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  • Gerald Kaufman on NATO nuclear weapons decision (1990)

    Genre
    Interview

    Labour’s foreign affairs spokesman Gerald Kaufman discusses the NATO decision to make nuclear weapons a last resort and believes this is a major defeat for UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, whom he...

  • NATO London summit report (1990)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Des Fahy reports on the NATO summit held at Lancaster House, London. US President George Bush views the agreement reached as an historic turning point while UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher emphasises...

  • Wensley Clarkson on newspaper reporting (1990)

    Genre
    Interview

    Former Sunday Mirror reporter and author Wensley Clarkson on the workings of the press, following the Calcutt Commission proposing legal action should newspapers fail to clean up their act. Male interviewer...

  • Peter Brooke speech at Stormont Castle (1990)

    Genre
    Speech

    Speaking at Stormont Castle this morning, Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Brooke says the members of peace delegations from Britain, the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland are all optimistic of more talks....

  • Ian Paisley blames Irish Government for latest talk blocks (1990)

    Genre
    Interview

    Leader of the DUP, the Reverend Ian Paisley feels that the Irish Government is to blame for the breakdown in the latest talks. And on the efforts of Northern Ireland Secretary, Peter Brooke, who now hopes to...

  • Peter Brooke on Northern Ireland peace talks (1990)

    Genre
    Interview

    Northern Ireland Secretary, Peter Brooke speaks to reporter Peter Murphy after announcing to the House of Commons plans for further all-party talks in Northern Ireland.

  • Dr Andrew Bailey on early AIDS case (1990)

    Genre
    Interview

    Dr Andrew Bailey, a virologist from Manchester University, discusses the case of a Royal Navy seaman who died of AIDS in 1959. Bailey says this is unlikely to help find a cure but gives scientists a better...

  • England fans cause trouble on journey home (1990)

    Genre
    News report; Vox pop

    England football fans returning home from the football World Cup in Italy have been involved in violence in Paris. Approximately 400 fans were put on a special train back to the UK after violence on the...

  • Police hunt suspect in swimming pool stabbing (1990)

    Genre
    News report; Special; Speech

    Detective Superintendent Roland Harris describes the suspect in the murder of Dietmar Kirchner at Park Road Swimming Pool in North London and believes there was no motive. The pool is now closed with a...

  • Small bomb explodes in the Strand (1990)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    A small bomb has exploded in a dustbin in the Strand, causing travel problems across London. Clayre Gribben reports and talks to witnesses at the scene: dustman Ron Wilkins, bus driver Joe Moreland(?), local...