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Salmonella outbreak (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Giles Latcham interviews health specialist, Dr Carl Clowes, about an outbreak of salmonella in food shops and supermarkets across North Wales and the North West of England. The outbreak has already killed 2...
Coal Board chairman on profits (1989)
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- Interview
Interview with British Coal Board chairman, Sir Robert Haslam, on a record operating profit of almost £500million. He says the profits justify the closing of pits and laying off of staff. He also talks...
Jimmy Knapp on rail strike (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Jimmy Knapp, NUR leader, on the continuing rail strike. Knapp says he is looking to new Transport Secretary, Cecil Parkinson, for support. The NUR’s national executive meet on 27/07/89 to...
Cecil Parkinson on rail strike (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with new Transport Secretary, Cecil Parkinson, about the continuing rail strike. NUR leader, Jimmy Knapp has said he is looking to him for support, but Parkinson makes it clear he wants to see an...
Cabinet reshuffle and poll tax debate (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Peter Spencer reports from Westminster following a Government Cabinet reshuffle. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher insists the changes don’t signal an alteration in government policy. Includes parliamentary...
Cabinet reshuffle-reaction (1989)
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- News report; Interview
Paul Rowley reports from Westminster following a Government Cabinet reshuffle. Includes press interviews with new Foreign Secretary, John Major; new Deputy Prime Minister, Sir Geoffrey Howe; new Environment...
The Night is young (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Gill Pyrah interviews Hollywood actor, Nick Nolte, about his latest film, Farewell to the King. The film is an adaptation of the 1969 novel, L’Adieu au Roi, by Pierre Schoendoerffer, and is based on the...
Richard Gere on Miles from home (1989)
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- Interview
Interview with American actor, Richard Gere, about his new film, Miles from Home. The movie was filmed on location throughout the state of Iowa, and is about two brothers who are forced off their farm in the...
IRA arms stolen from US National Guard (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Paul Woodley reports on an army investigation in the United States into the theft of hundreds of weapons. The inquiry has revealed some of the arms have gone to the IRA in Northern Ireland. The key figure...
Inspector of Prisons, Judge Stephen Tumim, on annual report (1989)
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- Interview
Interview with Chief Inspector of Prisons, Judge Stephen Tumim, on his annual report where he described many jails as filthy and overcrowded. He also comments on the closure of the Risley Remand Centre in...