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Ronnie Biggs on return to Brazil (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Dave Foster interviews Great Train Robber, Ronald (Ronnie) Biggs, who discusses his release from captivity in Barbados, and his subsequent return to Brazil.
Ronnie Biggs returns to Brazil (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report (including interview by Dave Foster) on the return of Great Train Robber, Ronald (Ronnie) Biggs to Brazil, after he was kidnapped, taken to Barbados and almost extradited back to Britain. Speakers...
Death of General Omar Bradley - John Hackett tribute (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; Tribute
General Sir John Hackett pays tribute to the life and achievements of the late US General Omar Bradley (died 08/04/81), commander of Operation Overlord during the Second World War. Male interviewer not...
Bay of Pigs invasion - 20th anniversary (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male expert on Cuba, on the country’s political relationship with the United States. The interview comes on the twentieth anniversary of the aborted Bay of Pigs Invasion. Male interviewer not...
Bay of Pigs invasion - Fidel Castro speech (1981)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech (in Spanish) by Cuban President, Fidel Castro, twenty years after the attempted invasion by US forces at the Bay of Pigs.
Shimon Peres announces Israeli Shadow Cabinet (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Press conference
Peter Allen-Frost reports on the announcement of the new Labor [sic] Party Shadow Cabinet by Israeli opposition leader Shimon Peres. Includes a description of its members and their roles, and a speech by Peres.
Easter ceremony in Vatican City (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Ray Suarez reports from Vatican City on the Easter ceremony, including the communion of Pope John Paul II. Includes excerpts from the service and the Pope’s address.
Polish situation - Leonid Brezhnev remarks (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified American male speaker comments on remarks made by Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev (in the context of the 16th Czech Communist Party Congress) about the unstable situation in Poland, and on talks...
Zimbabwean independence - 1st anniversary (1981)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the celebrations to mark the first year of independence for Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) after the introduction of majority rule elections and the end of white supremacy under the regime of Prime...
Transglobe expedition - Ranulph Fiennes view (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the progress of the Transglobe British team led by Ranulph Fiennes, after it completed the longest and fastest crossing of Antarctica, reaching Scott base after 75 days (2,500 miles). Includes...