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Queen and Prince Philip to visit Australia (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Report on a visit by the Queen and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh to Australia, to open the new High Court building in Canberra. Chief Justice Sir Garfield Barwick has caused outrage among some Australian...
Victory for Pierre Trudeau in Canadian elections (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview
Bob Holness reports on Pierre Trudeau’s victory in the Canadian elections, replacing Joe Clark as Prime Minister. Includes excerpts of speeches by Clark and Trudeau and a telephone interview with Peter...
Valery Giscard d’Estaing calls for Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Report on French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing’s call for the complete withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan. US President Jimmy Carter, in contrast, praised the partial withdrawal of Soviet...
Arrest of Lord Kagan on suspicion of fraud (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the arrest of Lord Kagan in Paris on 12/12/80, following a tip-off to the BBC. The businessman, who ran the Gannex raincoat business, was wanted for fraud and tax evasion. Includes interview with...
Resignation of Ezer Weizman (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the resignation of Israeli Defence Minister, Ezer Weizman over defence cuts. Prime Minister Menachem Begin may choose either Ariel Sharon or Moshe Arens as his successor. Male reporter not identified.
Jimmy Carter visits Rome (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on US President Jimmy Carter’s visit to Rome, including an excerpt of his speech at the US Embassy. His visit comes as he prepares to defend his presidency against Ronald Reagan in the forthcoming...
Muhammad Ali urges athletes to boycott Moscow Olympics (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Report on US boxer Muhammad Ali’s call for countries to boycott the Moscow Olympic Games in protest against the Soviet Union’s occupation of Afghanistan. The boxer began his tour of African nations in...
Basque bombing campaign on Spain’s Costa Brava (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the Basque bombing campaign on the Costa Brava, Spain. Briton Stanley Duncan had to evacuate his hotel room in Alicante. Ex-tank commander Lawrence(?) Adams, who witnessed a bomb in Xabia, said it...
Helmut Schmidt visits Moscow (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Unidentified male correspondent on the visit by West German Chancellor, Helmut Schmidt to the Soviet Union. Schmidt was greeted at the airport by General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev and premier Alexei Kosygin....
Ramsey Clark visits Iran to appeal for release of hostages (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Report on a conference speech (delivered in Iran) by Ramsey Clark, former US Attorney General, in which he offered to swap places with any of the US hostages being held in Tehran. Male reporter not identified.