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Nigel Lawson pounced on by a demonstrator (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Gareth Furby reports on the traditional pre-budget walkabout in St James Park, London by Chancellor Nigel Lawson where he is pounced on by an anti-smoking demonstrator despite tight security. The man is...
Battle between Republicans and Democrats over John Tower (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Nick Peters reports on the anger of Republicans over the Democrats treatment of prospective US Defense Secretary John Tower who has been rejected. Bob Dole, Republican, on the verbal attacks on Tower,...
Woman jailed for being too scared to give evidence against attacker (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Rodney Bennett reports on the outcry against controversial judge James Pickles jailing Michelle Renshaw for contempt of court because she was too scared to give evidence against her boyfriend Michael...
New Liberal party (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Former MP Michael Meadowcroft on his new Liberal party called the Liberal Association; the gap he believes it fills in in the political spectrum; the Alliance failing; and where they fit with the SDP and...
Ken Russell on Lair of the White Worm (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Film director Ken Russell talks to Carol Allen about his new spoof horror film Lair of the White Worm filmed in Derbyshire based on a book by Bram Stoker; a cameraman saying he saw the Loch Ness monster;...
UK police officials meet US Lockerbie relatives (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Paul Woodley reports on the successful meeting between US relatives of victims of the Lockerbie bombing and officers from Dumfries and Galloway police on the return of personal belongings from the crash...
P. W. Botha says he will not resign (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Sean Johnson reports from Johannesburg on South Africa’s President P.W. Botha’s speech - he says he is fine to carry on running the country; and the National Party’s decision they do not want him to...
Woman on hunger strike over access to children (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Paris correspondent Tim Marshall reports on Margaret Ward who is on hunger strike at Orly Airport with French mothers in the same situation until she gets access to her daughters taken to Algeria by their...
Clapham rail crash inquiry (1989)
- Genre
- News report
Margaret Shiels reports on the evidence at the Clapham rail disaster inquiry from senior British Rail technician Brian Hemingway including a statement read out where he says he can’t specifically remember...
Silent campaign for Central America (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the launch of the Silent campaign for Central America by charity War on Want at Brides Church, Fleet Street (bells heard tolling). Spokesman Daryl Upsall explains the campaign to get the voices of...