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Yasin Abu Bakr on Trinidad and Tobago Government (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; Speech
Yasin Abu Bakr explains (in an interview or statement) why he and a Trinidadian radical Islamic group, the Jamaat al Muslimeen, have stormed the National Parliament in Port of Spain in the Caribbean Republic...
Funeral of Ian Gow (1990)
- Genre
- Music; News report; Speech
Report from the funeral of Conservative MP, Ian Gow, who was killed by an IRA car bomb on 30/07/90. Includes powerful statement against the IRA by the Bishop of Lewes, Peter Ball, and a reading by Prime...
UN calls for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference; Speech
Havovi Todd assesses worldwide reaction to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Britain’s Ambassador to the UN, Sir Crispin Tickell says that Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein has been acting like other...
Birthday tribute to the Queen Mother (1990)
- Genre
- Speech; Tribute; News report; Vox pop
On the eve of the Queen Mother’s 90th birthday, this report takes a look back over her life. Godfrey Talbot, the Queen’s biographer, pays tribute to the Queen Mother, as does Prime Minister Margaret...
Mikhail Gorbachev’s reign (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Special
Report following the break up of the Soviet Union on the reign of its President Mikhail Gorbachev who influenced world history through his reforms of glasnost and perestroika and disarmament. Includes...
Heseltine on the future of London (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Mark Phillips reports from Westminster on Environment Secretary Michael Heseltine’s speech The Future of London (with excerpts) where he had little new to say. On London needing to keep its competitive...
Housing crisis (1991)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock? on the housing crisis caused by Conservative Party policies with many not able to afford mortgages which have risen and being evicted. He says the Government’s...
Hogmanay in Glasgow (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Music; Speech; Interview
Richard Gordon reports from Glasgow, the 1990 European City of Culture, as the traditional Scottish celebration of Hogmanay gets underway. A loudhailer rings in the New Year of 1991. Also, an interview with...
Funeral of Fergal Caraher (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the funeral of 20-year-old Fergal Caraher killed at an army check point in Cullyhannah, South Armagh. Speakers are Father Michael Toner and Father Kevin Moran. Julian O’Neill reports. Originally...
US-Iraqi meeting over Gulf crisis (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on a meeting to be held in Geneva, Switzerland between the Foreign Ministers of Iraq and the USA, although the USA will not compromise on Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait or offer compromise on...