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Ernie Wise on heart charity fundraising tour (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with comedian, Ernie Wise, who is following in the footsteps of Phineas Fogg, the fictional explorer who travelled round the world in eighty days, by making a journey for charity. He is beginning...
Alistair Morton on Eurotunnel costs (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Margaret Shiels interviews the co-chairman of Eurotunnel, Alastair Morton, about the costs of building the Channel Tunnel which have soared to seven billion pounds. The projected increase is down to dearer...
Robert Runcie on agreement with the Pope (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
James Bays interviews the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Robert Runcie, after he signed a joint declaration with the Pope in Rome which he hopes will pave the way towards unity between the Catholic and...
Archbishop Runcie and Pope John Paul II sign declaration (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
James Bays reports on the signing of a joint declaration between Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Robert Runcie, and the Pope, in Rome, which it is hoped will pave the way towards unity between the Catholic and...
SDP conference - Speeches (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Music
Peter Spencer reports on the SDP conference in Scarborough. Pessimists say that with four percent of the popular vote behind them, the party is heading for oblivion; optimists, by way of contrast, say they...
Murder of Elizabeth McCormack (1989)
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- News report; Interview
Margaret Shiels reports on an investigation by murder squad detectives in Ilford, Essex, into the last movements of a twenty-five year-old woman who was stabbed to death in her own home. Elizabeth...
SDP Conference - David Owen speech (1989)
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- News report; Speech
Paul Rowley reports from the SDP Conference in Scarborough, where leader Dr David Owen has made a fresh appeal to Paddy Ashdown’s Social and Liberal Democrats for an electoral pact - even though he admits...
John Major’s maiden speech to UN (1989)
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- News report; Speech
Nick Peters reports on the maiden speech by UK Foreign Secretary, John Major, to the United Nations in New York. He told delegates that Britain will provide a range of measures to help in the growing war...
Ian Botham on chat show tour (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Tim Abraham interviews England cricketer, Ian Botham, following the selectors’ decision to leave him out of England’s squad for the winter tour of the West Indies. The thirty-three year-old all-rounder...
Green Party conference - speeches (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Peter Spencer reports on the Green Party conference in Wolverhampton, where changes in long-established party policy were made including their targets on UK population figures. Includes excerpts from...