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Sean Cannon from The Dubliners (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; Music
Steve Jones interviews Sean Cannon from Irish folk band The Dubliners who dispels rumours of a band break-up; tells how they have sold out The Mean Fiddler in London; and on the band’s last 27 years. Also...
Looking back as Concorde reaches 20th birthday (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Margaret Shiels looks back at the history of Concorde as it celebrates its 20th birthday- first flight was on this day in 1969. Includes archive clips of the inaugural flight; interview with minister Peter...
Czech spy jailed for 10 years (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Simon Israel reports on the case of a Czech spy who pretended to be a Dutch-born art dealer. He has been jailed for ten years at the Old Bailey, true identitiy still unrevealed. He had infiltrated dissident...
Footballer killed in joyriding incident (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Eve Conway interviews Leeroy Lawrence, the brother of a promising young footballer, Alfred Lawrence, who was killed as a stolen car crashed into his vehicle. He appeals to youngsters to stop joyriding and...
Terry Thomas benefit (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Kevin Mosley interviews actor Richard Briers about a benefit to take place at Drury Lane Theatre in aid of his distant cousin actor Terry Thomas and other Parkinsonâs disease sufferers. For Update...
Thatcher on water privitisation (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
UK Prime Minister Thatcher admitted for the first time that the government has been losing the propaganda war on water privatisation in a speech at a local government conference (speech excerpts heard)....
Purley rail crash (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Linda Duffin reports from Purley, South London on the serious train crash there. Includes eyewitness accounts from rescuers Fred Williams and Steve Little; survivor Martin Guilfile(?) tells of his experience...
Survivor experiences of the Purley rail crash (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Angus Moorat reports from Mayday Hospital in Croydon where survivors of the Purley rail crash have been taken. Survivors speak to the press of their experiences: John Lawrence and daughter Tanya; unnamed man...
Purley rail crash (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Simon Israel reports on the investigation into the Purley rail crash and renewed concerns over rail safety coming after Clapham disaster 3 months ago. Interviews with Chris Jennings of British Rail; British...
Fresh appeal for Guildford bombings witnesses (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Marion Hill, wife of Paul Hill, jailed for life for the 1974 Guilford bombings makes an emotional appeal for witnesses to come forward following the Home Secretary Douglas Hurdâs decision to allow a...