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Summer solstice activities banned at Stonehenge (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Report on the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge where a nude protest may take place following the banning of any activity near the protected site after violent clashes in previous years. Archive material from...
Report to recommend voluntary regulatory body for the press (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Report on an inquiry calling for tough new measures to curb the excesses of the press. The Calcutt Inquiry report will recommend a voluntary, independent body to be set up to regulate the industry. Reaction...
RAF Stanmore Park bombing (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Phil Edwards reports from RAF Stanmore Park, Middlesex where a bomb was found and later exploded, no one was injured. Speakers are eyewitness Lorraine Sinclair, local MP Hugh Dykes and Deputy Head of the...
Ion Iliescu inaugurated as Romanian President (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special
Report on Romania’s new President Ion Iliescu’s inauguration speech at which he justified inviting miners to Bucharest to quell violent protests and said he was committed to democracy. Reaction to speech...
Dolphins killed during tuna fishing (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on a campaign in Europe by the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society against methods of tuna fishing that cause dolphin deaths after success of the campaign in the US. Speakers are marine biologist...
Closure of Berlin’s Checkpoint Charlie (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the closure of Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin following the end of the Cold War and looking back at its history. With archive clips of a tense face-off between US tanks and East Berlin forces; former...
Closure and removal of Checkpoint Charlie (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the closure and removal to a museum of Berlin’s Checkpoint Charlie, last symbol of the Cold War, with the ceremony attended by foreign ministers of the four allied powers. Includes excerpt of...
Soviet Jews return to East Germany (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report from a camp at a secret location on Soviet Jews returning in secret to East Germany with the help of the East German government as it wants to establish diplomatic relations with Israel and atone for...
Queen Mother’s 90th birthday celebrations (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report; Tribute
Clayre Gribben reports on the Queen Mother’s ninetieth birthday celebrations in Horseguards Parade, London. Speakers are boxer Frank Bruno; impressionist Faith Brown (with an impression of the Queen);...
England v Cameroon build-up, World Cup quarter-final (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
George Matheson in Naples reports on the build-up to England v Cameroon in the quarter-final of the World Cup. English hooliganism and footballers’ wages are also covered. Speakers are Steve Beauchamp,...