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IRA kill British soldiers wife (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Brigadier Alan Gordon, commander of the Dortmund garrison where the German wife of a British soldier was shot dead by IRA gunmen. German police will be investigating. Male interviewer not...
IRA kill British soldiers wife (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Army spokesman Alan Pattison describes the murder of a British soldier’s German wife at a base in Dortmund, Germany and says the German police will be leading the investigation and identity of the...
Thatcher comments on IRA murder of British soldier’s wife (1989)
- Genre
- Press conference
Margaret Thatcher describes to press her feelings about the murder of a British soldier’s German wife in Dortmund, Germany by the IRA and the security measures to be taken to ensure the safety of British...
English football fans jailed in Sweden (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Clive Myrie reports on hooliganism and arrests in Sweden during the England-Sweden World Cup qualifying football match and calls to cancel the next England friendly match in Holland. Includes vox pop with...
Gordon Oliver on South African demonstration (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with the newly elected mayor of Cape Town, anti-apartheid politician Gordon Oliver, on demonstrations against the killing by South African police of twenty-three people during a parliamentary...
Steven Soderbergh on Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with film director Steven Soderbergh, about his latest movie, Sex, Lies, and Videotape. He talks about the idea for the film coming from personal experiences, when he has got himself into...
Julie Ward murder - inquest into death (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Simon Israel reports on the inquest in Nairobi, Kenya, into the death of British photographer Julie Ward (1988). Simon Makallah, chief warden of the Masai Maru game reserve, who is alleged to have...
Queen greets MPs from Argentina at reception (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Kevin Murphy reports from Westminster, where Queen Elizabeth II has shaken hands with Senator Eduardo Menem, brother of the Argentine President, Carlos Menem. They met at a reception to celebrate the opening...
Fire chief on disaster planning (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Margaret Shiels interviews London’s Chief Fire Officer, Gerald Clarkson, on changes to the Fire Brigade’s command structure during disasters. Follows criticisms of the service after the inquiry into the...
John Major on South Africa (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
David Spanier interview with Foreign Secretary John Major, on the need for the new South African Government to introduce measures leading to the dismantling of apartheid. He gave no hint that Britain would...