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  1. Salman Rushdie on Whitbread award (1988)

    Genre
    Interview

    Carol Allen interviews author Salman Rushdie on his novel, The Satanic Verses, winning the Whitbread novel section prize. He says he hopes the award may help the ban on the book to be lifted in India.

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  2. The night is young (1988)

    Genre
    Interview; Discussion; News bulletin; Music; Advertisement; Trailer

    The Night is Young. Writer, film director and performer Terry Jones is interviewed by Sarah Dickinson. The ex-Monty Python collaborator discusses his childhood, his rise into the world of comedy writing and...

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  3. Salman Rushdie book pulled from shelves of W. H. Smith (1989)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on the arson threats that have forced W. H. Smith to withdraw The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie from its stores in Bradford. A copy was ceremonially burned by angry Muslims, forcing product manager...

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  4. Salman Rushdie on W. H. Smith’s withdrawal of his novel (1989)

    Genre
    Interview

    Author Salman Rushdie is interviewed on the decision of bookstore chain W. H. Smith to remove his new book, The Satanic Verses, from its shelves in Bradford due to protests by and threats from Muslim groups....

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  5. Sir Geoffrey Howe on EU decision on Iran over Salman Rushdie affair (1989)

    Genre
    Interview

    British Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe talks to John Fraser about the European Community’s stance on Iran after a fatwa was issued against author Salman Rushdie. He talks about the decision to ban...

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  6. Newspaper editor on freedom of the press (1989)

    Genre
    Interview

    Unidentified male speaker (poss. Andreas Whittam Smith, Editor of the Independent newspaper) on the legal implications of the publication of named parties (following an injunction?). Male interviewer not...

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  7. Muslims’ anger at Salman Rushdie novel (1989)

    Genre
    Interview

    Tens of thousands of Muslims will take to the streets of London tomorrow for a massive demonstration against the controversial Salman Rushdie novel, The Satanic Verses. Muslims believe the book is...

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  8. Larry Adler on protests over Salman Rushdie book (1989)

    Genre
    Interview

    On the eve of a protest by Muslims it has been announced that for the first time a group of British authors are to publicly read out extracts from Salman Rushdie’s book, The Satanic Verses. Writer and...

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  9. Ban on extremist interviews not overturned (1989)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Special

    Six broadcast journalists and a member of the public have lost their High Court challenge to the Home Secretary’s ban on radio and television interviews with Northern Irish extremist organisations. The...

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  10. Steve Jones show (1989)

    Genre
    Interview

    Former editor of the Times and Deputy Chairman of the BBC, Lord William Rees-Mogg talks to Steve Jones about his role in monitoring the amount of sex and violence on television, following his appointment as...

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