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Oil clean-up operation on Mersey (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Alison MacDonald reports on a massive clean-up operation on the Mersey, following the large oil spillage at the Stanlow Shell oil refinery. Officials say the main oil slick has been dispersed but while the...
Lockerbie bombing-relatives meet Scottish police (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
David Johnston interviews Bert Ammerman, representative for US relatives of victims of the Lockerbie tragedy. The Dumfries Chief Constable has been meeting relatives of the 103 US citizens who died in the...
New computer system for Inland Revenue (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Mark Gregory reports on plans for a massive new computer system at the Inland Revenue. The Revenue says the computer will help them fight tax fraud, but critics say data protection issues are a concern while...
George Adamson murdered-Bill Travers reaction (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with actor Bill Travers about the murder of the conservationist George Adamson, who has been shot dead at his ranch in Kenya. Travers who played the role of Adamson in the film of Born Free based...
Lockerbie bombing-UK relatives’ reaction to US relatives’ visit (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Jim Squire, representative for British relatives of victims of the Lockerbie tragedy. The Dumfries Chief Constable has been meeting relatives of the 103 US citizens who died in the air crash...
Canadian grandma’s yacht limps into Plymouth (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Eleanor Parkinson reports from Plymouth in Devon where a Canadian grandmother has been describing the challenges and dangers of a solo transatlantic yachting trip, which almost cost her her life (interview...
Lorry kills four in Brixton (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Margaret Shiels reports from Brixton in South London where three children and one woman have been killed after a wall collapsed on top of them after being hit by a lorry. Includes interviews with Inspector...
Pensioner lifeguard saves girl (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with eighty-year-old lifeguard, Jim Austin, about the rescue of ten-year-old Louise Davies from rough seas at Goodwick in West Wales. Jim says the girl only got into difficulty because she ignored...
Jimmy Knapp on BR rail fares rise (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Ronan Carroll interviews Jimmy Knapp, NUR, who has accused British Rail of misleading the public following reports that some season ticket fares may go up by twenty-five percent in 1990. Such a rise would be...
Increase in rat population in UK (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Jake Mathias, Institute of Environmental Health, about a large increase in the rat population in the UK. He says the risk to the public is reaching crisis point and water authorities are being...