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Moscow Olympics opening ceremony (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Special
Report on the opening ceremony in the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games in the context of boycott by some countries following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Includes actuality of ceremony; speeches by Lord...
Demonstrations after Bologna station bombing (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Report on demonstrations in Bologna following the detonation of a terrorist bomb at the railway station which killed at least seventy-six people (03/08/80). Male reporter not identified.
Afghan athletes asylum request (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report back on the request for political asylum in the United States by a group of Afghan athletes during the Olympic Games in Moscow- following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Male reporter in Moscow...
Earthquake in Algeria (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on an earthquake in the Algerian city of El Asnam, which has destroyed eighty percent of the town and killed thousands of civilians (10/10/80). Includes interview with British ambassador Dick...
West German terrorists (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report examining the background to the main terrorist groups in West Germany â including the Baader-Meinhof gang. Includes archive report from 1977 on the suicides of Andreas Baader, Jan-Carl Raspe and...
Munich Oktoberfest bomb attack (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on a bomb explosion at the Munich Oktoberfest beer festival in West Germany. Includes interview with eyewitness Robert Tilley(?). Female reporter not identified.
Iran-Iraq war - Abadan siege (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Paul Davies reports back from Bahrain on mounting pressure on Iranian forces in the Iran-Iraq war after the siege of Abadan - Iran’s key oil refining centre. Male studio reporter not identified.
Proposed Begin-Reagan meeting (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Report on a proposed meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and US President-elect Ronald Reagan and similarities in their opinions on the Middle East peace process. Male reporter not identified.
7th anniversary of Yom Kippur War (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report; Special
Report from Israel on the seventh anniversary of the Yom Kippur War (10/73), with recordings of memorial services; interview with Suzi Vodder(?), mother of dead soldier Yoni Vodder(?). Male reporter not...
Briton Ned Sparkes released in Iraq (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on the release in Iraq of Ned Sparkes, British contract manager with the Wimpey construction company, after spending two years in Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad. Includes press interview with Ned...