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IRA censorship - Parliamentary debate (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
The British Government has banned IRA sympathisers - including legitimate political parties such as the Ulster Defence Association and Sinn Fein - from speaking on television or radio in Britain, and Sinn...
Conservative conference - Margaret Thatcher speech (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher’s speech closes the Conservative Party conference in Brighton. In it, she pledges her support for her Chancellor, Nigel Lawson and touches upon inflation, the SAS soldiers...
Ronnie Wood on his new book and The Rolling Stones (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones, Faces, The Birds and The Jeff Beck Group speaks to David Jensen about his new book, The Works, which he co-wrote with Bill German. He also discusses playing with the Stones...
Conservative conference - Norman Tebbit returns (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Ahead of Margaret Thatcher’s speech at the Conservative Party conference, Norman Tebbit expresses his hopes that she will address the economy and outline the Conservatives’ policy on Europe. He also...
Piper Alpha raised from sea bed (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
The North Sea oil platform, Piper Alpha, which was sunk following an explosion which killed 167 men, has been raised from the sea bed. Grampian Police Chief Alistair Lynn says that they do not yet know how...
Uganda Airlines crash - 33 killed in Rome (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
A Uganda Airlines plane has crashed in Rome, killing more than thirty people. Dairy farmer Geoff Gait(?), his wife and their baby managed to escape relatively unharmed. They were on their way to Uganda to...
Piper Alpha disaster - Occidental compensation (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Following the explosion on the North Sea oil rig, Piper Alpha, which killed 167 men, Occidental Petroleum who own the rig and Disaster Legal who represent many of the families have agreed on an average...
Heysel Stadium disaster trial - Liverpool fan (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Proceedings begin in Belgium today against the 26 Liverpool football supporters charged with manslaughter over their involvement in the Heysel Stadium disaster in which 39 people were killed. Amongst the...
David Owen attacks Peter Wright over Spycatcher betrayal (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
SDP leader David Owen has launched an astonishing attack on former MI5 agent Peter Wright over his book, Spycatcher, which discloses information about his time in the Secret Service. Owen says Wright...
Police drugs raid in Torquay (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Around 60 policemen and custom officers have been involved in a dramatic drugs swoop at Anstey’s Cove in Torquay which netted cannabis worth five million pounds. Detective Superintendent Don Taylor(?) of...