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Pop art exhibition at the Royal Academy (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report from a pop art exhibition at the Royal Academy, London. Peter Deeley comments on the work of artists Andy Warhol, Tom Wesselmann, Colin Self and Eduardo Paolozzi. George Melly, also present at the...
Lynne Rogers murder case - Father appeals for help (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on the murder of 17 year-old Lynne Rogers, who was found dead in a Sussex wood after travelling to London for work. Her father, Derek, appeals to the public for help, and blames himself for her death....
David Hope is new Bishop of London (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
London will have a new bishop today when the Right Reverend David Hope is enthroned in St Paul’s Cathedral as the 131st Bishop of London. This will make him number three in the hierarchy of the Church of...
John Patten on crime statistics (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Home Officer Minister, John Patten is interviewed following the publication of the worst-ever crime figures, and rioting on the streets of Newcastle. Patten describes measures which the public and police can...
Joyriders’ deaths spark riots in Newcastle (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference; Speech
Report on the death of two young joyriders, 21 year-old Colin Atkins and his friend Dale Robson. Chief Constable Sir Stanley Bailey says there is evidence to show the Police were not at fault. The incident...
Neil Kinnock reacts to resignation suggestion (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour leader Neil Kinnock responds dismissively to a question (about the possibility of his resignation in the wake of an Observer newspaper opinion poll which showed the Labour Party’s popularity to be...
Gerald Ratner on plunge in jewellery sales (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with jeweller Gerald Ratner, in which he plays down his previous criticism of his company’s goods (as crap) and blames the recession for a slump in sales. Interviewer (poss. Clayre Gribben) not...
Neil Kinnock on election speculation (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Labour leader Neil Kinnock’s popularity within his own party has been in question recently. Kinnock responds to claims made, and goes on to accuse Prime Minister, John Major of dithering over a general...
Oliver North charges dropped (1991)
- Genre
- Press conference
All criminal charges against Colonel Oliver North, the White House official who illegally sold American weapons to Iran, have been dropped. Prosecutors have decided they have insufficient evidence...
John Major on the NHS (1991)
- Genre
- Speech
Prime Minister John Major gives a speech to nurses at a dinner in London in which he pays tribute to the National Health Service. He says the NHS has looked after him and his parents in times of illness,...