LFA: President Reagans final Republican Convention Fri, 19 Aug 88 President Reagan gives his farewell address at the Republican convention in Kansas. A heat wave, drought and forest fires continue to cause problems across the US....
LFA: Ed Koch, Mayor of New York Fri, 12 Aug 88 A look at the problems faced by New York's mayor Ed Koch, his weekly interrogation by the public on TV and his attempts to fight drug use and keep New York's beaches clean....
LFA: Day care and recreation Fri, 5 Aug 88 As the 1988 election looms closer, day care becomes a prime issue. Alistair Cooke reflects on the unexpected success of the newspaper USA Today, founded in 1982....
21st Feb 14: You have been placed on hold Fri, 21 Feb 14 Nemone was steering the good ship breakfast this morning so we have placed the podcast on hold until Monday. Thank you for waiting. Your ears are important to us....
20 Feb 14. You have been placed on hold Thu, 20 Feb 14 Nemone was steering the good ship breakfast this morning so we have placed the podcast on hold until Monday. Thank you for waiting. Your ears are important to us....
19 Feb 14. Norman Lovett communist underwear Wed, 19 Feb 14 Norman Lovatt, also known as Holly in Red Dwarf and now a successful stand up in his own right, talks to us about opening for The Clash and his new sitcom with David Baddiel. We also talk so...
The nations favourite road George Lucas Tue, 18 Feb 14 George Lucas introduces Matt today, we imagine the secret criminal life of Jarvis and Professor Coxy blows our synapses once again with talk of neutrinos...
17 Feb 14. What Have you Been Reduced to? Mon, 17 Feb 14 Shaun improvises a medley of impressions for Matt, we ask you what you've been reduced to as Shaun eats a bag of kids crisps and we hear a massive Obama shaped claim in the small claims court....
LFA: America's polluted waters Fri, 29 Jul 88 Alistair Cooke reports on the polluted state of America's waters, coastline and lakes, its effect on the wildlife and the reactions of the public....
LFA: Democratic National Convention, 1988 Fri, 22 Jul 88 Michael Dukakis is nominated as the Democrat presidential candidate, but divisions within the party are exposed at the 1988 Democratic convention....