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28,816 results found for all records.
Press Council hearing into Lady Di coverage (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
Report on a Press Council hearing examining alleged newspaper intrusion into the life of Lady Diana Spencer following her rumoured engagement with Prince of Wales, Prince Charles. Includes interviews with...
Armenian history (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Christopher Walker, author of the new book, Armenia: The Survival of a Nation, about the history of the country, the continued persecution of its people, and the Orthodox Christianity...
Queen visits Brussels to anti-British protests (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on anti-British demonstrations during the visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Brussels, as a protest against the treatment of republican prisoners at the Maze Prison in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Includes...
Miss World resigns (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the resignation of original victor of Miss World 1980, Miss Germany, Gabriella Brum, reaction to the decision and looking back at previous scandals over the years of the contest. Includes...
Southwark council opinion poll (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a council spokesman about the results of an opinion poll of the residents of the London borough of Southwark about the performance of the local authority, and on what they will now do with...
Resignation of Alexei Kosygin as Soviet premier (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview
Report on the resignation of Alexei Kosygin as Prime Minister of the Soviet Union after 16 years in office. Includes a reading of his resignation letter, and Kosygin himself speaking about the Russian...
Stephen Roskill on death of Karl Doenitz (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; Obituary; Tribute
Captain Stephen Roskill on the death of Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz, Commander of the German Navy during World War II. He says if Hitler had listened to Doenitz’s advice, the Nazis would have won the battle...
Presidential elections in Guyana (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Dr Horace Gambi(?) (or Campbell?) of the Working People’s Party in Guyana on the forthcoming presidential elections. He says 23 members of the People’s Progressive Party have been arrested in the lead-up...
Robert Runcie on condition of British hostages in Iran (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Robert Runcie on his request to Ayatollah Khomeini that a religious envoy might be allowed to visit the British hostages in Iran at Christmas. Female interviewer not identified.
Middle East expert on Iran-Iraq War (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male Middle East expert on the implications of the Iran-Iraq War for the rest of the world. He also offers analysis of the conflict between Jordan and Syria and the failure of the Arab summit....