Ban of controversial BBC documentary

Title

Ban of controversial BBC documentary

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Jul 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:02:38

Description

Interview with an unidentified man (poss. Conservative chairman John Gummer) about the BBC decision not to broadcast controversial documentary Real Lives: The Edge Of The Union, about the problems of political extremism in Northern Ireland, in which interviewees including Martin McGuinness of Sinn Fein condoned the use of violence. Decision follows Home Secretary Leon Brittan sending the BBC a letter. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

John Gummer?

Keywords

Politics; Government; Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; UK; Conservative Party; Violence; IRA; Censorship; BBC; Broadcasting; Freedom of the press; Mass media; Television documentaries; Leon Brittan; Real Lives: The Edge Of The Union

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