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  1. Inquest into death of art thief shot by police (1989)

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    News report; Interview

    Report on the inquest at the Old Bailey into the death of art thief Dennis Bergin, shot by police as he exited a museum holding a gun. Other members of the gang are now in jail. Mother Ruth Bergin says she...

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  2. Row over V and A museum restructure (1989)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Kay Oliver reports on the fears for the future of our national heritage after restructuring at the V and A museum partly to make it more cost effective, with curators made redundant; and what could happen...

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  3. Mrs Gorbachev’s visit to Museum of London (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Vox pop

    Lisa Hampele reports on Raisa Gorbachev’s visit to the Museum of London. Children who were there talk about meeting her and the presents she gave them, and Valerie Cumming, Deputy Director of the museum,...

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  4. Museum entrance fees resisisted (1989)

    Genre
    Interview

    David Wilson, Dierctor of the British Museum on why he is resisiting introducing entrance charges despite a need to raise funds-they have a shortage of 150 staff. He calls for more money from the government...

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  5. Design museum in London (1990)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Terence Conran on his new Design Museum in London’s Docklands. He describes its contents-everyday objects from throughout the world and graphics- and talks about what it will give back in...

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  6. Rikki Shields, campaigner for return of ancestral remains (1990)

    Genre
    Interview; Music; News report

    Rikki Shields, an aboriginal man from north Australia, is spearheading a campaign for the return of his people’s ancestral remains from western museums back to Australia. He explains. Tessa Clarke(?)...

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  7. New British exhibition at the Tate Gallery (1990)

    Genre
    News report; Speech; Interview

    Nigel Dearing reports on the official launch of the new Tate Gallery exhibition of British art. Speakers are Director of the Tate Nicholas Serota and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

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  8. Last Welsh pit pony retires (1992)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Phil Mercer reports on the retirement of British Coal’s last surviving pit pony. 26 year-old Welsh has worked his last few years at the Big Pit mining museum in Gwent, South Wales. He’s moving to an...

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  9. Bomb attacks on London museums (1992)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Peter Deeley reports on the detonation of four bombs at three London museums - Madame Tussauds, The Planetarium, and the Imperial War Museum. No one was injured and the damage was minimal. The speakers...

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  10. Forces Sweethearts exhibition at Imperial War Museum (1993)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Peter Deeley reporting for Angela Rippon FM Drivetime from the Forces Sweethearts exhibition at the Imperial War Museum, featuring the love letters, wedding dresses and other memorabilia of both World Wars....

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