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  1. Iranians expelled from Britain over Rushdie fatwa (1989)

    Genre
    Interview

    Home Secretary Douglas Hurd interview on expelling Iranians closely connected with the Ayatollah Khomeini regime from the UK, 9 so far, following the issuing of the death threat against author Salman...

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  2. Psychiatric nurse wins Whitbread book prize (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Sue Jameson reports on the Whitbread Book of the Year award, won by Paul Sayer, a first-time novelist and psychiatric nurse, for The Comfort of Madness.The book expected to win was The Satanic Verses by...

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  3. Moscow superpower summit (1988)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Speech

    John Alcock reports on the superpower summit in Moscow. On agreements on nuclear weapons- interview with negotiator Georgi Abartov on significance; Reagan’s calls for better human rights including excerpt...

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  4. Salman Rushdie death threat (1989)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Oni Bhattacharya reports on reaction to the death sentence (fatwa) imposed on the author Salman Rushdie by Iran’s spiritual leader, Ayatollah Khomeini (Ruhollah Khomeini), because his book, The Satanic...

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  5. Geoffrey Howe on Salman Rushdie affair (1989)

    Genre
    Interview

    Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe talks to John Fraser about the Government’s decision to join Europe in condemning Iran and closing its mission in Tehran in response to the issuing of the fatwa on author...

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  6. TUC conference -Debate on racism and foreign policy (1984)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Report on debate at the TUC conference in Brighton on racism, newspapers’ infringement of civil liberties and UK foreign policy on apartheid and Central America. With speeches from Dr Deepak Ray(?) of the...

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  7. Thatcher meets with German Chancellor (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference

    Paul Rowley reports on Margaret Thatcher’s press conference following meetings with West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl (with excerpts). Issues covered included concerted EEC response to Iran’s death...

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  8. Salman Rushdie fatwa (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Paul Woodley reports on Salman Rushdie’s decision not to go on an American book promotion tour after having a price put on his head by Muslim leaders over the blasphemy to Islam in his book The Satanic...

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  9. USA-USSR summit (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    John Alcock reports on the Moscow superpower summit resulting in 2 agreements on nuclear weapons and on Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev touring the Kremlin together and on a speech by US President...

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  10. 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...

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