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Decade (Part 5) (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special; Speech; Vox pop
Simon Bowden presents a special series looking back at the main news stories of the 1980s. This fifth part looks at UK politics and the dominance of Margaret Thatcher over the British political scene....
Decade. Pt 6 (1990)
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- Interview; News report; Special; Speech
Simon Bowden presents a special series looking back at the main news stories of the 1980s. This part looks at social trends. Includes interviews with Princess Diana, Princess of Wales and Prince Charles,...
Decade. Pt 7 (1990)
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- News report; Interview; Vox pop; Speech; Music; Special
Simon Bowden presents a special series looking back at the main news stories of the 1980s. This part looks at international political reform and the future of the environment: nuclear threat and cold war;...
General Noriega on trial (1990)
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- Interview; News report; Speech
Nick Peters reports from Washington on the extradition to the USA on drug smuggling charges and initial court hearing of dictator General Manuel Noriega of Panama; and joyful reaction of US politicians:...
Douglas Hurd on Europe (1990)
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- Speech
Foreign Secretary, Douglas Hurd speaking at a conference in London, says the changes in Eastern Europe will have little effect on the EEC’s long term policies. He says they must help Eastern European...
Clockwork orange covert operation (1990)
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- Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Elena Curti reports on an alleged covert British security services project, codenamed Clockwork Orange, in Northern Ireland in the 1970s. The events follow a decision to launch an inquiry into the dismissal...
Clockwork orange inquiry (1990)
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- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Paul Rowley reports on calls for the Government to launch a fresh inquiry into an alleged covert British security services operation, codenamed Clockwork Orange, in Northern Ireland in the 1970s. The events...
George Bush State of the Union speech (1990)
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- News report; Speech
Paul Woodley reports from the USA on the State of the Union address by President George H.W. Bush. Includes reaction from Speaker of the House, Thomas Foley on the proposal to cut troops in Eastern Europe....
Reaction to State of the Union address (1990)
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- News report; Speech
Paul Woodley reports on reaction to the State of the Union address given by US President George H.W. Bush, and its proposals to cut troops in Eastern Europe. Includes interviews with Secretary of State,...
Nelson Mandela to be freed (1990)
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- News report; Interview; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Clive Myrie reports on a speech at the State Opening of Parliament by South African President F. W. de Klerk announcing Black nationalist leader, Nelson Mandela, will be freed from prison soon, and that the...