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43 results found for '"Angola"' in Keywords.
Angola (1976)
- Genre
- News report
Colin Parkes reports on the National Liberation Front of Angola. It covers how mercenaries were hired in the UK, and the execution of mercenaries ordered by Colonel Callan (aka Costas Georgiou). It also...
Hospitals in Angola (1976)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Edinburgh surgeon William Gillespie, about his arrival in war-torn Angola. It looks at the number of injured civilians and military personnel and the distance of the hospital to the front...
British mercenaries to Angola (1976)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Liz Aspen interviews leader of a recruitment drive (John Banks?) for mercenaries to go into Angola paid by the government of Zaire. It has been requested by president Roberto of Angola and will consist of...
British mercenaries to Angola (1976)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop
Jill Lourie talks to some of the mercenary soldiers going to fight in Angola, she asks about their equipment, their backgrounds and their reasoning for going to fight.
Namibia refugee camp (1976)
- Genre
- News report
Report from a refugee camp in Namibia after fighting in Southern Angola, describing the people and tribes in the camp, the losses they have sustained and reasons for the fighting. Reporter not identified.
Angolan mercenaries demo (1976)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on demonstration by families of British mercenaries now imprisoned in Angola, to demand more action from the government to get them released. Four mercenaries were recently executed. Interviews with...
Christopher Hourmouzious review of 1976 (1976)
- Genre
- Discussion; Interview; Parliamentary debate; Press conference; Speech
Review of the Year 1976, Christopher Hourmouzious discusses events with following correspondents. Ed Boyle on British Parliament (includes excerpt of opening ceremony) and politics under prime ministers...
Hayes on Sunday (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; Discussion
Brian Hayes looks back at his morning shows throughout the week. He is joined firstly by Antal Dorati, conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, who explains the role of a conductor. His next guest is...
Report 78 (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech; Vox pop
Steve Harvey presents Report 78, a look back at the year’s major political and social events around the world. Speakers include Khalid Hammami, wife of murdered PLO politician Said Hammami; Terry Parry,...
Cuban troops in Africa (1978)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the entry of Cuban troops into African countries and the fighting that has resulted, prompting a decision from the West to enter the fray. A delayed reaction could see Africa becoming a communist...