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Archbishop of Armagh calls to IRA for a peaceful end (1990)
- Genre
- Speech
Two linked clips of the Catholic Archbishop of Armagh, Dr Cahal Daly, calling the IRA to abandon their campaign of violence and use peaceful political processes. He speaks of the Birmingham Six and says...
Radio phone-in interrupted by Thatcher resignation (1990)
- Genre
- News bulletin; Phone-in; Special
A Pete Murray Programme phone-in discussion relating to the Conservative Government and its campaigning is interrupted by the announcement of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s resignation. Female caller...
Geoffrey Howe resignation speech (1990)
- Genre
- Speech
Resignation statement of Leader of the House of Commons and Deputy Prime Minister, Sir Geoffrey Howe, made in the Commons. He criticises Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s overall handling of UK relations...
Russell Bishop convicted of abduction, rape and attempted murder (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the conviction of 24 year-old Russell Bishop, who was charged with the abduction, rape and attempted murder of a 7 year-old girl. Bishop’s defence counsel says Bishop had been victimised and...
ANC leader back in South Africa after 30-year exile (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Music
African National Congress leader Oliver Tambo returns to South Africa after thirty-one years in exile in the UK. ANC deputy leader Nelson Mandela and wife Winnie were allowed onto the tarmac to greet Tambo....
Chief Inspector of Prisons condemns Brixton conditions (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons, Judge Stephen Tumim condemns conditions in London’s Brixton Prison. He says it urgently needs redevelopment, and links conditions there to the number of suicides...
Angela Rumbold promises prisons redevelopment (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
UK Prisons Minister, Angela Rumbold promises redevelopment of London’s Brixton Prison and says the Conservative Government has a substantial prison-building programme. Peter Russell reports.
John Major at European summit in Rome (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
UK Prime Minister, John Major is at the European summit in Rome to discuss with other European leaders the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and relationships with the Soviet Union, the Economic...
Douglas Hurd on what to expect from European summit in Rome (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd speaking about what to expect from the European summit in Rome. He says the Middle East will be discussed, as well as the breakdown of the General Agreement on Tariffs and...
Michael Haynes talks of family and Iraqi soldiers (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
37 year-old British warrant officer Michael Haynes from Beverley, East Yorkshire, recounts an incident in which Iraqi soldiers broke into the family home (in Kuwait?), stole items and began molesting his...