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Salman Rushdie on W. H. Smith’s withdrawal of his novel (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Author Salman Rushdie is interviewed on the decision of bookstore chain W. H. Smith to remove his new book, The Satanic Verses, from its shelves in Bradford due to protests by and threats from Muslim groups....
Roger Lyons on on safety in the offshore oil industry (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview on poor safety levels in the North Sea oilfields. The MSF union has ten thousand members who work in the offshore oil industry; union leaders say they have uncovered revelations about the Piper...
Cardinal Hume on the Guildford Four (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Home Secretary Douglas Hurd has decided to take the case of the four people convicted of the Guildford and Woolwich pub bombings to a court of appeal. Head of the Roman Catholic Church, Cardinal Basil Hume...
Guildford Four appeal (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
The relatives and MPs campaigning for the release of the four people accused of the Guildford and Woolwich bombings have given a cautious welcome to the announcement by Home Secretary Douglas Hurd that...
Neil Kinnock on football identity cards (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
The most powerful voices in football have teamed up with Labour leader Neil Kinnock to fight the introduction of compulsory identity cards at soccer matches. Kinnock says the scheme will not solve the...
Ronald Reagan montage (1989)
- Genre
- Speech; Special
A montage of audio clips of Ronald Reagan gaffes, notable moments and Spitting Image impersonations (poss. voiced by Chris Barrie) during his eight-year presidency of the United States.
Bill Oddie on environmental conservation (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Bill Oddie talks about the actions of conservationists and members of the public in the support of the RSPB and Greenpeace. He discusses the importance of these organisations, and urges the Government to...
Inquiry into Clapham rail disaster (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
The preliminary inquiry into the Clapham rail crash has been adjourned for a month. Mark Mildred, the lawyer working for the injured and dead, says the public have a right to know how the disaster...
Lockerbie bombing - Air security measures (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Transport Secretary Paul Channon tells the House of Commons of the security measures taken when a bomb is thought to be on a plane, as in the case of Pan Am Flight 103. The measures are compared with those...
Agatha Christie on tenth anniversary of The Mousetrap (1989)
- Genre
- Speech
Crime writer Agatha Christie speaking at the Savoy Hotel in 1962, aged 72, on the occasion of the tenth year of her stage play, The Mousetrap.