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59 results found for '"Controversial literature"' in Keywords.
Satanic Verses wins Whitbread novel award (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Salman Rushdie’s novel The Satanic Verses has been voted winner in the novel section of the Whitbread Literary awards but only made the shortlist of the Booker Prize. There have been rumours since the...
Salman Rushdie on Whitbread award (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
Carol Allen interviews author Salman Rushdie on his novel, The Satanic Verses, winning the Whitbread novel section prize. He says he hopes the award may help the ban on the book to be lifted in India.
Salman Rushdie fatwa (1989)
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- News report; Interview
Paul Woodley reports on the protests outside the Iranian embassy in New York over the Iranian death sentence on British author Salman Rushdie and a counter demonstration. Alec Dubrow, President of the...
Anti-Rushdie rally turns violent in Bradford (1989)
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- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Dee Marshall reports on violence in Bradford when fighting broke out between white youths and Muslims protesting against the publication of Salman Rushdie’s novel, The Satanic Verses. Includes crowd noise;...
Anglo-French summit (1989)
- Genre
- News report
Tim Marshall reports from Paris on an Anglo-French summit which was wide-ranging but went into little detail. UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher flew in early to view an exhibition of paintings by Paul...
Anglo-French summit (1989)
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- News report; Speech
The mini-summit of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and French President Francois Mitterrand in Paris ended with both deeming it very successful. Topics discussed included NATO, Channel Tunnel, EEC,...
Overview of Anglo-French summit (1989)
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- News report; Press conference
Tim Marshall reports from Paris for the AM programme on a news conference by UK PM Margaret Thatcher and President Francois Mitterrand after an Anglo-French summit. Includes excerpts of Thatcher speaking on...
Salaman Rushdie death threat leads to record book sales (1989)
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- Interview
Demand is outstripping supply of Salman Rushdieâs controversial novel The Satanic Verses following issuing of the death threat. Oni Bhattacharya? speaks to 2 booksellers (not identified) who comment on...
Iranian expulsions follow issuing of fatwa (1989)
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- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Peter Spencer reports on worsening of Anglo-Iranian relations following the fatwa issued to Salman Rushdie over his book The Satanic Verses.Tehran has severed diplomatic relations and now Foreign Secretary...
Iranians expelled from Britain over Rushdie fatwa (1989)
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- Interview
Home Secretary Douglas Hurd interview on expelling Iranians closely connected with the Ayatollah Khomeini regime from the UK, 9 so far, following the issuing of the death threat against author Salman...