Results
39,247 results found for all records.
Eastbourne by-election (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; Election coverage
Report on by-election victory in Eastbourne for the Liberal Democrats with a massive swing from the Tories. Includes announcement of the result and reaction from: winning candidate David Bellotti; Richard...
Winning candidate on Eastbourne by-election (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Victorious Liberal Democrat candidate David Bellotti on winning the Eastbourne by-election by a large majority with a massive swing from the Tories. For Breakfast programme. Male interviewer not identified.
Lord Young on his political life (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Politician and businessman Lord Young of Graffham (David Young) talks to Michael Parkinson about his autobiography- The Enterprise Years: a Businessman in the Cabinet and criticism of it by Norman Tebbit who...
Fay Weldon on utopia (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Author Fay Weldon talks to Michael Parkinson about Darcy’s Utopia and the book’s and her own utopian ideals; how she makes her books flow; other things she has written; her age; hormone replacement...
Paddy Ashdwon on Eastbourne by-election victory (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown on the party’s stunning victory in the Eastbourne by-election, with local candidate David Bellotti gaining a massive swing from Conservative. Also on implications for...
Government plans educational reform (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Education Secretary John MacGregor refuses to divulge details of a deal with the Treasury over finance for education and talks about planned educational reforms in the context of education being a key issue...
Crypto- adjective of the day in Parliament (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Paul Rowley reports from Westminster on Margaret Thatcher not having to apologise to Labour leader Neil Kinnock after calling him a crypto-communist in a heated debate yesterday. Includes Thatcher and...
Herald of Free Enterprise trial collapses (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Simon Israel reports on the collapse of the manslaughter trial of P & O European Ferries and seven former employees, over the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster. Includes reaction from Maurice de Rohan,...
Edward Heath leaves for Baghdad on mercy mission (1990)
- Genre
- Press conference
Former Prime Minister Edward Heath speaks to reporters at Heathrow about his trip as he prepares to leave via Jordan for negotiations with Saddam Hussein in Baghdad over sick and elderly Britons held hostage...
US budget crisis (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop; Speech
Washington correspondent Nick Peters reports on the second budget crisis in the USA and possible effects on voting in upcoming elections. Includes President George Bush talking to press about the 2 proposed...