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Geoffrey Howe on US-British relations (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe tells reporter Kevin Murphy that Britain and the USA have a natural relationship and a long common interest which he hopes will continue. On the latest talks round Sir...
Police smash international drugs ring (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Detectives say they may have smashed an international drugs ring following raids in Leicestershire and London. Ten thousand pounds worth of heroin was seized in Leicester and a man and a woman from Uganda...
Simon Jenkins on Rose Theatre conservation (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
The developers of the Rose Theatre site in South London have announced a ten million-pound plan to preserve the historic remains. The plan involves sinking deep piles around the edge of the original...
Mike Tyson divorce (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
The longest fight of Mike Tyson’s career is finally over. The world heavyweight boxing champion’s much-troubled marriage has ended in divorce. Tyson and actress Robin Givens had already gone through a...
Rock version of Handel to save Mappa Mundi? (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
A sale of shares in Hereford Cathedral’s seven hundred year-old treasure, Mappa Mundi, has flopped. Today is the deadline for selling two thousand, eight hundred shares, and less than half that target...
Ban on extremist interviews not overturned (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special
Six broadcast journalists and a member of the public have lost their High Court challenge to the Home Secretary’s ban on radio and television interviews with Northern Irish extremist organisations. The...
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa interviewed by Gill Pyrah (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Gill Pyrah interviews Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, a full lyric soprano from New Zealand. In 1981, she was seen and heard around the world by an estimated 600 million people when she sang Handel’s Let the Bright...
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. interviewed by Gill Pyrah (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Douglas Elton Fairbanks, Jr, American actor and highly decorated naval officer of World War II, is interviewed by Gill Pyrah, and discusses his upbringing, his life and his career in Hollywood and the US...
The night is young (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Gill Pyrah interviews guest, flautist James Galway, about his career. He chooses his favourite music (edited out) and talks about the musicians including Luciano Pavarotti; on time spent with the Berlin...
The night is young (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Gill Pyrah interviews guest, actor Bernard Bresslaw about his career. He chooses his favourite music (edited out); talks about his early dancing career and his family background; his six foot six inch...