LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Ayatollah Khomeini

Genre

Interview; Advertisement

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:09:54

Description

Two (apparently continuous) clips from LBC News Radio, in which Clark Todd? (in Iran) talks to Brian Hayes about the Ayatollah Khomeini’s success in becoming Iran’s ultimate authority; the enormous support for him and the Islamic Revolution by the people; the Shah; the continuing US Embassy hostage situation; Iran’s return to normality. Second clip continues into commercial break.

Contributors

Brian Hayes; Clark Todd?

Keywords

Iran; Embassies and consulates; Edward Kennedy; Hostages; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi; Shah of Iran; Islam; Ruhollah Musawi Khomeini; Heads of state; Religious leaders; Iranian revolution (1979)

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