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Margaret Thatcher in Poland (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop; Speech
Report by Peter Murphy on a visit by UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, to Poland, where she spent her final day in Gdansk meeting Solidarity leader, Lech Walesa. Includes speech by Margaret Thatcher and...
Royal visit to France (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Tim Marshall reports from Paris on the second day of the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s week-long visit to France. Includes speech by Prince Charles on the EEC and the...
Salman Rushdie on Whitbread award (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Carol Allen interviews author Salman Rushdie on his novel, The Satanic Verses, winning the Whitbread novel section prize. He says he hopes the award may help the ban on the book to be lifted in India.
Mother Teresa in Capetown (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Nigel Wrench reports on a visit by Mother Teresa of Calcutta to South Africa, to visit Khayelitsha, a township near Capetown, where she aims to found a new mission. Includes interviews with Mother Teresa;...
Enniskillen anniversary (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Ken Johnston (Downtown Radio) reports on the anniversary of the Enniskillen memorial day bombing. Includes interview with Gordon Wilson, father of Marie Wilson, a victim of the bombing.
Parliamentary debate on pensions (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Des Fahy reports on a Parliamentary debate over the possibility of the Government introducing means-tested pensions. Includes speeches by Nigel Lawson; Neil Kinnock. Also includes a debate on the...
Debate on terror laws (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Richard Bestic reports from Westminster on Government legislation to end the right to silence in an attempt to counter Northern Ireland terrorist tactics of silence under interrogation. The proposal was...
US election campaign (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; Speech
A montage of clips from ITN of the 1988 American Presidential election campaign, including clips of speeches/interviews by/with Vice-President George H.W. Bush, Michael Dukakis, Dan Quayle and Lloyd Bentsen,...
US Presidential race nears an end (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Special report in association with Tandem Computers in which Richard Dallyn in Washington spotlights the men who would be US President. Candidates Michael Dukakis and Vice-President George H W Bush give...
US Presidential election turnout expected to be low (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop; Advertisement
Turnout is expected to be low in next week’s US Presidential elections. From Washington Steve Kyte reports on why so many Americans don’t care who moves into the White House. Includes Curtis Ganz(?), a...