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Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Michael O’Neill speaks to a former refugee from Vietnam on conditions in Hong Kong detention centres for the refugees. He talks about the physical conditions; the large population in the camps; the...
Cardinal Basil Hume reflects at Christmas (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Lawrence Spicer talks to Cardinal Basil Hume who reflects on Christmas following his midnight mass last night and asks people to set aside time for the deeper meanings of Christmas and think about people who...
Berlin’s first Christmas since the wall came down (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop
Catherine Field reports from Berlin on celebrations for the first Christmas since the Berlin Wall came down with split families reuniting and exchanging presents (vox pop).
Berlin’s first Christmas since the wall came down (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Music
Catherine Field reports on the historic opening of the Brandenburg gate during the first Christmas in Berlin since the Berlin Wall came down. East German Prime Minister Hans Modrow and West German...
Revolution in Romania (1989)
- Genre
- News report
Gareth Furby reports from Budapest on the swift revolution in Romania and deposing of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu following massacres of demonstrators before the Minister of defence committed suicude and...
Timisoara fighting as revolution comes to Romania (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Gareth Furby reports from Timisoara in Romania on sporadic fighting continuing against security forces of the deposed dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. Local guide speaks as they tour the city and gunfire is heard...
Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu executed (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Margaret Shiels reports on the trial and execution of deposed Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena Ceausescu following the revolution. Includes Ceausescu speaking (in Romanian) at his...
Night drive following Romanian revolution (1989)
- Genre
- News report
Peter Russell reports as he drives across Romania from Timisoara to Bucharest at night following the revolution- on being stopped at roadblocks, having guns pointed at them, arriving at a deserted Bucharest...
Romanian revolution (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Gareth Furby talks to a 21 year old Romanian who as a child thought Nicolae Ceausescu was president of the world, following the Romanian revolution. He says he had no life in the old Romania but people can...
Violence tears through Romania (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Special
Forces loyal to ousted president Nicolae CeauÅescu are reported to be surrendering in Timisoara, where Romania’s bloody revolution started more than a week ago. The move follows calls for a ceasefire...