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Mike Tyson clashes with photographers (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Paul Woodley reports on world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson, who has broken training for his fight with Frank Bruno and clashed with photographers during a visit to his estranged wife, actress Robin...
Two men jailed for reckless driving death of Kelly Holland (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Tim Crook reports on the jailing at the Old Bailey of two men, Roy Copeland and Dr Adrian Kendall, for causing the death by reckless driving of twelve year-old Kelly Holland at a bus stop in Rotherhithe,...
Alexander Sandison on flotation of Abbey National on stock market (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Alexander Sandison representing the pressure group of members against the flotation of the Abbey National Building Society on the stock market as a public limited company. Sandison argues that the Abbey...
George H. W. Bush - inauguration as President (1989)
- Genre
- Music; Speech
The swearing-in of President-elect, George Herbert Walker Bush as forty-first President of the United States of America, together with his inaugural speech; preceded by the swearing-in as Vice-President...
President Reagan says farewell to the American people (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
With just eight days to go before the Reagan era officially ends, and George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States, Ronald Reagan has apppeared on television for the last time to say his...
Ronald Reagan farewell speech (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Three interrelated clips on US President Ronald Reagan’s final public performance as president. 1: Nick Peters reports from Washington. 2: Excerpt of Reagan’s self-scripted farewell address to the...
Achille Lauro - hijackers arrested (1989)
- Genre
- Press conference
Presidential speech on US action after four members of the Palestine Liberation Front who hijacked the Italian cruise ship, Achille Lauro on 07/10/85 were taken under arrest to Italy after American fighter...
Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet to move to Birmingham (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet, which is to leave London and make Birmingham its new home. The company’s director, Jeremy Isaacs, says the move will enable them to mount more ambitious and...
Peter Shore on Labour Party nuclear policy (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Former cabinet minister Peter Shore claims that Labour’s policy on nuclear disarmament is flawed and should be scrapped. He says it would be a futile gesture to scrap Britain’s nuclear programme as long...
Salman Rushdie book pulled from shelves of W. H. Smith (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the arson threats that have forced W. H. Smith to withdraw The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie from its stores in Bradford. A copy was ceremonially burned by angry Muslims, forcing product manager...