1989: Day by Day - 18th October 1989

Sir John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 20 years ago. Erich Honecker, the East German leader of 18 years and architect of the Berlin Wall, resigns; all Commonwealth countries agree on sanctions against South Africa - except for the UK; the Atlantis Space Shuttle launches successfully from Cape Canaveral, initiating a six-year research mission to Jupiter. A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4.