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Inaugural ceremony in Rhodesia (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Peter Sharp reports on the inaugural ceremony in Zimbabwe Rhodesia to swear in the country’s first black Prime Minister, Bishop Abel Muzorewa and President Josiah Gumede. Includes speech by Muzorewa.
Muzorewa after election (1979)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Bishop Abel Muzorewa following his appointment as Prime Minister in the first one-person-one-vote elections in Rhodesia. He appeals for international recognition for the new regime.
UK sends emissary to Rhodesia (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Richard Bath reports on the appointment by Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington (Peter Carington) of an official to oversee the new administration in Rhodesia following the first one-person-one-vote elections...
New regime in Rhodesia (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Press conference
Peter Sharp reports on the first day of the new regime in Zimbabwe Rhodesia following elections bringing Bsihop Abel Muzorewa to power as the country’s first black Prime Minister. Includes a press...
James Callaghan after Southall riots (1979)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Press statement by UK Prime Minister James Callaghan in which he compares the National Front to the Nazis. The comments come after the death of teacher Blair Peach at an Anti-Nazi League rally in Southall,...
Thatcher responds to Southall riots (1979)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher to a meeting of Huddersfield Conservatives, in response to the Southall riots in West London and the death of teacher Blair Peach following clashes...
James Callaghan response to Southall riots (1979)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Press statement by UK Prime Minister James Callaghan in which he compares the National Front to the Nazis. The comments come after the death of teacher Blair Peach at an Anti-Nazi League rally in Southall,...
Thatcher response to Southall riots (1979)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher to a meeting of Huddersfield Conservatives, in response to the Southall riots in West London and the death of teacher Blair Peach following clashes between...
Southall riots (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special; Speech
Peter Spencer reports on the Southall riots in West London following clashes between Anti-Nazi League protesters and police and a National Front meeting at Southall Town Hall. The violence led to the death...
Edward Heath calls votes in EEC elections (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on Prime Minister Edward Heath’s speech in Glasgow, calling for votes in the upcoming EEC elections. Male reporter not identified.