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David Waddington defends handling of Strangeways seige (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Murphy interviews Home Secretary, David Waddington about the Strangeways Prison siege, its coverage by the media, prison conditions, and legal reform.
Salman Rushdie on BBC Radio 4, a year after death threat (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Philip Cottrell reports on an interview with novelist Salman Rushdie (includes excerpts) that was broadcast on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme a year after the death threat against him was announced in 1989....
Yosuf Aktar Sez on Salman Rushdie’s Ramadan announcement (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Yosuf Aktar Sez of the British Muslim Action Front on the issue of novelist Salman Rushdie’s announcement - timed to coincide with the Muslim festival of Ramadan - in defiance of the fatwa issued against...
Freed Winchester Three extradited to Ireland (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Simon Israel reports on the repeal of the convictions of three Irish people (dubbed the Winchester Three) serving sentences for conspiracy to murder former Northern Ireland Secretary, Tom King. Includes...
Tom King on new measures to secure terrorist convictions (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Spencer interviews former Northern Ireland Secretary, Tom King MP regarding new measures to help secure convictions at terrorist trials since the repeal of the convictions of three Irish people (dubbed...
RAF plane crashes on the Isle of Harris (1990)
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- Interview; News report
Mark Leishman reports on an RAF plane crash on the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides. Bystander Alexei Campbell and Flying Officer Alan Watt of the RAF rescue team are interviewed.
RAF plane crash, Isle of Harris - Witness accounts (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Clayre Gribben reports on an RAF aircraft crash on a remote hillside on the Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides. Witnesses David Miles and Kenny McKay are interviewed.
Jimmy Knapp on pay deal for railway workers (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Clayre Gribben interviews National Union of Railworkers leader, Jimmy Knapp regarding the acceptance of a 9.3 percent pay deal.
Sir John Wheeler on future of Strangeways Prison (1990)
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- Interview
All-Party Home Affairs Committee Chairman Sir John Wheeler on Strangeways Prison, in the aftermath of the recent siege at the prison in Manchester. Male interviewer not identified. Broadcast on Piccadilly...
First woman diocesan bishop appointed by Anglican Church in New Zealand (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Lawrence Spicer reports and interviews Penny Jamieson on her having been voted in as Bishop of Dunedin in New Zealand, thereby becoming the first woman diocesan bishop in the Anglican Church.