IRN news review 1989

Title

IRN news review 1989

Genre

News report; Special

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:51:55

Description

IRN’s news review of 1989. The major stories of the year include strikes; the Hillsborough Disaster; the Channel Tunnel; the San Francisco earthquake; Margaret Thatcher’s popularity; the sinking of the Marchioness pleasure boat on the River Thames; Tiananmen Square; the bicentennial of the French Revolution.

Contributors

Nick Peters; Bill Bingham; David Spanier; Douglas Cameron; Gareth Furby; Andrew Gidley; Gary Moran; Rachel Gilmour

Keywords

USA; Earthquakes; Politics; Government; Margaret Thatcher; Anniversary celebrations; Terrorism; USSR; China; International relations; Privatization; Association football; Channel tunnels; Sports stadium disasters; Seaborne disasters; Disasters (events); Tiananmen Square; Hillsborough Stadium disaster (1989); French Revolution (1789-1799); Marchioness disaster (1989)

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