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  • Arrest of Joshua Nkomo (1983)

    Genre
    News report

    Report on the arrest of Joshua Nkomo, founder of the Zimbabwe African People’s Union (ZAPU), at Bulawayo Airport, Zimbabwe en route to make a speech at the World Peace Council (of which he is...

  • Julian Lloyd Webber on Malcolm Arnold concerto (1988)

    Genre
    Interview

    Cellist Julian Lloyd Webber says he is eagerly awaiting the new cello concerto he has had commissioned from composer Malcolm Arnold – best known for his film scores. He also discloses that he is...

  • Czech general strike (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Vox pop

    Nicky Broyd reports from Prague on a general strike which has been called in Czechoslovakia to protest against the communist system. The pro-democracy group, Civic Forum is asking people to stop work for two...

  • Nicky Broyd reports on Czechoslovakian Government (1989)

    Genre
    News report

    This afternoon, the new Bulgarian leader, Peter Mladenov, anounced that there would be early parliamentary elections, in response to demands for greater democracy. Meanwhile, in Czechoslovakia, the...

  • Czechoslovakia elects new Government (1989)

    Genre
    News report

    The people of Czechoslovakia plan to take to the streets today to celebrate what they are calling their new-found freedom. After 41 years of Communist rule, a new government has been formed which includes...

  • New Czechoslovakian Government sworn in (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    After a generation of Communist rule, Czechoslovakia now has a new coalition government. Its members will be named and sworn in later today by the hardliner, President Gustav Husak, who has announced that...

  • Nicky Broyd on Czechoslovakia’s political leadership (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Negotiations to finalise Czechoslovakia’s new government continue in Prague today. The discussions include representatives of the Communist, Socialist, and National Front parties, as well as the...

  • Prague change of government (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Vox pop; Music

    Series of clips by Nicky Broyd on change of government in Czechoslovakia. 1. Singing at a demonstration in Prague. 2. Vox pop on planned general strike.3. Report on reaction in Wenceslas Square, Prague, to...

  • Czech Communist Party leadership resigns (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; News bulletin

    8.00 news bulletin with Sarah Ward focusing on the resignation of the leadership of the Communist Party in Czechoslovakia and the election of the new Party leader, Karel Urbanek. Includes eyewitness report...

  • Mood in Prague following Communist resignations (1989)

    Genre
    News report

    Nicky Broyd reports from an underground station in Prague and Wenceslas Square on the mood of the people following the resignation of leader, Milos Jakes, and the Communist Party politburo in Czechoslovakia....