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Salman Rushdie affair affects Britons held in Iran (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Paul Cooper, brother of Roger Cooper, held in Iran on spying charges for nearly 4 years without trial, talks to Lynne Mennie about the effect on Britons held there of the UK Government pulling all diplomats...
Tern Hill barracks bombing (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Joan Norris, the mother of soldier Alan Norris, who prevented the death of sleeping troops at Tern Hill barracks in Shropshire by raising the alarm after an IRA bomb was planted, talks about...
Beach standards (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Environment Minister Michael Howard talks about how 67% of British beaches meet the new European standards, how long it will be until all beaches will be up to standard and who pays for the improvements....
Football ID cards (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Lord Mellish speaks about the House of Lords debate on proposals for compulsory football ID cards intended to prevent hooliganism, he supported the bill. The Lords rejected the bill. Lord Harmar Nicholls...
Contaminated water in Wiltshire (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Jane Reck reports on a row over Thames Water not warning people earlier about the contamination of drinking water in Wiltshire with some children becoming ill. Interviews with Eric Hodges, North Wiltshire...
Clapham rail disaster inquiry (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Margaret Shiels interviews Simon Fritsche, the guard onboard one of the trains involved in the Clapham rail disaster. They talk about what happened, what he thought when he realised the full impact, the...
Terry Marsh being denied boxing licence (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Peter Russell reports on former world light welterweight boxing champion Terry Marsh being denied a licence on medical grounds due to his epilepsy. Marsh says he is in no more danger than Frank Bruno facing...
UK diplomats pulled out of Iran (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
British Charge d’affaires in Iran, Nick Brown, talks as he returns to the UK at Heathrow Airport about how the Ayatollah Khomeini’s death sentence on Salman Rushdie left them with no choice but to pull...
Tern Hill barracks bombing (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Colonel Peter Hicks talks to Peter Russell about police comments on the time lag for them to be called to the bomb attack on Tern Hill barracks in Shropshire. He says the immediate response was to secure the...
Tern Hill barracks bombing (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Caroline Jones reports on the delay in calling police to the scene of the IRA bombing of Tern Hill barracks in Shropshire; gagging of police due to military security; the terrorists getting away and putting...