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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...
First anniversary of Soviet occupation of Afghanistan (1981)
- Genre
- News report
Mary Finnigan reports on the first anniversary of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. One of the first western journalists to visit the country, she says Afghans are at risk of imprisonment and torture if...
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...
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...
Investigation into Richard Allen bribery allegations (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on the end of an investigation into bribery allegations against US National Security Adviser Richard Allen. The investigation cleared him of the charges but inquiries into financial irregularities are...
Security increased in Washington after Reagan assassination rumours (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Telephone interview with an unidentified male correspondent (poss. Andrew Manderstam?) in Washington, about the extra security measures being implemented following rumours of a plot against President Ronald...
Ismat Kittani urges nuclear disarmament (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the new president of the United Nations General Assembly, Ismat Kittani, who has recommended that atomic weapons talks are held within the UN. Includes excerpts of a speech by Kittani. Male...