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207 results found for '"BBC"' in Keywords.
BBC fined over Legionnaires outbreak (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
The BBC has been fined £3,600 after admitting it broke health and safety regulations with regards to a water cooling tower, leading to last year’s outbreak of Legionnaires disease in and around...
BBC workers strike (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with John Foster from the National Union of Journalists and Roger Bolton from the broadcasting union, BETA. They talk about the BBC workers’ one-day strike, why they are striking and what the...
Tory council accused of gerrymandering (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with the deputy leader of Westminster City Council, David Weeks, about a BBC Panorama television programme which suggested the Conservative council’s housing policies were designed to entice more...
Dame Shirley Porter defeats no confidence vote (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Julie Benson reports on a vote of no confidence at Westminster City Council where leader Dame Shirley Porter defeated the motion by three votes. The Labour leader, Paul Dimoldenberg, called for the vote...
Steve Jones show (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Steve Jones interviews guest BBC golf commentator, Peter Alliss, coinciding with the publication of his book, The Best of Golf. He talks about the recent performance of Sandy Lyle, European hopes in the...
Channel 4 won’t broadcast Commons (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Channel 4 has suspended plans to televise regular live broadcasts from the House of Commons because of restrictive regulations. Instead the channel will include occasional live coverage in news bulletins and...
Thatcher on leadership challenge (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Peter Spencer reports from Westminster where Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has opened her campaign to retain the leadership of the Conservative Party following the challenge from Sir Anthony Meyer, the...
Shake-up of broadcasting in the UK (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Home Office minister David Mellor on the future of broadcasting in the UK as the Government has announced plans for a shake-up in its Broadcasting Bill. On the widening of choice for customers; greater...
Neil Kinnock under pressure in interview (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Former Conservative Party chairman Norman Tebbit has accused Labour leader Neil Kinnock of not being up to the job after losing his temper while being cross-examined on the radio. Kinnock halted an...
British escapee from Kuwait criticizes BBC (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Mike Trew(?), a financial accountant from Swansea who has fled Kuwait, criticises the BBC World Service for scaremongering by reporting rumours of round-ups and chemical warfare. He also describes how...