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Douglas Hurd calls for drug crackdown (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Simon Israel reports on a call by Home Secretary Douglas Hurd for a global crackdown on drug traffickers, at a conference of European ministers in London. He’s to reveal statistics showing a large increase...
Douglas Hurd calls for drug crackdown (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Michael O’Neill interviews Home Secretary Douglas Hurd, who is calling for a global crackdown on drug traffickers, at a conference of European ministers in London. He speaks about the methods being used by...
Steve Jones show (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Steve Jones interviews guest on his show, author Hammond Innes, coinciding with the publication of his new novel, Medusa. He talks about the process of writing and about his family background. In two parts...
Sonia Sutcliffe-Private Eye libel trial (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Legal correspondent Tim Crook reports on Britain’s largest jury award for libel damages of £600,000 to Sonia Sutcliffe, the wife of Yorkshire Ripper - Peter Sutcliffe- from satirical magazine, Private...
China halts CNN coverage (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop; Speech
Hannah O’Sullivan reports on restrictions on student political protests in Beijing. The Chinese government has attempted to curb the movement for democracy by declaring martial law and a news blackout this...
BSB spokesman on Sky-Disney collapse (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Carol Allen interviews a male spokesman (poss. Anthony Simonds-Gooding) for British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB) about the collapse of a deal between Rupert Murdoch’s Sky television and the Walt Disney...
Martial law in Beijing (1989)
- Genre
- News report
Jonathan Annells reports from Beijing where the political situation has deteriorated rapidly as the government declared martial law. Tougher action against protesting students has been predicted following a...
Neil Kinnock on European election manifesto (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Spencer interviews Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock about his party’s manifesto for the European elections on 15/06/89. He criticises Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher for her attacks on EEC bureaucracy.
Labour NEC vetos Black candidates (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Kevin Murphy reports from Westminster on a row within the Labour Party after the National Executive Committee refused to endorse 4 of the 5 possible Black candidates for the forthcoming Vauxhall by-election...
Steve Jones show (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Steve Jones interviews US female singing group The Three Degrees, coinciding with a concert at the Dominion Theatre in London. The new line up of Valerie Holiday, Helen Scott, and Victoria Wallace talk about...