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Man describes escape from roof collapse (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified (Scottish?) male speaker describes how he and his son escaped their home as the roof collapsed; the house has been completely destroyed.
IRN news review 1989 (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Special
IRN’s news review of 1989. The major stories of the year include strikes; the Hillsborough Disaster; the Channel Tunnel; the San Francisco earthquake; Margaret Thatcher’s popularity; the sinking of the...
After eight - Carmen Silvera (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
After Eight. Gill Pyrah interviews actress Carmen Silvera, best known for her role as Edith Artois in the television comedy ‘Allo ‘Allo!. In three parts.
After eight - Patrick Moore (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
After Eight. Gill Pyrah interviews astronomer Patrick Moore about his new book, Space Travel for the Under Tens. In four parts.
Tiananmen Square feature (1989)
- Genre
- Feature
Reporter documents the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 in Beijing, China, leading up to the Tiananmen Square Massacre on 4 June 1989. The progression of events as they unfold, sharing his experience of...
Rowdy debate on ERM (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Sally Arthy reports on the first Prime Minister’s Question Time of the new Parliamentary session with a rowdy exchange on the European Exchange Rate Mechanism. Leader of the Labour Party, Neil Kinnock,...
Hurd gets frost reception in Israel (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference; Speech
Peter Allen-Frost reports on a frosty reception for UK Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd, in Israel for talks on the Gulf crisis, following Britain’s key role in a UN resolution condemning Israel for killing...
Desert Rats go to Gulf (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Brigadier General Tom Draude(?), of the US First Marine Division, speaks in Saudi Arabia about US and UK forces working together and the problems Britain’s first fighting troops arriving in the Gulf for...
AIDS warning to heterosexuals (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
The infection rate of AIDS in heterosexuals has doubled in the past year and in an attempt to raise awareness Chief Medical Officer, Sir Donald Acheson, issues a warning. He stresses it is not just...
Spy Anthony Cavendish on former boss Maurice Oldfield (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Inside Intelligence is the memoirs of former MI6 agent Anthony Cavendish, to be published this week. He speaks about his former boss, Chief of MI6 Sir Maurice Oldfield, who was heavily involved with Ireland...