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Heart transplant boy plays Wembley (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on a nine-year-old boy (Liam) who has had a heart transplant and is playing in a football match at Wembley. Sports Minister Colin Moynihan and parents Sue and Jimmy on Liam being an example to others....
US hostages in the Lebanon (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Following the capture of American hostages in the Lebanon including Joseph Cicippio, report on the growing pressure on President George H. W. Bush to act tough on the terrorists. Warships are in the Gulf....
Body discovered in Epping Forest (1989)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the murder of an unknown young woman whose strangled body has been discovered by a couple out walking in the Epping Forest area near junction 26 of the M25. Detective Superintendent Graham Howard...
Black players withdraw from rebel tour of South Africa (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified South African spokesman confirming two black cricket players Roland Butcher and Philip DeFreitas have withdrawn from the English rebel tour of South Africa after coming under pressure. He argues...
Rail crash may be sabotage (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Following a rail crash on a commuter line into London, at the scene, an unidentified investigator confirms that although it is early days, engineers believe the cause to have been vandalism rather than an...
Rail crash on a commuter line into London (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified British Rail spokesman on a rail crash on a commuter line into London attributed to vandalism. Confirms a full inquiry is to be held and a reward offered for information, also that security will...
Rail crash on commuter line into London (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified government spokesman? on the rail crash on a commuter line into London which has been attributed to vandalism. States those who put at risk the lives of several hundred people are committing a...
Rebel cricket and rugby tours of South Africa (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified Conservative MP voicing disappointment that cricket and rugby players still intend to go to South Africa and confirming the government, as signatories to the Gleneagles Agreement, will continue...
Gigha island bought by businessman Malcolm Potier (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on businessman Malcolm Potier buying the Hebridean island of Gigha, together with castle and baronetcy. The new laird speaks of his love for the island as a place to live, and confirms the purchase is...
US hostage Higgins confirmed dead (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the conclusion of FBI forensic experts, from their investigation of the videotape released by his Lebanese captors, that the dead body shown is that of American hostage Colonel William Higgins....