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39,247 results found for all records.
Mark Lawrenson sacked by Oxford United FC (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
John Anderson reports on the sacking of Mark Lawrenson as manager of Second Division Oxford United after clashing with the club’s chairman Kevin Maxwell. Lawrenson says Maxwell sold striker Dean Saunders...
Grey whales trapped in Alaska (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Kevin Murphy interviews American journalist Cary Anderson about international attempts to free 2 surviving Californian grey whales (nicknamed Crossbeat and Bonnet) which are ice-bound off the coast of...
Row over Bradford Council cuts (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Mike Jones reports from Bradford Council where drastic budget cutbacks by the ruling Conservative group including 9000 council job losses have been pushed through after a 12 hour session in the City Hall...
Tom King on end to right to silence for suspects in Northern Ireland (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Des Fahy interviews Northern Ireland Secretary Tom King on Government legislation which will end the right to silence of terror suspects in Northern Ireland as part of its new crackdown on the IRA. A similar...
The night is young (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report by Lawrie(?) Douglas on a press conference with David Hockney at the Tate Gallery in London where he was launching a major retrospective exhibition of his art. David speaks about his reasons for...
Kennedy murder conspiracy (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
In a documentary for Central Television, entitled The Men Who Killed Kennedy, it is claimed that Lee Harvey Oswald was not one of those who assassinated US President John F. Kennedy in 1963. The...
South African local elections (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Southern Africa correspondent Nigel Wrench reports on the local elections in South Africa where those against the government’s view have mostly been detained. Includes speech by Pik Botha, Nationalist...
London cab travels to Australia for charity (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
A London taxi has arrived in Australia after completing the world’s longest and dearest cab ride for charity. The cabbie, Guy Smith, says he was never worried despite coming face to face with gun...
Conference on privatisation of water industry (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Author and broadcaster Melvyn Bragg on a conference he chaired today, organised by the Labour Party’s environment spokesman Jack Cunningham, on fears for the environment and Britain’s beauty spots if...
Neil Kinnock on child benefit freeze (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Murphy interviews Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock who feels Margaret Thatcher is cheating mothers by probable planning to freeze child benefit payments for the second year running and not raise them...