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Margaret Thatcher on NATO (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
NATO leaders have agreed on a compromise plan to start talking with the Soviet Union about cutting short-range nuclear missiles. UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is rejecting claims that she has backed...
George Bush on nuclear weapons (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Let Europe be whole and free: the bold declaration of US President George Bush, and the challenge to Mikhail Gorbachev’s Soviet Union. In his major policy speech in West Germany, close on the heels of...
Muslims’ anger at Salman Rushdie novel (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Tens of thousands of Muslims will take to the streets of London tomorrow for a massive demonstration against the controversial Salman Rushdie novel, The Satanic Verses. Muslims believe the book is...
Tony Bullimore on yachting accident (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Top yachtsman Tony Bullimore has been looking over his trimaran, The Spirit of Apricot, for the first time since being rescued from under its upturned hull in the Bristol Channel last week. One crewman...
Margaret Thatcher awarded freedom of the City of London (1989)
- Genre
- Speech
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has today been given the freedom of the City of London. At a glittering ceremony at the Guildhall, Thatcher received the honour, which means she can now drive sheep...
Gorbachev appointed new Soviet Executive President (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Mikhail Gorbachev has consolidated his power with his election as the Soviet Union’s first Executive President, but the first session of the new-style parliament left some deputies disappointed,...
Neil Kinnock under pressure in interview (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Former Conservative Party chairman Norman Tebbit has accused Labour leader Neil Kinnock of not being up to the job after losing his temper while being cross-examined on the radio. Kinnock halted an...
Harrow on the Hill development (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Parents attending Speech Day at Harrow public school had something extra to see this year: dozens of banners and placards lined the local streets in protest at plans by the school for a new development....
Dockers threaten strikes (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Port employers have been dealt a body blow in their legal battle to avert a national docks strike. A high court judge has thrown out an application to temporarily block the threatened stoppage. Dockers...
Demonstration against Salman Rushdie book (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Police in riot gear were called in when violent clashes broke out during a demonstration by twenty thousand Muslims who marched on Downing Street in a protest against Salman Rushdie’s book, The Satanic...