Results
39,247 results found for all records.
John Prescott on Hemsworth by-election (1996)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Labour deputy leader John Prescott on his party’s victory in the Hemsworth by-election where they saw off the challenge of Arthur Scargill’s Socialist Labour Party.
One to one (1996)
- Genre
- Interview
Richard De Costobadie is One to One with cricketer John Emburey, latterly of Middlesex and the England A tour manager in Pakistan. Hot tip to be the next England manager, and shortly starting as Northampton...
Jean Knowlson jailed for feeding pigeons (1996)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop
South London pensioner Jean Knowlson has been sent to Holloway prison for the second time because she refused to obey a court order that banned her from feeding pigeons outside her home. Nick Wood has...
Satellite and cable TV stations taking over sports viewing (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; Vox pop
Brian Ging goes to White City to talk to a few sports fans as a national debate on whether satellite and cable TV stations should be allowed to snap up exclusive rights to major sporting events goes on. Lord...
MPs call for pay review (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
In the week when a four percent pay rise was touted as the just reward for millions of public sector workers, some MPs decided they needed 100 percent. Brian Ging reports, with contributions from former...
Rail privatisation begins (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Commuters have had their first taste of privatisation after a weekend of embarrassment for the Government over its plans. The first private services in nearly half a century began yesterday from Stagecoach...
Rail privatisation hitch (1996)
- Genre
- Interview
The Government’s rail privatisation programme has suffered an embarrassing hitch. The transfer of one of three lines to the private sector this morning has been halted because of fraud allegations. A...
Rail privatisation hitch (1996)
- Genre
- Interview
A British Rail investigation into allegations of ticket fraud has halted the sell-off of the London-Tilbury-Southend line and caused a director of the company to resign. Two other services passed into...
Rail privatisation begins (1996)
- Genre
- Interview
The Government is facing embarrassment after part of its rail privatisation scheme was delayed following allegations of ticket fraud on the London-Tilbury-Southend rail service. However, the privatisation...
Keith Bill on rail privatisation (1996)
- Genre
- Interview
Save Our Railways campaign spokesman Keith Bill is negative about the Government’s rail privatisation programme - he says he doesn’t think it will go very far.