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  • Prince Charles praised for development work (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference

    Lisa Hamplele reports on top business leaders praising Prince Charles prior to his 40th birthday for his guts and courage in helping to breathe new life into Britain’s decaying inner cities and thanking...

  • Prince Charles enjoys his 40th birthday in Birmingham (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Prince Charles, Prince of Wales has spent his 40th birthday having a knees up in a disused Birmingham tram shed as the guest of hundreds of youngsters who’ve benefited from his charity, The Prince’s...

  • Royals visit France (1988)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Speech

    Tin Marshall reports from France where the Prince and Princess of Wales are visiting. Includes shopkeeper on Princess Diana’s taste for men’s pyjamas and speech by Prince Charles to Franco-British...

  • Scottish defeat for Labour (1988)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Lynne Mennie reports on the fallout for the Labour Party after they lost the Govan (Scotland) by-election to the SNP with devolution and the poll tax (community charge) key issues. Includes interviews with...

  • Satanic Verses wins Whitbread novel award (1988)

    Genre
    Interview

    Salman Rushdie’s novel The Satanic Verses has been voted winner in the novel section of the Whitbread Literary awards but only made the shortlist of the Booker Prize. There have been rumours since the...

  • Reagan praises Thatcher (1988)

    Genre
    Speech

    Outgoing US President Ronald Reagan praises UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at the final state banquet of the Reagan era at the White House.

  • Thatcher praises Reagan (1988)

    Genre
    Speech

    UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher pays a personal tribute to outgoing US President Ronald Reagan at the final state banquet of the Reagan era in the White House, in reply to his praise of her.

  • Thatcher on question time complaints (1988)

    Genre
    Speech

    UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher speech excerpt during her trip to Washington to say farewell to outgoing US President Ronald Reagan. She talks about question time in the Commons when she says people are...

  • Thatcher praises Reagan (1988)

    Genre
    Speech

    Speech by UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to an audience including outgoing US President Ronald Reagan praising him. Possibly at his final state banquet at the White House.

  • Reagan praises Thatcher (1988)

    Genre
    Speech

    Outgoing US President Ronald Reagan praises UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who is in the US to say farewell to him. He says she has led a remarkable economic change in Britain. Possibly at a state...