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Queen to visit Canada (1977)
- Genre
- News report
Richard Avery reports on the schedule for the Queen’s visit to Canada and the Caribbean as part of celebrations for her Silver Jubilee including a speech opening Canadian Parliament. The question of Quebec...
Queen’s visit to Canada (1977)
- Genre
- News report
John Mackay reports from Ottawa on a speech by the Queen in Canada during her visit there as part of celebrations for her Silver Jubilee. The speech praised the Canadians’ ability to live together as a...
Silver Jubilee street party (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report; Vox pop
Report by Peter Spencer on street party in Islington, North London; interviews with Rene Byrd(?) and other, unidentified residents.
People’s Festival at Alexandra Palace (1977)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop
Report on Communist Party’s People’s Festival at Alexandra Palace as alternative to the royal jubilee; interviews with attendees. Reporter not identified.
Silver Jubilee Gifts Exhibition (1977)
- Genre
- News report
Christopher Hourmouzious reports on the Silver Jubilee Gifts Exhibition.
Eccentric hijacking (1977)
- Genre
- News report
Paul Woodley reports on the hijacking of an airliner by an eccentric Italian who served champagne to hostages and flew around Europe stopping to make demands, pick up his daughters and release hostages. John...
Kuwaiti hijacking (1977)
- Genre
- News report
Trevor Goodchild reports from Bahrain on the hijack of a Kuwaiti airliner leased from British Midland Airways on a flight from Lebanon. The plane is now at Kuwait Airport. The terrorists are demanding the...
Campaign to free Rudolf Hess (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Ed Boyle reports on a campaign to obtain the release of convicted Nazi Rudolf Hess, from Spandau prison in East Germany. Includes interviews with Cyril Townsend MP on his campaign to free Hess due to his age...
Gandhi’s election defeat (1977)
- Genre
- News report
Leslie Murphy reports on defeat for Indira Gandhi and her Congress Party in India’s elections in a surprising reversal as the Janata Party takes power.
Menachem Begin offers Moshe Dayan Foreign Ministry post (1977)
- Genre
- News report
Hugh Orgel reports on opposition to new Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin’s offer of the Foreign Minister post to General Moshe Dayan, which may threaten Begin’s Likud Party’s ability to form a...