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Jesse Jackson on South Africa (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Simon Bowden reports on a meeting between former US Presidential candidate and civil rights activist, Reverend Jesse Jackson and UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher in London, where he urged her to step up...
Jesse Jackson on South Africa (1990)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press conference in London featuring US Presidential candidate and civil rights activist, Reverend Jesse Jackson, where he urged the South African Government to release ANC leader, Nelson Mandela, from jail,...
Rally in Moscow (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop; Speech
Report by Moscow correspondent, Sue Jameson, from outside the Kremlin, on a demonstration calling for democratic reform within the Soviet Union prior to a meeting of the Communist Party to discuss their role...
Women to serve at sea (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Margaret Shiels reports on a decision to allow women in the Royal Navy to serve at sea. Reaction from Armed Forces Minister, Archie Hamilton; First Sea Lord, Sir Julian Oswald; Julie Linden(?), RN; Karen...
Peter Wright retires as Yorkshire Chief Constable (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Jim Greensmith (Radio Hallam) interviews the Chief Constable of South Yorkshire, Peter Wright, who has announced his retirement following criticism over his forces’ handling of the Hillsborough football...
Protest against rebel cricket tour of South Africa (1990)
- Genre
- Music; Special
Recording of a protest with chants/songs from Bloemfontein by people from a local township against a controversial tour of South Africa by an unofficial England cricket team captained by Mike Gatting.
Salmon Rushdie interview on Kaleidoscope (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; Special; Speech
Interview on the BBC Radio 4, Kaleidoscope programme (presented by Paul Allen) with writer, Salman Rushdie. The author talks about his life and work, and the ethics of being a writer. This interview was...
Is Nothing Sacred, by Salman Rushdie (1990)
- Genre
- Special; Speech
Harold Pinter reads Is Nothing Sacred, the Herbert Reed Memorial Lecture at The ICA in London, written by Salman Rushdie who is absent due to the Iranian fatwa over The Satanic Verses which forced him to...
Colin Wallace affair to be investigated (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Peter Spencer reports from Westminster that the Colin Wallace or Clockwork Orange affair (undercover campaign in the 1970s over Northern Ireland) is to be investigated by the all party Commons Defence...
Scouts let girls in (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Julie Sedgwick reports on the decision by the boy scouts to allow girls in and angry reaction from the Girl Guides Association. Includes reaction from Girl Guides Chief Commissioner June Patterson Brown and...