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39,247 results found for all records.
Rail crashes and rail safety debated (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Des Fahy reports on an announcement in the Commons by Transport Secretary Paul Channon on the cause of the Glasgow train crash and new pilot system of automatic braking if trains pass red lights. Led to...
Letter from soldier asks forgiveness for killers (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Clare Carson reports from Portsmouth on the reaction of the mother of Stephen Cummins, a Portsmouth soldier murdered by the IRA, to a letter he wrote including a moving poem (which she reads out) and which...
Interest rates to remain high (1989)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by UK Prime Minister Thatcher to businessmen in Gateshead ahead of next week’s Budget saying interest rates will need to remain high.
Ken Russell on Lair of the White Worm (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Carol Allen interviews film director Ken Russell on his new spoof horror film Lair of the White Worm, based on a little known piece by Bram Stoker with plenty of nuns and phallic symbols and set in...
Semtex found ahead of Scarborough Conservative conference (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Michael O’Neill reports from Scarborough on the discovery of Semtex, guns and timing devices as used by the IRA ahead of a Conservative Party conference in woodland close to the town. Includes interviews...
Douglas Hurd on IRA threat to Conservative conference (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Home Secretary Douglas Hurd is appealing for extra vigilance against the IRA but says a Conservative Party conference in Scarborough will go ahead despite the discovery of Semtex and weapons in wooodland...
Douglas Hurd on agreememtn with Swiss over drug dealing profits (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Home Secretary Douglas Hurd on an agreement with the Swiss to ensure illicit profits from drug trafficking can be easily confiscated from Swiss bank accounts. Male interviewer not identified. For Update...
BMA critical of NHS review (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
British Medical Association director Dr John Dawson warns the review of the NHS could lead to AIDS sufferers and others with chronic illnesses being turned away from their local hospitals if local...
Semtex find ahead of Scarborough conference (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
North Yorkshire’s Deputy Chief Constable Frank Morritt describes to Charlotte Nicholls the discovery of a cache of guns, ammunition and Semtex explosives in woodland in Scarborough just ahead of a...
Bobby Robson on Albania match (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; Music
The England football team are to play against Albania in a World Cup qualifying match. England manager Bobby Robson says the team have enjoyed a rapturous welcome in Tirana. Includes clip of song...