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Exiled king calls on Albanian people to overthrow communism (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Exiled King Leka of Albania speaks from South Africa, calling for his people to overthrow the communist regime. Approximately five thousand people have packed into embassies in Tirana demanding asylum. King...
Police happy with World Cup fans’ behaviour (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Assistant Chief Constable Malcolm George, head of the British anti-hooligan unit, is generally happy with the behaviour of England football fans at the 1990 World Cup. George hopes that hooliganism may soon...
Week in Parliament (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Peter Murphy reports on the week’s events in Parliament: complaints over volume and bogus points of order as the House of Commons is now on television; minister Robert Jackson’s remark on bombs in his...
Northern Ireland talks about talks (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on the talks about all-party talks to move forward the peace process in Northern Ireland. At a news conference following talks between them Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Brooke and Irish Foreign...
Norman Beaton on his life and work (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Norman Beaton is interviewed by Steve Jones about his life and work and a play called Remembrance he is appearing in at the Tricycle Theatre which is about a man looking back at his life in Trinidad.
Career of Nicholas Ridley (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Peter Russell looks back at the political career of Trade Secretary Nicholas Ridley who has resigned over his comments on Europe in The Spectator. He was well known for his political gaffes, 2 of which are...
British Muslims uphold fatwa (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special; Speech
Grant Ferrett(?) reports on the fatwa, issued by the late Ayatollah Khomeini on 14/02/89 against author Salman Rushdie, being upheld by a conference of British Muslims organised by the Muslim Institute....
Nigel Mansell announces his retirement (1990)
- Genre
- Speech
Nigel Mansell, British Formula 1 driver for Ferrari, announces his retirement. (His retirement was short as next season he moved to Williams). Audio level low.
Trade Secretary Nicholas Ridley has resigned (1990)
- Genre
- News bulletin; News report; Speech
Iain Ramage reads the 18.00 IRN news bulletin focusing on Trade Secretary Nicholas Ridley resigning over comments in The Spectator on Europe. With reports from Westminster from political editor Peter Murphy...
German currencies reunified (1990)
- Genre
- News bulletin
IRN midnight news with Leanne Malcolm on East and West Germany merging economically. East German banks opened to allow customers to withdraw their cash in powerful West German marks.