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Safety work on Underground (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Richard Dallyn interviews Denis Tunnicliffe, managing director of London Underground on the £300 million programme which has been announced to improve the safety of the underground system following the...
Civil war likley in Afghanistan (1989)
- Genre
- News report
On the Afghan-Pakistan border, Nick Snelling reports back to John Alcock? in the studio on the Soviet troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. Rebel factions (Mujahadeen) are looking to topple the Afghan...
Right to reply (to press reports) bill (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
A bill to allow individuals the right to reply when wrongly reported by the press was debated in parliament but is unlikley to become law, Paul Rowley reports with speeches by the bill’s sponsor Tony...
Chatines banned by BT (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
British Telecom has announced chatline services will be suspended from noon on Monday pending a Monopolies and Mergers Commission inquiry. BT"s Colin Brown describes the reasons for closing the lines, and...
Ignat Solzhenitsyn on his musical education (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; Music
Ignat Solzhenitsyn, a pianist from the Purcell School for talented young musicians based in Harrow, North London, talks to Rodney Bennett during rehearsals about his life and ambitions in music and is heard...
George Bush first budget as President (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Nick Peter reports from Washington on the first budget speech to Congress by new President George H. W. Bush (includes excerpts). The President first spoke about wanting to create a stronger America, and...
George Bush first budget as President (1989)
- Genre
- Speech
Excerpt from new US President George H.W. Bush’s first budget speech to Congress. He wants to keep the country great despite the problems it faces and quotes British wartime prime minister Winston...
George Bush first budget as President (1989)
- Genre
- Speech
Excerpt from new US President George H.W. Bush’s first budget speech to Congress. He quotes British wartime prime minister Winston Churchill, saying give us the tools and we will do the job, and says the...
Guardian Angels in London (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
George Matheson talks to New York vigilante gang Guardian Angels leader Curtis Sliwa as he patrols in London.They are trying to set up patrols on London’s Underground to improve safety but were not...
RSPCA poster campaign causes controversy (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Diana Jones of the RSPCA discusses the new campaign which consists of shocking posters showing piles of dead dogs, to raise awareness to the plight of the hundreds of dogs which have to be killed every day...