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Saddam’s atrocities against Kurds (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Mark Phillips reports on the plight of the Kurds in Iraq after the Gulf War, as Saddam Hussein’s forces are committing genocide and the USA and Britain are refusing to intervene militarily. Journalists...
Fay Weldon on Graham Green’s death (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Michael Parkinson interviews the Chairman of the Booker Prize committee Fay Weldon on the death of author Graham Greene, his accessible but well-written novels and importance as a novelist, and what he was...
Hillsborough disaster inquest verdict (1991)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the accidental death verdict of the inquest into the Hillsborough disaster in Sheffield, relatives are angry but the police are relieved. Reaction fromTrevor Hicks, chairman of the Hillsborough...
Labour Lambeth scandal resurfaces (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with former Labour Lambeth Council leader and Labour MP Ted Knight on possibly being charged again (with 30 other councillors charged and banned from standing for 5 years) for refusing to set a...
Help for Kurdish refugees (1991)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press conference by former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on what she would do to help the Kurds who are being persecuted in Iraq by Saddam Hussein.
UN terms for official end to Gulf war (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Paul Woodley reports from New York on the United Nations Security Council agreeing its terms for the official end of the Gulf war and discussion of the Kurdish people’s persecution with military action...
Michael Heseltine on poll tax capping (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Paul Rowley interviews the Environment Secretary Michael Heseltine on the poll tax (community charge) capping of 14 local authorities.
National census changes (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Martin Young interviews the head of the National Census Basil Mahon on what is in this census to be taken on 21/04/91 including new question on ethnic group, what the census is used for and data protection.
UK aid for Kurdish refugees (1991)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press conference by Prime Minister John Major on the aid that will be given to the Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and not providing military assistance to the Kurds who are being persecuted by Saddam...
Oilfield fires pollute Gulf states (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Phil Edwards reports on the Met Office claims the burning oilfields in Kuwait are causing serious pollution in the Gulf states following their research plane making a series of sorties in the region....