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Geoffrey Howe launches attack on Thatcher (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Paul Rowley reports on a speech by Deputy Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Howe, sacked as Foreign Secretary in the Cabinet reshuffle, where he delivers a coded attack on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s...
Liver found for Linda Prime (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with David Prime, father of two-year-old Linda Prime, who’s urgently in need of a liver transplant, after she was rushed to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge when a potential donor was found....
Chris Patten spells out green policies (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Murphy interview with Environment Secretary Chris Patten where he spells out his green policies and says who may be paying for it. Follows his keynote speech at the Conservative Party conference in...
Tony Newton on pensioners and allowances (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Murphy interviews Secretary of State for Social Security, Tony Newton, following a speech at the Conservative Party conference in Blackpool where he said Britain’s pensioners are enjoying higher than...
Ann Taylor on seawater pollution (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Kevin Murphy interviews Labour Party environment spokeswoman Ann Taylor on Blackpool beach where she is trying to focus attention on water pollution and the poor state of Britain’s beaches. The interview...
Conservative conference - John Major on foreign policy (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Richard Dallyn interview with Foreign Secretary John Major where he talks about his address to the Conservative Party conference in Blackpool. The speech concentrated on developments in Europe including...
Conservative conference - Norman Tebbit interview (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with former Conservative Party chairman, Norman Tebbit, during the 1989 Conservative conference in Blackpool. He says he is grateful to be out of the limelight during a difficult time for the Party...
Ian Hislop, Private Eye editor, on Appeal Court decision (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Excerpt from press interview with Private Eye editor, Ian Hislop, following the decision at the Appeal Court in London to overturn the award of the record £600,000 libel payment to Sonia Sutcliffe,...
South African political prisoners released (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Clive Myrie asks Thabo Mbeki, head of international affairs for the ANC, for his reaction to the release of 8 leading South African political prisoners, in President F W de Klerk’s boldest reform move so...
Black day for London stock exchange (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
James Matthews reports on the London Stock Exchange experiencing its third worst ever daily fall in share prices (at the time when this was broadcast), with the FTSE index down 200 points, after failing to...