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  • Police hunt abduction suspect on the continent (1988)

    Genre
    Interview

    Police believe the man they want to question about the disappearance of schoolgirl Anna Humphries, David Evans, may have fled to the continent. Police know that Evans had his passport and two hundred pounds...

  • Margaret Thatcher pays tribute to President Reagan (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    During a visit to America, UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher bade farewell to President Ronald Reagan, hailing him as a man who has made the world a safer place. From Washington, Nick Peters reports.

  • Campaign for British Army to pull out of Northern Ireland (1988)

    Genre
    Interview

    Twenty years after British troops were first sent to Ulster, former maverick MP Bernadette Devlin McAliskey has been launching a campaign to have the Army pulled out. She has recently been on a nationwide...

  • Miss World contest to be axed from ITV (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Vox pop

    Report on Thames Television’s decision to drop coverage of the Miss World pageant, after taking it over from the BBC eight years ago. Julia Morley, the organiser of the competition, condemns the move,...

  • GCHQ employees sacked for refusing to give up union membership (1988)

    Genre
    Interview

    Today is the last day of work for the first four people sacked from the Government’s GCHQ at Cheltenham. They have been dismissed for refusing to give up their union membership, after the Government...

  • Eartha Kitt supports Duchess of York (1988)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Speech

    The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson has thanked singing star Eartha Kitt for standing up for her and saying she was right to leave baby Beatrice at home during her recent trip to Australia. Kitt’s...

  • Kings Cross fire - Safety recommendations (1988)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    After the Kings Cross underground fire, the head of the London Fire Brigade, Gerald Clarkson, talks to reporter George Matheson about means of alerting the fire service to emergencies. Tony Ritchie of the...

  • Philipp Jenninger causes storm with Hitler speech (1988)

    Genre
    News report

    The President of the Bundestag, the West German Parliament, has resigned after causing a furore with a speech in which he praised Hitler. Scores of MPs walked out in disgust as Philipp Jenninger gave his...

  • SNP wins Govan by-election (1988)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Speech

    The Labour Party is counting the cost of by-election defeat in the Glasgow constituency of Govan this morning, after the Scottish Nationalists swept in with nearly 49 percent of the vote. Victor, Jim...

  • Prince Charles birthday celebrations in Birmingham (1988)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Thousands of young people who have been helped by the Prince’s Trust are saying thank you today, by attending a giant street party to celebrate Prince Charles’s 40th birthday. Chief Executive, Barry...