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Northern Ireland documentary row

Title
Northern Ireland documentary row
Genre
Interview
TX Date
Jul 1985
Year of production
1985
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Duration
00:02:24
Description
Interview with an unidentified BBC Board of Governors spokesman about controversial BBC documentary Real Lives: The Edge Of The Union about political extremism in Northern Ireland following a call from the Government not to broadcast it and give publicity to terrorism. Male interviewer not identified.
Contributors
None Identified
Keywords
Politics; Government; Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; UK; Violence; Censorship; BBC; Broadcasting; Freedom of the press; Mass media; Television documentaries; Resignation (employee); Publicity; Real Lives: The Edge Of The Union

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