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Hong Kong refugees and handover (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
David Spanier interviews the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir David Wilson, following talks with the Foreign Secretary, John Major, in London. He has been seeking the British Government’s help, on the issue of...
Colombian drug wars-La Prensa editor’s view (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Oni Bhattacharya interviews Juan Carlos Pastrana, editor of the La Prensa newspaper, about the continuing drug war in Colombia. Narcotics barons are killing judges and bombing government targets over the...
Leona Helmsley trial (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Paul Woodley reports from New York on a tax fraud trial involving one of America’s richest families. Leona Helmsley, was found guilty of not paying two and a half million pounds in tax. Her husband, Harry...
Princess Anne and Mark Phillips split (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Camilla Affleck reports on the separation of Captain Mark Phillips from Princess Anne (Princess Royal). Includes interviews (including archive recordings) with Mark Phillips; Princess Anne.
Families living near Sellafield win legal aid for cancer fight (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
James Matthews interviews solicitor Martyn Day about a legal case in Cumbria, where families have won financial backing to try and prove the Sellafield nuclear plant is killing local children. Four families...
Thatcher praise for bird charity (1989)
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- News report; Interview; Press conference
Mark Phillips reports on a visit by UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to the headquarters of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) in Sandy, Bedfordshire. During her tour the Prime Minister...
BR to spend 257m pounds on South East improvements (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Margaret Shiels reports on a statement by Transport Secretary Cecil Parkinson announcing the biggest investment programme for British Rail’s Network SouthEast in thirty years. 400 new coaches will be built...
Rolling Stones begin tour with Philadelphia concert (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop; Music
Paul Woodley reports from the United States, where The Rolling Stones have begun their first tour in more than ten years with a concert in Philadelphia. Includes interview with male spokesman (not...
Tigers found on Scottish road (1989)
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- News report; Interview
David Johnston reports on the mystery appearance of three tigers in a cage at the side of a Scottish road. A Lothian and Borders police patrol discovered the tigers in a large trailer in a lay-by on a the...
Princess Anne’s role in Manchester Olympics bid (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Bob Scott, the chairman of the UK campaign to host the 1996 Olympics in Manchester. He says Princess Anne (Princess Royal), who is in Puerto Rico where she is attending the international...