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Paddy Ashdown calls for coalition with SDP (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
SLD leader Paddy Ashdown speaks to Richard Dallyn on his call to SDP leader Dr David Owen to form a coalition to beat Margaret Thatcher following the Richmond (Yorkshire) by-election where the combined vote...
Demonstration against Channel Tunnel rail link (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
15,000 protesters from South East London and Kent stage the Rethink the Link â Bluebells not Decibels demonstration against the proposed Channel Tunnel rail link. In London they ended the march at the...
Prince Philip to visit Yokohama War Cemetery (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; Special
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Foreign Secretary, Geoffrey Howe are to visit the Yokohama War Cemetery in Japan where caretaker Takami Eida takes reporter Gareth Furby on a guided tour. An oasis of...
Thatcher thrilled at becoming a grandma (1989)
- Genre
- Press conference
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher says to the press that she is absolutely thrilled about becoming a grandmother after the wife of her son Mark gave birth to a baby boy named Michael in Dallas, Texas.
Championship fight night party (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop
Kevin Mosley reports on a Championship Fight Night party in the Cumberland Hotel near Marble Arch in London involving a 4 course meal, disco and watching the boxing match between American Mike Tyson and the...
Dr Kundu on prosecution for passport fraud (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Mark Smith interviews Tottenham doctor Dilip Kundu who was imprisoned and had his licence to practice withdrawn for a year after application forms he signed were used to attempt to get false passports. He...
Overview of Anglo-French summit (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Tim Marshall reports from Paris for the AM programme on a news conference by UK PM Margaret Thatcher and President Francois Mitterrand after an Anglo-French summit. Includes excerpts of Thatcher speaking on...
Hammersmith and Fulham Council gamble with millions (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Nicky Broyd reports for the AM programme on the Labour leader of Hammersmith and Fulham Council Mike Goodman breaking his silence over claims the authority is facing losses of up to £60 million as a...
Widows pensions reinstated following legal battle (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Jane Winter of the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) on a successful test case where 4 widows won back their rights to a pension following withdrawal under social security reforms in April. The CAB and Child...
Dr Higgs fights for professional future following Cleveland child sex abuse scandal (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Caroline Beck reports on Dr Marietta Higgs, consultant at the centre of the Cleveland child sex abuse scandal seeking a high court injunction against the Northern Regional Health Authority to stop them...