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GCSE results improve (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Spencer interviews Education Minister, Angela Rumbold about an improvement in GCSE grades in 1989. According to new figures, the proportion of students gaining high grades in the major subjects rose by...
David Gower on sixth Ashes test (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Dominic Allan interviews England cricket captain, David Gower, prior to the sixth and final test match against Australia at the Oval in London. He speaks about the changes to the side and the selection of...
Nottingham family on rations to mark World War II anniversary (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Carolyn Atkinson reports on a Nottingham family who are commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the start of the Second World War by living on wartime rations for a week. Includes interviews with Jason...
UK financial statistics (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Peter Spencer reports from Westminster on financial figures showing the UK plunging deeper into the red, prompting fears of yet another increase in mortgage and interest rates. Includes interview with Labour...
Michael Portillo on Lockerbie inquiry (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; Press conference
Press interview featuring Transport Minister, Michael Portillo, following his meeting with the representative group of American relatives of those who died in the Lockerbie disaster (21/12/88). He discusses...
David Hyams on Islington housing plan (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Richard Dallyn interviews David Hyams, opposition Democrat leader on Islington Council, about a scheme spearheaded by the council’s Housing Chairman, Maurice Barnes, to move homeless people into vacant...
Maurice Barnes on Islington housing plan (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Islington Council’s Housing Chairman, Maurice Barnes, about a controversial scheme to move homeless people into vacant rooms in Charles Rowan House in Finsbury Park. Male interviewer not...
Snakes-by-post video promotion (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Richard Armstrong reports on a promotional campaign by a video company involving the posting of hundreds of live snakes to accompany its horror movie, The Serpent and the Rainbow. The RSPCA has branded the...
Snakes-by-post video promotion (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Paul Brett, CIC video, on a promotional campaign by the company involving the posting of hundreds of live snakes to accompany its horror movie, The Serpent and the Rainbow. Interviewer not...
John Mason on Voyager photographs of Triton (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with space expert, Dr John Mason, on photographs from the spacecraft Voyager, showing spectacular views of Neptune’s moon, Triton. Male interviewer not identified.