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14,859 results found for all records.
Thatcher and BBC visit Northern Ireland (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
2 linked clips on Northern Ireland.1. Report back on BBC journalists filming an IRA publicity stunt in the village of Carrickmore, leading to calls for tighter rules on the coverage of the Troubles. Male...
Irish PM steps down (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on Irish Prime Minister Jack Lynch anouncing he is to step down due to lack of support. Includes speech by Lynch announcing his resignation. Male reporter not identified.
Edward Kennedy on Iran (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on Presidential election candidate Senator Edward Kennedy’s criticism of US foreign policy, which Kennedy considers responsible for the situation in Iran. The Shah, says Kennedy, ran a violent...
Iran relations with Egypt (1979)
- Genre
- News report
Unidentified reporter (from Iran?) observing that while the Shah remains in the USA, the Embassy hostage crisis will drag on. Iranian militants suspect a Zionist-imperialist conspiracy against Iran, but,...
Thomas Leo Ahern spy charge (1979)
- Genre
- News report
Report on evidence on which Iranian militants base their accusation that Thomas Leo Ahern - a US Embassy staff member with (allegedly) a Belgian passport - is a spy.
Shahriar Shafiq assassination (1979)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the assassination in France of Prince Shahriar Shafiq, nephew of the Shah of Iran, on 07/12/79. Male reporter not identified.
Iran hostage crisis boosts Carter’s popularity (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Report on Jimmy Carter’s declaration of candidacy for re-election to the Presidency. Carter and Edward Kennedy are now running neck-and-neck in the opinion polls, largely due to Carter’s ‘firm’...
Iran hostage interview causes controversy (1979)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the American response to the NBC interview with US embassy hostage William Gallegos, recorded in Tehran. There has been particular concern expressed about the conditions under which NBC obtained...
Kennedy and the Ayatollah (1979)
- Genre
- News report
Report on a letter (or telegram) alleged by the Iranians to have been sent to the Ayatollah Khomeini by Senator Edward Kennedy, expressing support for the Islamic Revolution. Kennedy has denied any such...
Zimbabwe Rhodesia ceasefire (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on the final details of the Zimbabwe Rhodesia ceasefire being discussed at the Lancaster House Conference in London, and fears the Patriotic Front have about the details. Includes press conference...