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Charles Haughey on meeting with Thatcher (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Irish premier Charles Haughey talks about his upcoming meeting with UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher in London including possibility the agenda will cover recent decisions not to extradite suspected...
Muslims accuse Norman Tebbit of being racist (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
British Muslims are upset at comments made by Conservative MP Norman Tebbit. Liaqat Hussain, Secretary of the Bradford Council for Mosques, accuses Tebbit of being a racist and comments on discrimination in...
Hostage Robert Polhill released (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
After over 3 years in captivity in Lebanon, US hostage Robert Polhill has been released. The 55-year-old Beirut University lecturer says he hopes his fellow hostages Jesse Turner and Alan Steen will soon be...
Strangeways governor on steps taken during riot (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Strangeways governor Brendan O’Friel comments on the ongoing inquiry into the Strangeways Prison riot, hints at using force to end the ongoing siege, and police and prison staff assistance. Andy Stenton...
Strangeways siege comes to an end (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News bulletin; News report
News bulletin, presented by Julie Benson. The Strangeways Prison siege has finally ended. The last five inmates have given themselves up, and the aftermath of the siege is described and an overview of events...
Strangeways prison inmates finally surrender (1990)
- Genre
- News bulletin; News report; Interview
The Strangeways Prison siege is over, with the five remaining inmates surrendering this evening. Reaction from Home Office spokesman Mike Gander; Strangeways Governor, Brendan O’Friel; Home Office...
Government faces criticism of Strangeways riot handling (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Home Secretary, David Waddington, addressing the House of Commons, defends the authorities’ actions during the Strangeways Prison riot, saying that it will affect future Government policy on related...
Recap of Strangeways Prison riot (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Chris Roberts looks back on the twenty-five-day long Strangeways Prison riot and siege. The Reverend Noel Proctor, Prison Officers’ Association member John Bartell, Strangeways governor Brendan O’Friel,...
Train robber Charlie Wilson remembered (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Obituary
Retrospective on the life of Charlie Wilson, who took part in the Great Train Robbery, and who was shot dead last night in Marbella, Spain. Marbella journalist Chris Jones, fellow robber Ronnie Biggs, and...
Dr Marietta Higgs on her future career in paediatrics (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Dr Marietta Higgs, the paediatrician at the centre of the Cleveland child abuse affair who misdiagnosed dozens of children as victims of sexual abuse, is interviewed by Simon Israel about her future career...