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Families of Lockerbie victims demand effects of the dead (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Paul Woodley reports from New York on a news conference by distraught relatives of passengers who died in the Lockerbie disaster. They’re appealing for personal belongings to be given back to families and...
Salmonella in eggs affair (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Spencer interviews Jerry Wiggin, Tory chairman of the Agricultural Select Committee on salmonella in eggs, on their vote to require former Health Minister Edwina Currie to give evidence on her comments...
Legionnaires disease in London (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
A medical spokesperson on the outbreak of Legionnaires disease in Westminster, the second this year, and the small risk of contracting it now steps have been taken to contain the infection. 8 cases have been...
Wandsworth prison dispute ends (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the end of a dispute involving prison officers at Wandsworth prison in South London. The dispute originated when the prison governor tried to introduce new shift arrangements. Includes interviews...
Prince Charles visits East End (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Michael O’Neill reports on a visit by the Prince of Wales (Prince Charles) to a run-down area of London’s East End. On a visit 18 months ago the prince attacked what he called the appalling sweat-shop...
Currie testifies in eggs row (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Peter Spencer reports from Westminster on a Parliamentary Select Committee debate following the publication of a Government report which says more than two million people suffer from salmonella poisoning...
Hogg on end of Wandsworth dispute (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Kevin Murphy interviews Home Office minister with responsibility for the Prison Service, Douglas Hogg, about the end of a dispute involving prison officers at Wandsworth prison in South London. The dispute...
Brian Clough handed touchline ban and fine (1989)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press conference featuring Graham Kelly, Football Association chief executive, where he speaks about the £5000 fine handed out to Nottingham Forest manager, Brian Clough, for punching supporters when they...
Private cash for new NHS hospital (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Mark Percy reports on a unique deal struck between NHS chiefs in Bromley and property developers. Developers are to build a brand new £100million hospital in return for a gift of fifty acres of prime...
Salman Rushdie death threat (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Oni Bhattacharya reports on reaction to the death sentence (fatwa) imposed on the author Salman Rushdie by Iran’s spiritual leader, Ayatollah Khomeini (Ruhollah Khomeini), because his book, The Satanic...