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Nelson Mandela to be freed (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Clive Myrie reports on a speech made 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...
Ricky Chaplin fails drugs test (1990)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Sam Coffa, President of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation, on the case of Welsh weightlifter, Ricky Chaplin, whose been stripped of his Commonwealth Games gold medal after traces of the...
Clockwork Orange operation (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Peter Spencer reports from Westminster on demands for an inquiry into allegations of a covert British security services project, codenamed Clockwork Orange, in Northern Ireland in the 1970s. Follows a...
Prince Charles speech on environment (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
John Allen, LBC Crown FM environment correspondent, reports on a speech at Kew Gardens by Prince Charles, Prince of Wales calling for swift international action to save the world’s tropical rain forests...
Jesse Jackson on South Africa (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Simon Bowden reports on a meeting between former US Presidential candidate and civil rights activist, Reverend Jesse Jackson and UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher in London, where he urged her to step up...
Rally in Moscow (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop; Speech
Report by Moscow correspondent, Sue Jameson, from outside the Kremlin, on a demonstration calling for democratic reform within the Soviet Union prior to a meeting of the Communist Party to discuss their role...
Salmon Rushdie interview on Kaleidoscope (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; Special; Speech
Interview on the BBC Radio 4, Kaleidoscope programme (presented by Paul Allen) with writer, Salman Rushdie. The author talks about his life and work, and the ethics of being a writer. This interview was...
Is Nothing Sacred, by Salman Rushdie (1990)
- Genre
- Special; Speech
Harold Pinter reads Is Nothing Sacred, the Herbert Reed Memorial Lecture at The ICA in London, written by Salman Rushdie who is absent due to the Iranian fatwa over The Satanic Verses which forced him to...
Peter O’Toole literary luncheon (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
A special literary luncheon has been held at Grosvenor House in honour of actor Peter O’Toole. He’s soon to finish his run in the West End hit Geoffrey Barnard is Unwell at the Apollo Theatre. He...
Bush defends USA high defence budget (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Nick Peters reports on US President George H.W. Bush being put under pressure over changes in the USSR - his high spending on the defence budget can no longer be attributed to needs of the Cold War. Includes...