Results
39,247 results found for all records.
Olympic opening ceremony - Disappointing behaviour by USA (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Michelle Verdier of the International Olympic Committee says that the Americans’ behaviour at the Olympic opening ceremony was disappointing as they carried personal banners, mixed with other countries,...
SDP Conference - David Owen interview (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Speaking after the party conference in Torquay, the leader of the re-formed Social Democratic Party (SDP), Dr David Owen, discusses the introduction of proportional representation and claims that the...
Gibraltar shootings - Inquest (1988)
- Genre
- News report
In Gibraltar, Policemen P and Q have described how three IRA terrorists - Daniel McCann, Sean Savage and Mairead Farrell â were shot dead by SAS Soldiers A and B. Lawyer Michael Hucker(?) portrayed the...
Paddy Ashdown on David Owen (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Newly-appointed leader of the Social and Liberal Democrats (SLDP), Paddy Ashdown discusses the leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Dr David Owen. He says Owen has nothing but bravado left and that...
Julian Lloyd Webber on Malcolm Arnold concerto (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Cellist Julian Lloyd Webber says he is eagerly awaiting the new cello concerto he has had commissioned from composer Malcolm Arnold â best known for his film scores. He also discloses that he is...
Margaret Thatcher makes anti-super-state speech (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
In a speech given at the College of Europe on her visit to Bruges, British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher has shocked Britain’s European partners with her patriotic stance on Europe, claiming that it...
Michael Williams murder - Credit card used same day (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Detective Superintendent Peter Wilton says that the Access card which was taken from Michael Williams after he was killed by a single karate chop to the neck was used in an Indian restaurant - the Arjun, in...
David Owen positive about SDP’s future (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
The leader of the re-formed Social Democratic Party (SDP), Dr David Owen, is positive about the party’s future following its conference in Torquay.
Bank robbery - National Westminster, Preston (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Workers at the National Westminster Bank in Preston are back to work today after being held captive by armed raiders who escaped with a small fortune (15/09/88). Senior bank official Donald Flitcroft(?) said...
Drugs in sport (1988)
- Genre
- Advertisement; Documentary; Interview
Drugs in Sport. Programme 4: The use of performance-enhancing anabolic steroids by athletes, despite potentially deadly health risks. Bodybuilder, Dan Duchaine and former Olympic medallist David Jenkins,...