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Clare Short quits over terrorism bill (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Labour Party MP, Clare Short, who has quit her role as a front bench opposition spokesperson over the Prevention of Terrorism Bill which allows terrorist suspects to be held for up to seven...
Douglas Hurd on terrorism bill (1988)
- Genre
- Speech; Parliamentary debate
Parliamentary speech by Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd, defending the Government’s proposed Prevention of Terrorism bill which means suspects can be held for up to seven days. The proposals are a possible...
Douglas Hurd on terrorism bill (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Kevin Murphy interviews Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd about the Government’s proposed Prevention of Terrorism bill would allow suspects to be held for up to seven days. The proposals are a possible...
South African opposition clampdown (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Nigel Wrench reports on tighter restrictions by the South African authorities on opposition activity. They have banned all meetings to protest at the conviction of several political leaders for high treason....
Earthquake in Armenia (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech; Music
John Alcock reports on a specialist medical team from Britain which is flying to earthquake-devastated Armenia today to help disaster victims. Includes sermon by Bishop Yeghishe Gizirian, St Peter’s...
Princess Anne TV interview (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Kelvin O’Shea reports on a television interview with Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, in which she admits that she was not the public’s idea of a princess. As President of the Save the Children fund,...
Radiation error at Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with solicitor, Chris Over, on a report into an error at a Devon hospital which has revealed that far more cancer patients than was first thought received radiation overdoses during treatment. In...
Search for Anna Humphries in River Severn (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Rob Finnegan(?) reports on the search for the body of missing schoolgirl, Anna Humphries, along the River Severn around Bridgnorth in Shropshire. (Her body was later found in the Severn and farmworker, David...
Nigel Lawson defends financial record (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference; Speech
Paul Rowley reports on opposition criticism of UK Chancellor Nigel Lawson in the wake of Britain’s trade deficit hitting record levels. Includes excerpts from his speech at the Conservative trade unionist...
Solicitor on Patrick Ryan affair (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Linda Duffin interview with Elio Malocco, solicitor for Patrick Ryan, whom the Belgian authorities refused to extradite to Britain despite accusations that he was an IRA gunrunner. He speaks about an...