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British evacuees arrive back from Beirut (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Civilians arriving back at Heathrow Airport express relief after being evacuated from Beirut, Lebanon. Surveyor Len Orton(?) describes the ordeal as devastating. The families were evacuated to Cyprus before...
George Bush on US support for President Gemayel (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
US Vice-President George Bush on his hope that Lebanese President Amine Gemayel may be able to retrieve some order from the chaos in Beirut. US President Ronald Reagan has hinted that if there were to be a...
Robert Muldoon on threat to New Zealand’s lamb and butter exports (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Sir Robert Muldoon, discusses the country’s exports. He explains that an arrangement expired at the end of last year and it is now rolling over on a month-to-month basis. A...
Ronald Reagan announces his re-election campaign (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Andrew Manderstam reports on US President Ronald Reagan’s announcement that he will be seeking a second term in the White House. Reagan was asked about the circumstances of his decision to stand in the...
President Reagan’s 73rd birthday (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Andrew Manderstam reports on US President Ronald Reagan’s 73rd birthday. Reagan, the oldest-ever US president, is flying to Dixon, his birthplace, today. He jokes about his age in a speech. David Gergen,...
10th flight of Challenger Space Shuttle (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special
Andrew Manderstam reports on the launch of the 10th flight of the Challenger Space Shuttle, beginning with the countdown. Commander Vance Brand controlled the flight into the Florida sky. The shuttle has a...
Margaret Thatcher on her visit to Hungary (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher following her return from a visit to Hungary. She feels her trip was a great success and that she has had very valuable and open talks with Bela Kadar,...
George Bush visits Moscow for Andropov’s funeral (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on US Vice-President George Bush’s visit to Moscow for Soviet leader Yuri Andropov’s funeral, on the way to which he stopped off in London. He says that he is travelling with an open mind and...
Gill Pyrah and guests programme (1984)
- Genre
- Advertisement; Interview; News bulletin; Phone-in
Gill Pyrah (on her Gill Pyrah and Guests programme) interviews Northern Ireland civil rights campaigner Bernadette Devlin McAliskey on the conviction of terrorists from supergrass evidence from accomplices...
Neil Kinnock on his meeting with Francois Mitterrand (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock talks about his meeting with French President Francois Mitterrand, to discuss British lorry drivers who were hijacked because of the so-called lamb wars. Male interviewer not...