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Piper Alpha disaster - Public inquiry (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
A survivor of the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster, John Wood describes the inferno which nearly took his life. Alex Blake Milton reveals that the platform was nearly destroyed by a saboteur a year before the...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Paul Woodley reports from New York (for AM) on the honouring of a number of stars who have been inducted into America’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Included are The Rolling Stones, The Temptations, Stevie...
Turk claims kidney removed without knowledge (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Unemployed Turk, Ahmet Koc claims he had no idea he was going to have a kidney removed at London’s Humana Wellington hospital even though he signed a consent form. Hospital director Ron Hytoff says Koc...
Sir Ranulph Fiennes on his North Pole expedition (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with British polar explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes in which he explains his plans to make another attempt at the only unconquered record left in the Arctic. He is to lead a four-man team on a...
Peter Bottomley on new Hammersmith road proposals (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Report on the Government’s promise that if residents in West London reject plans for a North-South relief road, it will not be built. Roads minister Peter Bottomley this morning unveiled the detailed...
Roger Moore on his latest role (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Sue Jameson interviews actor Roger Moore about his role in the new Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Aspects of Love. Moore describes the role, and his reasons for accepting the part.
Police defend Viraj Mendis arrest (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Assistant Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, David Phillips defends his officers’ actions during the arrest of Sri Lankan (failed asylum seeker?) Viraj Mendis, who was seized in a church and is...
Mark Brown on the plight of Viraj Mendis (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
The argument against deportation put forward by Viraj Mendis, a Sri Lankan (failed asylum seeker?) living illegally in the UK, is based on the recent rise of a Sinhalese terror group, the Janatha Vimukthi...
Mark Brown on the plight of Viraj Mendis (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Music
The argument against deportation put forward by Viraj Mendis, a Sri Lankan (failed asylum seeker?) living illegally in the UK, is based on the recent rise of a Sinhalese terror group, the Janatha Vimukthi...
Taped statement of Viraj Mendis (1989)
- Genre
- Speech
Sri Lankan (failed asylum seeker) Viraj Mendis, who has been living illegally in the UK, claims that he will be killed if he sets foot in his homeland. Before he left Pentonville Prison for Gatwick Airport...