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Irish Prime Minister on Anglo-Irish security (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Irish Prime Minister, Charles Haughey, in which he condemns the latest round of IRA killings in Britain and on the continent. He describes his recent meeting with UK Prime Minister, Margaret...
Romanian liberal on possibility of civil war (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; Advertisement
Yolanda Stranescu, UK representative of the Romanian National Liberal Party, discusses the possibility of a full-scale civil war in Romania. Male interviewer not identified. Break in recording. Interview...
High-speed Channel Tunnel link scrapped (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Report by Kevin Murphy on the Government’s scrapping of plans to build a new high-speed rail link from the Channel Tunnel to London. Labour leader Neil Kinnock criticises the decision. Margaret Thatcher...
New York radio festival success for LBC (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Paul Woodley reports from New York on British independent radio’s success at the international radio festival. Festival director Sandy Mandelberger discusses the festival and the English contribution,...
The Canterbury Tales (1990)
- Genre
- Drama; Poetry
Two examples of LBC drama: the first, an excerpt from The Miller’s Tale, taken in turn from The Canterbury Tales (adapted by Mark Burgess; produced by Richard Shannon and Tim Crook), which won gold and...
Celebrities react to Queen’s birthday honours (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Iain Ramage reports on the Queen’s birthday honours, including the knighthood warded to DJ and entertainer Jimmy Savile. Savile claims it was a shock, but also a great honour for him, his family and his...
Tracy Edwards on receiving the MBE (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Yacht skipper Tracy Edwards gives her reaction on being awarded an MBE in the Queen’s birthday honours list. Edwards is the skipper of Maiden, the first yacht with an all-woman crew to complete the...
Unrest in Romania (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
In the Romanian capital of Bucharest, miners who rampaged through the streets in support of the Government have been leaving the city. President Ion Iliescu has paid tribute to them for their support...
Lynda Chalker on UK aid for Iranian earthquake victims (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Overseas Minister Lynda Chalker on the situation in Iran following the earthquake; disaster relief being provided by the UK government; and reacts to Labour’s Ann Clywd’s claim they have not acted fast...
Campaign against wrongful convictions (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Clayre Gribben reports on the campaign for the release of the Birmingham Six and Tottenham Three following revelations of police corruption and the release of the Guildford Four. Interviews with Breda Power,...