Banning of IRA and Sinn Fein from British airwaves

Title

Banning of IRA and Sinn Fein from British airwaves

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

19 Oct 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:01:39

Description

Colin Duncan reports from Northern Ireland on reaction to the banning from today of IRA and Sinn Fein spokesmen from British television and radio, to be outlined by Home Secretary Douglas Hurd. Includes interviews with DUP leader Ian Paisley; Danny Morrison, Sinn Fein; Tory MP Hugh Dykes; Kevin Mcnamara, Labour MP.

Contributors

Ian Paisley; Hugh Dykes; Colin Duncan; Danny Morrison; Kevin McNamara

Keywords

Internal politics; Margaret Thatcher; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; UK; Right to information; IRA; Censorship; Freedom of expression; Broadcasting; Sinn Fein; Mass media; Freedom of speech; Douglas Hurd

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