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  • Barbara Bush laughs off husband’s health scare (1992)

    Genre
    Press conference

    Barbara Bush laughs off her husband, US President George Bush’s collapse at a state banquet in Tokyo. She suggests that he did not have the flu - rather, he and the US ambassador had overdone the tennis,...

  • Russia faces further economic struggle (1992)

    Genre
    News report; Speech; Vox pop

    Moscow correspondent Andrew Harding reports from Russia on President Boris Yeltsin’s abolition of price-fixing on food. School teacher Daniel Johnson and his pupils in Magadan watch American television and...

  • Man kills wife before crashing his car, killing himself and three others (1992)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Helen Costello reports on New Year’s Day from Llandudno, where Vernon Reynolds gatecrashed a New Year’s Eve party and stabbed his estranged wife, Denise. He also stabbed two members of her family who are...

  • Ian Bennett killed by police for possessing replica gun (1992)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Ian Bennett was shot dead by police at his flat in Rastrick, near Halifax, West Yorkshire after they mistook his replica guns for real ones. Jean Bennett, Ian’s mother, says the police were reckless and...

  • Richmond ice rink closes down (1992)

    Genre
    News report; Vox pop

    Charlie Stayt reports from Richmond Ice Rink, opening for its final night. The Royal family have enjoyed the ice rink, with Prince Andrew, Duke of York taking an 8-week skating course there. Includes...

  • Replica gun man shot dead by police marksmen (1992)

    Genre
    Interview

    West Yorkshire Assistant Chief Constable Bill Hughes defends the actions of the police after marksmen shot Ian Bennett dead at his home in Rastrick, near Halifax, West Yorkshire. It is thought that Bennett...

  • Neil Kinnock on Labour Party’s taxation plans (1992)

    Genre
    Interview

    Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock puts forward his plans for taxation should Labour win the General Election. These include a rise in income for pensioners and families. His aims mean only 12 percent of...

  • Neil Kinnock prepares Labour Party for election campaign (1992)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Election broadcast

    Labour leader Neil Kinnock holds the first Shadow Cabinet meeting of 1992 in preparation for the General Election. No date has yet been set for the election but Kinnock argues it will be a lengthy battle,...

  • Red Rum on the mend (1992)

    Genre
    Interview; Tribute

    Interview with Ginger McCain, trainer of legendary racehorse Red Rum. Red Rum, triple Grand National winner, has had serious health issues recently but seems to be recovering. Interviewer is Angela Rippon.

  • The state of the former Soviet Union in 1991 (1992)

    Genre
    News report; News bulletin; Interview; Advertisement

    Sue Jameson and Peter Deeley discuss the state of the former Soviet Union during the year 1991. The main issue for the Russian people now under President Boris Yeltsin is the price fix being lifted from...