Rebel cricket tour of South Africa

Title

Rebel cricket tour of South Africa

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

8 Feb 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:34

Description

Alison Campbell reports from South Africa on demonstrations against a rebel England team cricket tour being broken up by police. Demonstrator heard asking why UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is allowing the tour to happen; British vice consul, Norman Ling says the Government are against the tour. Alison Campbell reports.

Contributors

Alison Campbell; Norman Ling

Keywords

Sport; Margaret Thatcher; Interethnic relations; Police; South Africa; UK; Apartheid; Demonstrations; Cricket; Black African peoples

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