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Manuel Noriega arrested (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Nick Peters reports from Washington on former dictator of Panama Manuel Noriega handing himself in to the US after spending 10 days in the Vatican embassy, and facing trial in Florida. With US President,...
George Bush on success of Panama invasion (1990)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech on US television by President George H W Bush on former dictator of Panama Manuel Noriega handing himself in to the US, he will now face drugs charges in the USA; success of the US invasion of Panama;...
Fair trial for Noriega in USA? (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference; Speech
Nick Peters reports from Washington on US President George H W Bush’s press conference (with excerpts) after the arrest of former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega on a fair trial, future US-Latin...
Douglas Hurd speech in Hong Kong (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Michael O’Neill reports on Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd’s keynote speech during his visit to Hong Kong (excerpts heard) where he states Britain will stand by Hong Kong until the handover to the Chinese...
Rover sale to British Aerospace (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Special; Speech
Peter Murphy reports on the House of Commons select committee meeting about the sale of Rover to British Aerospace following allegations of Government payments to sweeten the deal. Includes former Trade and...
Washington mayor arrested on drugs charges (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Vox pop
Nick Peters reports on the arrest of Washington DC mayor Marion Barry on drugs charges of cocaine possession after an FBI sting, how his career has constantly been attacked with allegations of drugs and...
Archbishop on Lebanon hostages (1990)
- Genre
- Speech
Broadcast by the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Robert Runcie on his missing special envoy Terry Waite and the other Lebanon hostages John McCarthy and Brian Keenan. Originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
Douglas Hurd visits East Germany (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
After the tearing down of the Berlin Wall, UK Foreign Secretary, Douglas Hurd has arrived in East Germany to talk through the problems posed by the new situation. He says Britain is looking forward to the...
Tutu, de Klerk and Chissano on a new South Africa (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; Speech
Five short clips - interviews and speeches from 1989 - featuring South African President, F. W. de Klerk, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and President of Mozambique, Joaquim Chissano. Originally archived together...
New British exhibition at the Tate Gallery (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview
Nigel Dearing reports on the official launch of the new Tate Gallery exhibition of British art. Speakers are Director of the Tate Nicholas Serota and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.