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  1. Satanic Verses reading (1989)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Speech

    The first public reading in Britain of Salman Rushdie’s controversial book, The Satanic Verses, has gone ahead without trouble. Rushdie is still in hiding due to the death threat (fatwa) issued by an...

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  2. Collets bookshop fire bombed (1989)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    George Matheson reports on a fire bomb attack on a branch of Collets bookshop on the Charing Cross Road in London. The arson attack is thought to be part of the campaign against Salman Rushdie’s novel, The...

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  3. Chris Mann Weekend Breakfast Show (1995)

    Genre
    Interview

    Chris Mann interviews former pop star Cat Stevens, now Muslim convert Yusuf Islam, on Islam and leaving the world of pop music. He storms out of the interview when pressed on whether Salman Rushdie should be...

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  4. Salman Rushdie interview on his life, career and new novel (1995)

    Genre
    Advertisement; Discussion; Interview; Jingle; News bulletin; Trailer

    Simon Bates interviews guest on his 10am-1pm show Salman Rushdie on his life, career and first novel since The Satanic Verses, The Moor’s Last Sigh, set in the Indian city of Bombay. Includes discussion of...

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  5. Kazuo Ishiguro wins Booker Prize (1989)

    Genre
    Interview; Speech

    Speech by writer, Kazuo Ishiguro, following the award of the Booker Prize for his novel, The Remains of The Day. In his speech he paid tribute to Salman Rushdie, the author in hiding following the fatwa...

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  6. Margaret Thatcher interview for BBC African Service (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Rodney Bennett reports on an interview with Margaret Thatcher by the BBC’s African Service, in which she talks about trade sanctions against South Africa, the possibility of her talking with the ANC,...

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  7. Bomb attack on York bookshop (1989)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Paul Kenyon reports on a bomb attack at a bookshop in York. Police have revealed the device went off before the alarm was raised through ITN, and a major disaster was only averted by the prompt action of...

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  8. Anglo-French summit (1989)

    Genre
    News report

    Tim Marshall reports from Paris on an Anglo-French summit which was wide-ranging but went into little detail. UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher flew in early to view an exhibition of paintings by Paul...

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  9. Overview of Anglo-French summit (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference

    Tim Marshall reports from Paris for the AM programme on a news conference by UK PM Margaret Thatcher and President Francois Mitterrand after an Anglo-French summit. Includes excerpts of Thatcher speaking on...

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  10. Salmon Rushdie not in violation of blasphemy laws (1990)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Press conference

    The British Muslim Action Front claimed that author Salman Rushdie and his publishers should face criminal charges for blasphemy against the Muslim faith for his novel The Satanic Verses, but Lord Justice...

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