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Haringey poll tax protest (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Mark Gregory reports on a council meeting in Haringey that was disrupted by demonstrations over the poll tax (community charge), chanting is heard and vox pop with residents. The decision on poll tax level...
Richard McMillan returns his OBE (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Veteran war correspondent Richard McMillan returns the OBE medal he was awarded 45 years ago, as a protest against the poll tax (community charge). Nigel Dearing reports from Buckingham Palace where McMillan...
Southwark poll tax demonstration (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special; Speech; Vox pop
Simon Bowden reports on a demonstration against the poll tax (community charge) at Southwark Council where the meeting has to be abandoned (announcement by Mayor Tony Ritchie). Includes interviews with...
Hackney poll tax demonstration (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special; Vox pop
Simon Bowden reports on the violent demonstrations at Hackney Town Hall as the council decide on a poll tax (community charge) figure of £500. Interviews with leader of Hackney Council, John McCafferty;...
Lithuania declares independence (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop
Graham Majin reports on the response of the Lithuanian community in London to the news that Lithuania has declared independence from the Soviet Union. With vox pop with community members and singing.
Poll tax demonstrations in Brixton (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Vox pop
Graham Majin reports on the protest which turned violent at the Lambeth Town Hall where the council set the budget but did not agree the poll tax (community charge) level. Council leader Joan Twelves speaks...
Lithuanians celebrate independence from USSR (1990)
- Genre
- Music; News report; Vox pop
At Lithuanian House in Notting Hill, London, Lithuanians celebrate their country’s declaration of independence from the Soviet Union with songs and tears, and share their thoughts and feelings. Graham...
Children witness suicidal man in tree after triple murder (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
To the shock of residents in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, children discovered victims of a triple murder. Earlier, they had spotted a man sitting in a tree with a noose around his neck; this was witnessed...
Farzad Bazoft executed in Iraq (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Tribute; Vox pop
Gareth Furby reports on the reaction to the hanging of Observer journalist Farzad Bazoft in Iraq after being accused of espionage. With comment and tributes from Iraqi Ambassador to London, Azmi Shafiq...
Tributes for executed journalist Farzad Bazoft (1990)
- Genre
- Tribute; Vox pop
Tributes for Observer journalist Farzad Bazoft who was hung in Iraq after being accused of espionage. Tributes are by his colleagues including George Pitcher, Industrial Editor, and Tim Walker.