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Griff Rhys Jones on career and partnership with Mel Smith (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Carol Allen interviews comedian Griff Rhys Jones about his partnership with Mel Smith on the television series Not the Nine O’Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones; their new film Wilt; and their separate...
Prince Charles speech on sustainable development (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Camilla Affleck reports on a speech by Prince Charles (Prince of Wales) to the Trilateral Commission, an international think-tank set up to examine the north-south divide. He called for a new global bargain...
Julie Ward inquest returns murder verdict (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Simon Israel reports from Nairobi where Kenya’s chief magistrate has ruled that the British photographer, Julie Ward, was murdered on a game reserve in 1988. Joseph Mango’s verdict comes after a...
City reacts to Chancellor Nigel Lawson resignation (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
James Bays reports on the reaction in the City of London to the resignation of Chancellor Nigel Lawson and Government advisor Alan Walters. Lawson has been replaced by John Major. Includes interviews with...
Massive cannabis haul in Channel (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with customs officer John Chapman, following the seizure of fifteen tons of cannabis, worth £37million, in the English Channel, Britain’s largest ever haul of the drug. The Honduran-registered...
Thatcher on Nigel Lawson resignation (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; Press conference
Press interview with UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, following the resignation of Chancellor Nigel Lawson. She says she is still firmly in control, her policies remain unchanged and it’s business as...
Gunmen kill British airman and baby in West Germany (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Wing Commander Will Roberts in West Germany, following the shooting of 34-year-old British serviceman RAF Corporal Maheshkumar Islania and his six-month-old baby daughter Nivruti Mahesh...
Kazuo Ishiguro wins Booker Prize (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; Speech
Speech by writer, Kazuo Ishiguro, following the award of the Booker Prize for his novel, The Remains of The Day. In his speech he paid tribute to Salman Rushdie, the author in hiding following the fatwa...
Thatcher’s ratings slump (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Kevin Murphy reports on the results of a NOP telephone survey in The Independent newspaper. The opinion poll shows Prime Mininster Margaret Thatcher’s popularity plunging to the lowest of any UK Prime...
Julie Ward inquest returns murder verdict (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; News bulletin
LBC Crown FM news bulletin focusing on the ruling that British photographer, Julie Ward, was murdered on a game reserve in 1988. Kenya’s Chief Magistrate Joseph Mango’s verdict comes after a year-long...