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CBI conference - Leon Brittan criticises Thatcher over Europe (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
James Matthews reports on criticism of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher by Sir Leon Brittan, Vice-President of the European Commission, for her reluctance to join the European Monetary System. The comments...
Demonstration in Prague - Eyewitness report (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Czech radio journalist, Ladislav Osivald(?) in Prague, where a hundred thousand Czechoslovakian students are demonstrating and demanding an end to communist rule in the biggest protest there...
Ambulance dispute - Workers’ experiences (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Shirley Mulrennan(?) interviews ambulance workers at Europe’s largest ambulance depot in Fulham, London. They speak about the mood of staff during the ambulance dispute and talk about struggling to survive...
Demonstration in Prague - Eyewitness report (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Nicky Broyd interviews Bruno Becik(?) during demonstrations in Prague against the communist regime. He recalls the protests of spring 1968, when Soviet troops crushed the efforts of Alexander Dubcek to...
Panos Institute study considers UK AIDS risks (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Margaret Shiels reports on the findings of an independent research organisation, The Panos Institute, which claims that worldwide figures on AIDS are a lesson for people in Britain who have claimed that the...
Czechoslovakia protests - Disinformation allegations (1989)
- Genre
- News report
Catherine Field reports on apparent government disinformation in Czechoslovakia following the revelation that no one died when police crushed a demonstration in Prague. Protest groups who accused the...
Security guard disappears with cash (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
David Nolan reports on a nationwide police hunt for a security guard from Manchester who has disappeared with twenty-five thousand pounds from his armoured van. He is thought to be heading for London and...
Nature Conservancy Council breakup - Chairman interviewed (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
John Allen interviews the chairman of the Nature Conservancy Council, Sir William Wilkinson, following the publication of their annual report. This is likely to be their final report, following the decision...
Artbeat (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Lesley Judd interviews singer-songwriter Don McLean for the Artbeat programme. Discussion of his overnight success following the release of American Pie; the song, Vincent; the importance he places on a...
Ken Dodd acquitted on tax evasion charges (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Rob Jowkowski(?) reports on the acquittal of comedian Ken Dodd, following the verdict of a trial where he was accused of tax evasion. Includes press interview outside the court. Broadcast on Radio City.