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8 results found for '"Burma"' in Keywords.
City week (1979)
- Genre
- Discussion; Interview; Special
City Week. A review of the week’s news as seen by IRN’s Financial Unit, hosted by Douglas Moffitt and Tom Maddocks. Topics covered include: possible measures in the Government’s upcoming Spring Budget;...
Archbishop of Canterbury visits Far East (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Lawrence Spicer interviews Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Robert Runcie on his 19-day tour of Asia, with visits to China, Hong Kong, Burma, and Sri Lanka, for meetings with local church leaders.
Veterans visit Burma for WW2 anniversary (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Paul Maurice reports on a visit by UK Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine to Burma during a Remembrance Day pilgrimage by 230 veterans and relatives commemorating the fortieth anniversary of the end of the...
Burma veteran returns (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with World War Two veteran Arthur Freer during his visit to Burma for memorial events to commemorate the end of the war. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Paul Maurice).
Dame Vera Lynn on Duke of Edinburgh’s Japanese visit (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Wartime singer Dame Vera Lynn has criticised Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh for his decision to attend the funeral of Emperor Hirohito in Japan. She says the Duke should not go to Japan as a representative...
Veterans angered at Prince Philip (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Julie Benson reports on efforts by veterans of the Burma Star Veterans Association to oust Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh as their patron at their AGM. Follows him attending the funeral of Japanese Emperor...
Burmese opposition leader calls for dialogue (1995)
- Genre
- Press conference
Burma’s newly-released opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has made her first public appearance in six years. The 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner called for reconciliation and dialogue in her strife-torn...
Foreign news review ‘95 (1995)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special; Speech
Foreign News Review ‘95, presented by Paul Maurice. Multiple speakers and reporters - see contributors. Stories include: conflict in former Yugoslavia and role of United Nations and Red Cross; disasters in...