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Bryan Gould reveals leaked Whitehall document (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Shadow Trade Secretary Bryan Gould speaks to Paul Rowley about a leaked Whitehall document which he claims shows that civil servants are being asked to make political remarks to discredit the...
Howe stands firm against Rushdie fatwa (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Foriegn Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe makes it clear at a Foreign Press Association lunch that Britain will not accept incitement to violence against Salman Rushdie and publishers of The Satanic Verses...
Frank Carson on his expensive suit (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Comedian Frank Carson speaks to Eve Conway at the launch of a menswear exhibition at the Savoy Hotel about his outfit- a £600 tweed suit that he says is an upmarket country type that Prince Philip or...
Salman Rushdie fatwa confirmed (1989)
- Genre
- News report
David Spanier reports on an Iranian radio announcement confirming the death sentence (fatwa) against author of The Satanic Verses Salman Rushdie, for blasphemy against Islam, confirmed by spiritual leader of...
Winnie Mandela denies killing at her house (1989)
- Genre
- Speech
Winnie Mandela statement denying any knowledge of the death of a boy at her house, she believes he is still alive. Follows bloodstained clothing being found and 4 men taken for questioning from her house.
Second Battalion Parachute Regiment in Shropshire bombed (1989)
- Genre
- News report
Local freelance photographer Stuart Perkins reports back to 2 male studio reporters (not identified) from the scene of a terrorist bombing at the headquarters of the Second Battalion, Parachute Regiment,...
IRA bomb Shropshire barracks (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report by Simon Israel of what happened in the IRA bomb attack on 2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment Tern Hill barracks in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Includes interviews with Colonel Peter Hicks; Sergeant Major...
Trainee Guardian Angel mugged on Underground (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Curtis Sliwa speaks to Julie Benson about his 16 year old trainee Guardian Angel Karen McCullock(?) being mugged on London Underground. Sliwa says commuters ignored her screams for help. Happy that...
Detectives comment on Lockerbie investigation (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
David Johnston reports on the investigation into the Lockerbie disaster coming close to determining which bag held the explosive device. Includes statement by Detective Chief Superintendent John Orr who...
Winnie Mandela disowned by anti-apartheid groups (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
The United Democratic Front and anti-apartheid groups disown Winnie Mandela as she is accused of betraying the trust of black South Africans following the allegations of her involvement in the murder of...