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Pit closures and unemployment (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview
Report on the demonstrations for 31 threatened mines organised by Women Against Pit Closures with Maureen Stubbings, marcher on the aim of the march; Ann Scargill on the fight to save the pits and NUM...
Arthur Ashe death (1993)
- Genre
- Obituary; Tribute
Report on the death of tennis player Arthur Ashe and his announcement last year he had AIDS (heard at press conference); his other health problems including heart surgery where blood transfusion gave him HIV...
Government review of spending (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Report on the Government’s long term review on spending in all areas to see where to make cuts. Interviews with Shadow chief Secretary to the Treasury Harriet Harman who fears it will be an end to the...
Ionica radiowave telecoms (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview about Ionica, a radiowave telephone service provider, being granted a licence. On how it works without a fixed line; what this competition will mean to the consumer and BT; how other industries...
Ranulph Fiennes Antartica walk (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a member of the team involved in the attempt by Ranulph Fiennes and Dr Mike Stroud to walk across Antarctica unaided. She talks about their condition; how the trip is going; how they are...
Ranulph Fiennes Antartica walk (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with British explorer (Vivian Fuchs?) about the attempt by Ranulph Fiennes and Dr Mike Stroud to walk across Antarctica unaided. He says its a remarkable achievement and compares it to his...
Patulin in apple juice (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a Conservative minister (not identified - poss. Nicholas Soames) on what the government is going to do about high levels of patulin (a naturally occurring toxic chemical) in some apple juice....
London explosion in small hours (1993)
- Genre
- Vox pop; News report
Report back to the studio about a small explosion in a residential area near Sloane Square in central London, its not yet known what caused it. People who were evacuated talk about being woken up by a loud...
Outrage at low rape sentence (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Report on MPs outrage and planned review of the case following the sentence of a £500 fine for a boy charged of raping a girl. Commons speeches on the case from: John Marshall; Solicitor General Sir Derek...
Derek Bentley postumous appeal (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Iris Bentley, brother of Derek Bentley who was hanged for murder in 1953. On the success of her appeal to get the case reheard to get an official posthumous pardon; what they have gone through...