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Barbara Cartland becomes Dame (1991)
- Genre
- Press conference
Author Barbara Cartland speaks to press after ceremony honouring her as a Dame and on her wish for ordinary people to be honoured.
Sinead O’Connor on feeling sad (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Sinead O’Connor tearfully says she has the chance to express how sad she feels. Possibly in context of her ripping up a photo of the Pope on Saturday Night Live as a protest against child abuse in the...
Shirley Porter’s political scandals (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on Shirley Porter and the scandals she was involved with in Westminster City Council. Possibly in context of her retirement from politics. Former Labour Group leader, Paul Dimoldenberg comments....
Shirley Porter on retirement from politics (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Shirley Porter talks to Angela Rippon about her retirement from politics. They discuss her career, particularly the political scandals in Westminster City Council where she was leader including Homes for...
London Underground fire (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Dominique Harvie reports for LBC Newstalk 97.3 on an Underground train fire that left thousands of passengers trapped for hours on the Central Line between Liverpool Street and Bethnal Green stations. With...
Badly run rail system (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Angela Rippon interviews Minister for Public Transport, Roger Freeman about the continuing failures of British Rail and London Underground in the South following bomb hoaxes which caused passengers to be...
Sinead O’Connor boycotts Grammys (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Paul Woodley reports on the Grammy awards after singer Sinead O’Connor boycotts the event as a protest against commercialism in music. Excerpts from acceptance speeches by singers Phil Collins, Quincy...
Rover sale to BMW scandal (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on Dr John Gilbert, a member of an all party Commons Select Committee, accusing Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government of attempting to conceal parts of the BAE deal which sold British car...
Share price of electric utilities (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified woman talks about the share price of privatised regional electricity supply companies and who they will be encouraging to invest. Female interviewer not identified.
National Power privatisation (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male Labour Party member talks about the privatisation of National Power by John Wakeham for 2 billion pounds, which he says is undervaluing it and compares it to privatisation of the...