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

00:02:21

Description

Elena Curti reports on the ban of IRA and Sinn Fein spokesmen from British radio and television, to be set in motion by Home Secretary Douglas Hurd this afternoon. And on reaction to the ban. Includes interviews with DUP leader Ian Paisley; Labour MP Kevin McNamara. For Billboard programme.

Contributors

Ian Paisley; Elena Curti; Kevin McNamara

Keywords

Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; UK; Right to information; IRA; Censorship; Freedom of expression; Broadcasting; Sinn Fein; Mass media; Freedom of speech; Douglas Hurd; Billboard (radio programme)

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