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Salman Rushdie hopes fatwa will be lifted (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Author of The Satanic Verses Salman Rushdie on the positive response from Muslim groups in Britain following his new commitment to Islam. On his hopes that the process of understanding will spread to...
Bread moves from TV to stage (1990)
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- Interview
Carla Lane’s television comedy series Bread has transferred to the stage at the Dominion Theatre in London’s West End. Colin Cree talks to actress Jean Boht on the opportunity for people to see their...
Amnesty International thirty year anniversary (1990)
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- Interview
Richard Reoch of Amnesty International on the thirty year anniversary of the human rights organisation. On Amnesty’s launch by Peter Benenson at the begininng of the Cold War and its campaign against...
Defence Secretary Tom King on the crisis in the Gulf (1990)
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- Interview
Sophie Dekker interviews Defence Secretary Tom King on a peaceful outcome in the Gulf now being in the hands of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. On getting the message through that the coalition allies cannot...
Call for medical reservists to serve in the Gulf (1990)
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- News report; Interview
Sophie Dekker reporting from Keogh Barracks, Aldershot on the reservists answering the Ministry of Defence call for medical personnel to re-enlist and serve in the Gulf. Sir Robert Pascoe on his surprise at...
Call for medical reservists to serve in the Gulf (1990)
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- News report; Interview; Vox pop
James Shaw reporting from Yorkhill Barracks, Glasgow where Scottish reservists have answered the Ministry of Defence call for medical personnel to re-enlist and serve in the Gulf. Colonel Glenn Jones,...
Call for medical reservists to serve in the Gulf (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Minister Archie Hamilton on the Ministry of Defence’s compulsory call up of reservist medical personnel to serve in the Gulf, following a shortfall in the number of volunteer reservists coming forward, and...
UN deadline for Iraq to withdraw (1990)
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- Interview
The UN has set a deadline of 15th January for Saddam Hussein to withdraw from Kuwait. Lieutenant General Sir Peter de la Billiere, Commander of British Forces in the Middle East, says Saddam might decide...
British troops stationed in the Saudi Desert celebrate Christmas (1990)
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- Interview; News report
Defence correspondent Paul Maurice visits 62 Commander Royal Army Ordinance Core to explore how British troops stationed in the Saudi desert are celebrating Christmas. Interviews with Captain Mark Dunne,...
Visit to Desert Rats helicopter support base (1990)
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- News report; Interview
Journalist Paul Maurice visits the helicopter support base for the Desert Rats as a yellow alert goes off and speaks to Wing Commander Mike Trace about chemical warfare and the role of British helicopters as...