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Salman Rushdie fatwa (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Iran’s charge d’affaires in London, Muhammad-Mehdi Akhundzadeh-Basti speaks to Peter Russell about the calls for author Salman Rushdie to apologise for his book The Satanic Verses supposed blashemy...
Salman Rushdie fatwa (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Iranian Writers in Exile member Esmail Khoi tells Gareth Furby he thinks Salman Rushdie is a great writer; agrees he is putting his life at risk by supporting Rushdie because of the fatwa (death sentence)...
Former Ku Klux Klan leader elected (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference; Vox pop
Paul Woodley reports on the Republican Party’s unsuccessful attempt to stop former Klu Klux Klan leader David Duke from being elected in Louisiana despite him being a Republican candidate, and on the big...
Security stepped up at army bases (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Armed Forces Minister Archie Hamilton talks to John Alcock about how the new security measures at army bases against further terrorist attacks are working as a disaster was avoided at Tern Hill Barracks,...
Douglas Hurd talks about prison sanitation (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Home Secretary Douglas Hurd talks about the need for an end to slopping out in prisons, how it affects prisons and how long it will take to end the practice. Male interviewer not identified.
NHS reform (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on proposed changes to the NHS which will privatise some areas and Health Secretary Kenneth Clarke’s defence of them- includes interview with him. Issues include GPs holding their own budgets and...
Ranulph Fiennes on his attempt to walk to the North Pole (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Veteran explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes speaks at Heathrow Airport to Alex Walker as he prepares to leave for a third attempt to walk to the North Pole unsupported, the only Polar record left unconquered. Talks...
Geoffrey Howe on Salman Rushdie affair (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe talks to John Fraser about the Government’s decision to join Europe in condemning Iran and closing its mission in Tehran in response to the issuing of the fatwa on author...
Lords debate football identity cards (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Political editor Peter Murphy reports on the House of Lords debate on the football identity card scheme which is intended to prevent hooliganism, the Government was defeated as they rejected the proposals....
Margaret Thatcher visits Frankfurt (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Paul Rowley reports on UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s visit to Frankfurt for a tour and meetings with German chancellor Helmut Kohl on defence and other issues, and the security drafted in for her...