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Working group to investigate fear of crime (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Kevin Murphy interviews Home Secretary Douglas Hurd on the study group he has set up to investigate fear of violent crime, headed by Chief Executive of Channel Four Television Michael Grade. Believes fear...
Prince Charles makes a spirited call for a ban on CFC gases (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales made a hard-hitting speech (excerpts heard) to delegates at last night’s Save the Ozone Layer International Conference dinner in London. He called for an international ban...
SLD conference held in Bournemouth (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Des Fahy reports for AM programme on the SLD conference in Bournemouth. Includes excerpt of keynote address by leader Paddy Ashdown on wish for coalition with the SDP and on Margaret Thatcher’s damaging...
Geoffrey Howe challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to reduce weapons (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe has challenged Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev to scrap huge numbers of tanks, big guns and heavy armour. Speaking in Vienna on the eve of East-West talks on cutting...
Purley rail crash (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Linda Duffin reports from Purley, South London on a serious train crash where locals rushed to help emergency services; and reaction from Transport Minister Michael Portillo. Includes eyewitness accounts...
Glasgow Bellgrove rail accident (1989)
- Genre
- Press conference
Two passenger trains have collided east of Bellgrove Station in Glasgow. General Manager of ScotRail John Ellis speaks to press on what happened and the inquiry to be set up. 20 people were admitted to...
Princess Diana visits Purley rail crash survivors (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Michael O’Neill reports on the visit of Princess Diana, Princess of Wales to survivors of the Purley train crash at South London’s Mayday University Hospital. Dr Cambere Hashami(?) says survivors are...
Glasgow Bellgrove rail crash (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference; Speech
Lynne Mennie reports on a train crash outside Bellgrove station in Glasgow after trains travelling in opposite directions were routed to the same track. British Rail General Manager John Ellis speaks to...
Increasing concern for rail safety (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Transport Secretary Paul Channon on concerns over rail safety and demands for more money to be spent on British Rail following 3 serious crashes in 3 months. The Clapham rail disaster public inquiry will be...
Increasing concern for rail safety (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Des Fahy reports for AM programme on the announcement by Transport Secretary Paul Channon in the Commons of a possible broadening of the Clapham rail disaster inquiry to investigate rail safety in general...