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Communist rule in USSR ends as Gorbachev resigns (1991)
- Genre
- News bulletin; News report; Speech
IRN 7.00am news bulletin (25/08/91) read by Philip Cottrell, which focuses on the end of communist rule in the Soviet Union after more than seven decades. Mikhail Gorbachev has resigned as party leader and...
Lithuania takes control of borders from USSR (1991)
- Genre
- News report
Steven Ward reports from the Lazdijai crossing point on the Polish-Lithuanian border, on attempts by Lithuania to take control of her borders from the Soviet Union. The Baltic republic has issued its first...
US reaction to Soviet collapse (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Paul Woodley reports from the United States on reaction to the news the Soviet Communist Party which has dominated the USSR for seven decades, is virtually dead as a political force. Includes excerpts from a...
Albania famine predicted by WHO (1991)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Catherine Field reports from Tirana in Albania, one of the last communist regimes in Europe, where problems are increasing as thousands of citizens continue to try and flee the country while the new elected...
Race riots in Brooklyn, NY (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Discussion
Paul Woodley reports from New York on racial tension between Black and Jewish groups in the Crown Heights area in Brooklyn, with dozens of arrests and injuries as police and civilians came under attack from...
Bob Hope in London for charity show (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Marc de Leuw reports on a rare UK appearance by veteran US comedian and entertainer, Bob Hope, at the London Palladium, where he headed an all-star gala hosted by Danny la Rue to raise money for the Bob Hope...
Bush on Soviet collapse (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Paul Woodley reports from the United States on reaction to the collapse of the Soviet Union and the unique position of the US as the last remaining superpower. President George H. W. Bush expresses his views...
Notting Hill Carnival first day (1991)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Dominique Harvie reports from the first day of the Notting Hill Carnival in West London. Includes interviews with stallholders (including Solomon Abdul Karim(?)) and participants; music and noise of crowd....
US view on Soviet crisis (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Paul Woodley report from New York on British Prime Minister John Major’s visit to the USA to discuss the Soviet crisis with President George H W Bush, following the recent failed coup, and prior to his...
UK and US discuss Soviet needs (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Press conference
Report on talks between British Prime Minister John Major and US President George H W Bush in the USA on the problems facing the Soviet Union, and possible assistance with conditions including a cut in...