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Helicopter crash at Brent Spar (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the Sikorsky helicopter crash that left 6 people dead after it tried to land on the Brent Spar oil storage platform. Speakers are Aberdeen Coastguard spokesman Peter Webb and spokesman for the...
Labour will replace poll tax if elected (1990)
- Genre
- Press conference
The Labour Party’s National Executive Committee has agreed to introduce a new rating system to replace the poll tax if elected in the next general election. Labour’s local government spokesman David...
IRA plants bomb on country road (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on an IRA bomb planted on a quiet country road in Armagh which killed three Royal Ulster Constabulary policemen and 37 year-old Roman Catholic nun, Sister Catherine Dunn. Speakers are Ulster Security...
Stephen Tumim on prison report (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons, Judge Stephen Tumim, about his report on the state of the UK’s prisons. He wants to see proper sanitation installed and inmates given useful...
Tony Benn and Labour Party leadership (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Labour left-winger Tony Benn about the party leadership stifling internal debate. Male interviewer not identified.
John Gummer on new Archbishop of Canterbury (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Conservative cabinet minister John Gummer on the appointment of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, Dr George Carey, as the next Archbishop of Canterbury. Female interviewer not identified.
Dave Bassett made honorary Yorkshireman (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Sheffield United manager Dave Bassett on being made an honorary Yorkshireman after taking the football club into the First Division. Male interviewer not identified (addressed by Bassett as Simon). Broadcast...
Appointment of George Carey as Archbishop of Canterbury (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the appointment of Dr George Carey, Bishop of Bath and Wells as the next Archbishop of Canterbury following the announcement of Dr Robert Runcie’s retirement. Includes part of speech by Carey,...
John Morris on first test cricket match (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Derbyshire opener and new England cricketer, 26 year-old John Morris as he faces his first test cricket match against India at Lord’s Cricket Ground. Male interviewer not identified.
Doug Hoyle on Rover sell-off (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Labour MP, Doug Hoyle following fresh allegations of a cover-up over the Rover sell-off after a letter from then Trade Secretary Lord David Young was produced. Male interviewer not identified.