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Shooting at social club in Orpington (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on an attack by a gunman on the Eldred Community Centre in the St Mary Cray area of Orpington, Kent. The attack is thought to be related to a fight in the bar on Christmas Eve; some locals have blamed...
Freddie Laker on problems facing Laker Airways (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Freddie Laker says he is going to sell some of his Laker Airways aeroplanes to reduce his debt-equity ratio. Male interviewer not identified.
Adam Watson-Brown on Bayswater car explosion (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Adam Watson-Brown, who was in a nearby house when a car bomb exploded in Connaught Square, Bayswater, London, gives his account of the incident and his efforts to help the wounded driver. Male interviewer...
Israel annexes Golan Heights (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Report on the US reaction to Israel’s annexation of the Golan Heights from Syria. Includes statement by US Defense Secretary, Caspar Weinberger; television interview with Israeli Ambassador in Washington,...
Collapse of Camp David Accords (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the collapse of the Camp David peace accords designed to solve the Arab-Israeli conflict. Includes an interview with former Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was opposed to the annexation...
Japanese work ethic and export boom (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the Japanese manufacturing industry. Includes interview with management consultant Ron Collard, who says the Japanese copied US and UK work practices and combined them with the Japanese work ethic....
US to evacuate citizens from Libya (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the US decision to remove its citizens from Libya and impose a ban on travel to the country. The move follows the discovery of an assassination plot against US President Ronald Reagan. Includes...
James Mancham on attempted coup in Seychelles (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Former Seychelles president James Mancham on an attempted coup on the islands. He describes how he received an anonymous telephone call from someone claiming to be from the resistance movement and asking him...
William Hall on Taylor-Warner separation (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Showbusiness writer William Hall on Elizabeth Taylor’s separation from her husband, Senator John Warner. Hall says her difficulty in holding down relationships is to do with her spoilt upbringing. Male...
First anniversary of death of John Lennon (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the first anniversary of the assassination of former Beatle, John Lennon. Vigils have been held outside the Dakota building where the singer was shot. Includes interviews with Dave Sholin, who was...