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Margaret Thatcher in 1972 on possibility of a woman prime minister (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Professor Anthony King interviews Margaret Thatcher for BBC Radio in 1972 on going into politics, jobs women will never have in the Government, and whether there will ever be a female prime minister in...
SDP President on forthcoming council elections (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Des Fahy interviews SDP President and Woolwich MP, John Cartwright, who talks about how the Government is vulnerable, where votes may go and why, and how many candidates the party is fielding in the county...
Mel Smith on film directing (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Carol Allen interviews director Mel Smith, who talks about his long-held dream of directing a film, the influence of Richard Curtis, working with Rowan Atkinson, and filming a sex scene. The Tall Guy...
Nicholas Finney on dock workers’ concerns (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Director of the National Association of Port Employers, Nicholas Finney talks about dock workers’ fear that they will have to return to casual employment after the end of their jobs for life scheme. Male...
Police defend shooting of armed robbers (1989)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press conference by the Metropolitan Police’s Acting Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Malcolm Campbell, on a police shooting which resulted in the death of two men attempting to rob a Harrow post office.
Vernon Hince on Underground workers’ unofficial strike (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
National Union of Railwaymen Assistant General Secretary, Vernon Hince on the frustration of London Underground workers at their employer’s lack of interest in their welfare, how the union has disowned the...
David Gower on England cricket squad (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
England cricket captain David Gower on the build-up to the Ashes, why they have got the squad together so early, and the new selection committee. Male interviewer not identified.
BMA view on NHS reform (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Lisa Hampele interviews Chairman of the British Medical Association, Dr John Marks, about the Government’s white paper on the NHS, its failure to address the problem of under-funding, how it will fragment...
Jews refused visas to leave Soviet Union (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
In Moscow, Sue Jameson interviews an unidentified Jewish woman who has been refused a visa to leave the Soviet Union. The woman talks about how she had a visa but it was revoked, how her mother had to leave...
The night is young (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News bulletin; Music; Advertisement
The Night is Young: Gill Pyrah talks to ex-Prime Minister Edward Heath in a wide-ranging interview about his life, times, career, musicianship and current politics including Margaret Thatcher being...