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Paul Cooper on Iranian foreign policy (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Paul Cooper, whose brother Roger is being held in Tehran, speals about Iran’s political stance and attitude towards the West following the death of Ayatollah Khomeini. Male interviewer not identified.
Mike Bennett on the Crown Prosecution Service (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
The Police Federation’s Mike Bennett says the Crown Prosecution Service is under-funded and inefficient. Also, they lack the stomach for a fight where evidence is contested, and that means many of the...
Steve Jones show (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Former editor of the Times and Deputy Chairman of the BBC, Lord William Rees-Mogg talks to Steve Jones about his role in monitoring the amount of sex and violence on television, following his appointment as...
Neil Kinnock on European socialism (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Labour leader Neil Kinnock was in Paris yesterday, speaking at a rally of socialists from all over Europe ahead of the European elections. He used his speech to highlight the divides in the Conservative...
Abbey National flotation (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
The Abbey National flotation on the stock market will get under way in just over a week as expected, despite fears of a last-minute hitch. The Building Societies Commission (BSC) today gave the Abbey the...
Funeral of Ayatollah Khomeini (1989)
- Genre
- News report
The Ayatollah Khomeini has finally been buried in Tehran . The burial ceremony, delayed by hours, took place with revolutionary guards battling to hold back frenzied mourners. Reporter Peter Russell...
Rosy Kempston with Lloyd Webber (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Britain’s best known cellist, Julian Lloyd Webber, is selling one of his most prized possessions to help pay for his divorce. The 18th-century Guadagnini cello is due to be auctioned at Sotheby’s on...
Clapham Junction disaster inquiry (1989)
- Genre
- News report
The chairman of the public inquiry into the rail disaster at Clapham Junction in which 35 people were killed and over 130 injured says he believes British Rail is on the way to achieving a safer railway....
Tim Marshall on new D-Day memorial (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
The Queen Mother has joined in celebrations marking the forty-fifth anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy by unveiling a stained glass window in the eleventh-century Bayeux Cathedral. As Tim...
Steve Jones show (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Linda Thorson, who played Tara King in The Avengers, joins Steve Jones for a chat about her career and her life in America. She discusses her son, whom she believes should be educated in England rather than...