Rebel cricket tour of South Africa

Title

Rebel cricket tour of South Africa

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference; Technical

TX Date

7 Feb 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:34

Description

Gareth Furby reports from Bloemfontein (date of report: 31/01/90) on a controversial tour of South Africa by an unofficial England cricket team captained by Mike Gatting; reports on demonstrations against the tour. Interviews with Ali Bacher, tour organiser on calming demonstrations; local policeman General Juring(?); anti-tour campaigner, Malebo Mantusi(?). Broadcast on the Brian Widlake breakfast programme on LBC Crown FM. Includes off air comment at end and crowds chanting.

Contributors

Gareth Furby; LBC Crown FM; Ali Bacher; Malebo Mantusi(?); General Juring(?)

Keywords

Political demonstrations; Police; South Africa; Apartheid; Cricket; Anti-apartheid movements; Black African peoples; England (cricket team); Mike Gatting; Foreign tours; South Africa (cricket team); Bloemfontein

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