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Bidders for Times newspaper (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the bidders for the purchase of The Times newspaper including allegedly Robert Maxwell, James Goldsmith, Tiny Rowlands, and a group set up by Times journalists led by William Rees-Mogg. Includes...
IRA hunger strike ends - repercussions (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the likely repercussions in Northern Ireland of the end of the hunger strike by Republican prisoners at the Maze Prison in Belfast. Speaking are: Danny Morrison, Sinn Fein; Humphrey Atkins,...
Maze hunger strike - Humphrey Atkins view (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on an interview (including excerpts) with UK Northern Ireland Secretary Humphrey Atkins on the hunger strike by Republican prisoners at the Maze Prison in Belfast and their demands for political...
Soviet soldier requests asylum in US (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Andrew Manderstam reports on the request for asylum made at the United States embassy in Kabul by a Soviet soldier during the war in Afghanistan (16/09/80) and implications of the request.
Iranian PM visits NY (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Andrew Manderstam reports on a visit by Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Ali Rajai to New York where he will deliver a speech at the United Nations and possibly hold talks with American officials about the...
US Presidential election TV debate (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Andrew Manderstam reports on a planned debate on US television featuring presidential candidates Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and John Anderson, with disagreements over the inclusion of Anderson. Speaking...
Billygate hearing in Senate (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Andrew Manderstam reports on a US Senatorial sub-committee hearing into the so-called Billygate affair, investigating alleged links between President Jimmy Carter’s brother Billy Carter and the Libyan...
Tehran hostage crisis - Muskie-Rajai letter (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Interview
Andrew Manderstam reports on a letter from US Secretary of State Edmund Muskie to the new Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed-Ali Rajai, with an alleged appeal for the release of American hostages from the US...
Tehran hostage Richard Queen released (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on the release of former hostage Richard Queen, Vice Consul at the US embassy in Tehran, by Iranian militants, due to the onset of multiple sclerosis. His parents, Harold Queen and Jeanne Queen speak...
Protest outside New York mosque during hostage crisis (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report from New York on a violent demonstration by Americans outside a mosque in protest against the continuing hostage crisis at the US Embassy in Tehran. Female field reporter not identified (surname is...