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Israeli and Soviet leaders meet in USA (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Israeli Prime Minister, Yitzhak Shamir and Soviet Foreign Minister, Eduard Shevardnadze are hoping to resume diplomatic relations between the two countries while in Washington, USA. Shevardnadze hopes to...
Chief Inspector reacts to Russell Bishop verdict (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Detective Chief Inspector Tim O’Connor’s reaction to the conviction of Russell Bishop, jailed for life for the attempted murder, kidnap and indecent assault of a 7 year-old girl. O’Connor says he feels...
US and UK withdraw diplomatic staff from Kuwait (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Bomb shelter signs and gas masks have been issued to Iraqis in anticipation of war in the Gulf. In Kuwait, the US has withdrawn its staff from its embassy. US Ambassador Nathaniel Howell and four diplomats...
Britons arrive in UK from Iraqi-occupied Kuwait (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Over 300 Britons have arrived back in the UK from Baghdad following the evacuation of Kuwait in anticipation of war in the Gulf. Architect John Sellers(?) says Iraqi soldiers were terrifyingly brutal....
Russell Bishop convicted of abduction, rape and attempted murder (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the conviction of 24 year-old Russell Bishop, who was charged with the abduction, rape and attempted murder of a 7 year-old girl. Bishop’s defence counsel says Bishop had been victimised and...
ANC leader back in South Africa after 30-year exile (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Music
African National Congress leader Oliver Tambo returns to South Africa after thirty-one years in exile in the UK. ANC deputy leader Nelson Mandela and wife Winnie were allowed onto the tarmac to greet Tambo....
Chief Inspector of Prisons condemns Brixton conditions (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons, Judge Stephen Tumim condemns conditions in London’s Brixton Prison. He says it urgently needs redevelopment, and links conditions there to the number of suicides...
Angela Rumbold promises prisons redevelopment (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
UK Prisons Minister, Angela Rumbold promises redevelopment of London’s Brixton Prison and says the Conservative Government has a substantial prison-building programme. Peter Russell reports.
John Major at European summit in Rome (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
UK Prime Minister, John Major is at the European summit in Rome to discuss with other European leaders the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and relationships with the Soviet Union, the Economic...
Douglas Hurd on what to expect from European summit in Rome (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd speaking about what to expect from the European summit in Rome. He says the Middle East will be discussed, as well as the breakdown of the General Agreement on Tariffs and...