games, prompting the President of the International Olympic Committee, Juan Antonio Samaranch, to urge the British...
Northern Ireland conflict - David Owen on border control (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
SDP leader, Dr David Owen on the options for resolving the conflict in Northern Ireland, suggesting the controversial measure of erecting a Berlin Wall-type structure to seal the border between the Republic...
Tottenham riots - Policeman receives bravery award (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
PC Richard Coombes on receiving an award for bravery for his part in the Broadwater Farm estate riots in which he was attacked and left for dead alongside his colleague PC Keith Blakelock, who was killed. He...
IRA car bomb - Recruiting officer killed (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
A car bomb in East Belfast has killed an Army recruiting officer, Alan Shields, the ninth person to be killed by the IRA in Northern Ireland in the past three days. Three unnamed eyewitnesses give their...
English Channel attempt - Death of Renata Agondi (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Swim pilot Michael Oram speaks to reporter Kevin Murphy via radio telephone from the middle of the English Channel, following the death of 25 year-old Brazilian, Renata Agondi, who was attempting to swim the...
US election - Dan Quayle scandal (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Scandal is surrounding George Bush’s running mate, vice-presidential candidate Dan Quayle. He is accused of having pulled strings to join the Indiana National Guard and thus avoid being called up to...
Tom King on anti-terrorism measures (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Tom King speaks guardedly to the press about his meeting with Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, during which they discussed different measures that could be used to...
Paul Johnson on seal virus (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
A mystery virus has killed between seven and ten thousand seals from a population of sixteen thousand. Marine expert Dr Paul Johnson from Queen Mary’s College, London describes the effect of the virus on...