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Michael Parkinson show (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News bulletin; Phone-in; Advertisement; Trailer
Michael Parkinson interviews special guest American fiction writer Ray Bradbury on his latest book A Graveyard for Lunatics based on his early life in Hollywood, and his other varied output. Also on his...
Michael Parkinson show (1990)
- Genre
- Advertisement; Interview; News bulletin; News report; Trailer
Michael Parkinson interviews special guest dramatist Alan Bleasdale on his Liverpool background, teaching career and later output in television, film and theatre. On his television series Boys from the...
Romanian violence (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; Jingle; News bulletin; News report
Two 5 o’clock news bulletin excerpts focusing on Romanian violence- 1. 20/12/89? Ruth Hill reads on massacres of demonstrators in Timisoara with report from Romania by Gareth Furby.2. 23/12/89 read by...
Strangeways siege comes to an end (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News bulletin; News report
News bulletin, presented by Julie Benson. The Strangeways Prison siege has finally ended. The last five inmates have given themselves up, and the aftermath of the siege is described and an overview of events...
Strangeways prison inmates finally surrender (1990)
- Genre
- News bulletin; News report; Interview
The Strangeways Prison siege is over, with the five remaining inmates surrendering this evening. Reaction from Home Office spokesman Mike Gander; Strangeways Governor, Brendan O’Friel; Home Office...
Trade Secretary Nicholas Ridley has resigned (1990)
- Genre
- News bulletin; News report; Speech
Iain Ramage reads the 18.00 IRN news bulletin focusing on Trade Secretary Nicholas Ridley resigning over comments in The Spectator on Europe. With reports from Westminster from political editor Peter Murphy...
German currencies reunified (1990)
- Genre
- News bulletin
IRN midnight news with Leanne Malcolm on East and West Germany merging economically. East German banks opened to allow customers to withdraw their cash in powerful West German marks.
German currencies reunified (1990)
- Genre
- News report; News bulletin; Vox pop
17.00 news read by Julie Benson focusing on the economic reunification of Germany as the now worthless East German Ost mark is traded in for the powerful West German Deutsche mark. Includes report from East...
Iraq claims to have overthrown Kuwaiti Government (1990)
- Genre
- News bulletin; News report; Interview
Kuwait has appealed for urgent help from Arab countries to repel the invasion by Iraq. This comes after Iraq claims to have overthrown the Kuwaiti Government. The British Embassy was caught in the crossfire...
Brian Hayes programme (1990)
- Genre
- Advertisement; Interview; News bulletin; Phone-in; Trailer
Brian Hayes interviews English comedy writer and television personality Frank Muir following the release of his new book, The Oxford Book of Humorous Prose. Muir talks about his working relationship with...