LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

The night is young

Genre

Interview; News bulletin; Music; Advertisement; Trailer

TX Date

11 Feb 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:52:14

Description

Sarah Dickinson interviews Sandy Gall, British journalist, author, and former ITN foreign correspondent on The Night is Young programme. He speaks about the war in Afghanistan (occupation by USSR) and peace talks; Mikhail Gorbachev; the lack of media coverage of the war; the publication of his book, Afghanistan: Agony of a Nation; and his experiences in Afghanistan. In the second half he goes on to speak about what makes a good war correspondent; his background and early career; being kidnapped by Idi Amin in Uganda and keeping in touch with his family while he is away. Also includes his choice of music; news bulletin and weather; adverts and a trailer by Richard Robbins, for his show, Classical Review on later. Starts mid-sentence, ends abruptly.

Contributors

Sarah Dickinson; Sandy Gall

Keywords

Books; Authors; War; Journalism; Afghanistan; USSR; Uganda; Idi Amin; Peacebuilding; Journalists; War correspondents; Abduction; Mikhail Gorbachev; Afghanistan: Agony of a Nation; Sandy Gall

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