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Miles Copeland, Jr. on life and times (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; Music
Gill Pyrah interviews Miles Copeland, Jr. (Miles Axe Copeland, father of Miles Copeland III), musician, businessman, and CIA officer about his time as a musician playing with jazz trumpeter Erskine Hawkins,...
Steve Jones show (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Steve Jones interviews guest jazz singer Marion Montgomery, coinciding with her appearance at the Barbican in London with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. She speaks about why she doesn’t tend to make...
Anti-crack offensive in UK (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Clive Myrie reports on UK Government attempts to prevent the spread of the drug crack cocaine. Includes interview with expert, Professor Griffith Edwards, Addiction Research Unit in London, about the...
Anti-crack offensive in UK (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Home Affairs Committee chairman, John Wheeler, on UK Government attempts to prevent the spread of the use of the highly addictive drug crack cocaine which is already a large problem in the...
Bleriot flight re-enacted (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Catherine Bayfield reports on the failure of Louis Bleriot III, a middle-aged French businessman, to re-enact his grandfather’s first flight across the Channel in 1909 as he is too heavy. A vintage Bleriot...
Bleriot flight re-enactment fails (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Catherine Bayfield reports on an attempt to re-enact the first flight across the Channel by Louis Bleriot in 1909. The vintage Bleriot Type XI monoplane ditched into the sea just short of the crossing, it...
Felix Bloch spy scandal (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Paul Woodley reports on the Felix Bloch spy scandal in the USA. A lack of any conclusive evidence prevented any prosecution. The dilemma facing authorities is explained by former CIA director, Stansfield...
Rail dispute ends (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with railway minister, Michael Portillo, about the end of the rail dispute following the decision of the NUR to accept the pay offer from British Rail. He says the way is now clear to get the...
Tilbury dock strike (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Peter Plisner reports on the redundancy notices handed to striking dockers at Tilbury in Essex. Hundreds more workers have been told to sign new contracts or face the sack. Includes interview with shop...
Neil Kinnock on socialist success in Euro-elections (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Jim Gibbons interviews Labour Party leader, Neil Kinnock, in Strasbourg, about sweeping socialist successes in the recent European elections. He believes that the election results will pave the way for a...