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Tommy Sheridan on poll tax riot in London (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Chairman of the All Britain Anti-Poll Tax Federation, Tommy Sheridan is interviewed about last week’s demonstration in Trafalgar Square, London. Sheridan expresses disappointment that the protest ended in...
Salmon Rushdie not in violation of blasphemy laws (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
The British Muslim Action Front claimed that author Salman Rushdie and his publishers should face criminal charges for blasphemy against the Muslim faith for his novel The Satanic Verses, but Lord Justice...
Dartmoor Prison riot (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
In the aftermath of the weekend-long riot during which prisoners barricaded themselves in the D-Wing of Dartmoor Prison, Governor, John May explains that the authorities had done their best to anticipate...
Thatcher pledges funding to help stop drug abuse throughout the world (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Speaking at the World Ministerial Drugs Summit at London’s Queen Elizabeth II Hall, UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher announced the formation of a taskforce to tackle the growing menace of illicit drugs...
Marc de Leuw investigates drug seizures at Heathrow (1990)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; News report
With over 3 million pounds’ worth of drugs seized in the last year, hidden drugs can still be hard to detect. Heathrow Terminal 4 Chief Customs Officer, Ian Dennison has introduced tough measures to catch...
AIDS campaigner Ryan White dies (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report; Speech
Ryan White, an 18 year-old American haemophiliac who contracted AIDS through a contaminated blood transfusion, has died after his five-year fight with the disease. He also had to fight in the courtroom for 9...
Margaret Thatcher’s war on drugs (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is interviewed about fighting the drug problem throughout the world, justifying in particular the additional funding the UK Government is giving to Columbia. She would never...
Archbishop of Canterbury on prison conditions (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie comments on the awful conditions in Britain’s prisons, promoting their modernisation. He says control is more effective when there is the possibility of more...
Douglas Hurd on Anglo-Soviet relations (1990)
- Genre
- Speech
Speaking after meeting his Soviet counterpart, Eduard Sheverdnadze, British Foreign Secretary, Douglas Hurd praises the COC for the part it has played in strengthening Anglo-Soviet relations, working towards...
Lord Justice Woolf launches Strangeways riot inquiry (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on the official inquiry into the Strangeways Prison riot, and the subsequent disturbances in other prisons. Lord Justice (Harry) Woolf says that although Strangeways will be his focus, he has not come...