Title

Northern Ireland documentary row

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Jul 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:03:18

Description

Interview with unidentified male BBC spokesman about controversial BBC documentary Real Lives: The Edge Of The Union, about political extremism in Northern Ireland, following a call not to broadcast the film from Home Secretary Leon Brittan. Interviewees in the programme including Martin McGuinness of Sinn Fein condone the use of violence. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Politics; Government; Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; UK; Terrorists; Violence; Censorship; BBC; Broadcasting; Freedom of the press; Mass media; Television programmes; Television documentaries; Resignation (employee); Leon Brittan; Real Lives: The Edge Of The Union

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