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Nigel Dempster cleared of drink driving due to fear of needles (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Royal watcher and gossip columnist, Nigel Dempster has been cleared of drink driving, thanks to his fear of catching AIDS. A court has ruled that police followed an incorrect arrest procedure after...
First London Lookout broadcast (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Special
First London Lookout broadcast, in which Richard Robbins describes the traffic in London from the air. Male anchor not identified.
Steve Jones show (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Yesterday the Australian touring cricket team arrived in England with the avowed intent of wresting the ashes from David Gower’s men during the summer. Brian Johnston, whose new book, It’s Been a Piece...
Death of Lucille Ball (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Obituary
In Hollywood, they called her the queen of comedy, and now at the age of seventy-seven, Lucille Ball is dead. She is known throughout the world as star of the situation comedy, I Love Lucy. From America,...
Peter Walker on Vale of Glamorgan by-election (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
During the Vale of Glamorgan by-election campaign, Secretary of State for Wales, Peter Walker has faced criticism for his allegedly lukewarm support for Margaret Thatcher’s policies. Walker brushes aside...
Paddy Ashdown calls for SDP-SLD party merger (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
In the wake of the Vale of Glamorgan by-election and other election results, Social and Liberal Democrats leader, Paddy Ashdown calls upon David Owen’s SDP to merge with his party. However, Rosie Barnes MP...
Peter Hall detained at Heathrow (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
In 2 parts. Scottish police have detained Peter Hall, moments after he and his wife Monica, arrived at Heathrow from Saudi Arabia, where they had escaped a death sentence for murder. The couple faced...
Risley Remand Centre - House of Commons debate (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
In the House of Commons, Margaret Thatcher’s tenth anniversary in power was marked by sharp exchanges between herself and Neil Kinnock. But as Paul Rowley reports, it followed MPs’ continuing concern...
Prime Minister on ten-year anniversary (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Much has happened since Margaret Thatcher assumed power ten years ago: privatisation, council house sales, trade union reform, the Falklands War, the battle against inflation. Political Editor, Peter...
10 years as premiere for Margaret Thatcher (1989)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
A decade after coming to power, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been reflecting on her ten years in office and the effect she has had on the country. Speaking just outside 10 Downing Street this...