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  • Dingo baby-killing case - Mother released (1986)

    Genre
    Speech

    Official announcement of the release of Lindy Chamberlain from prison in Australia. She had been found guilty of murdering her baby, Azaria, at a 1982 trial but new evidence supported her claims that the...

  • Political rally after Philippines elections (1986)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Report on a mass rally in Manila in the Philippines by followers of Corazon (or Cory) Aquino, who lost the presidential elections amid allegations of electoral fraud by returned president Ferdinand Marcos....

  • Anatoly Shcharansky handover in Berlin (1986)

    Genre
    News report

    Mark Easton reports from the Glienicker Bridge in Berlin on the East-West spy swap, with Soviet dissident Anatoly Shcharansky being handed over on the bridge.

  • John Arthur on revolution in Haiti (1986)

    Genre
    Interview

    Photographer John Arthur, just returned from Haiti, on the new military regime, dictator Jean-Claude (nicknamed Baby Doc) Duvalier fleeing to France, and the atmosphere in the country. Female interviewer not...

  • Winnie Mandela calls for husband’s release (1986)

    Genre
    Music; News report; Press conference

    Report on a press conference by Winnie Mandela in a township near Johannesburg, in which she called for an end to a campaign of official harassment against her and for the release of her husband Nelson...

  • Philippines uprising (1986)

    Genre
    News report

    Bob Fuss reports from Manila on the Philippines uprising, with people around him setting up barricades and lighting fires to impede the military.

  • US Secretary of State after Philippines coup (1986)

    Genre
    Press conference

    Press conference with George Shultz, US Secretary of State, welcoming the new government in the Philippines, led by Corazon (or Cory) Aquino after a coup. Shultz pays tribute to overthrown President...

  • Philippines uprising (1986)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Report from Manila on an uprising against President Ferdinand Marcos following a fraudulent election by means of which he maintained power against opposition leader Corazon (or Cory) Aquino. Includes Marcos...

  • P.W. Botha keynote speech (1986)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Speech

    Report on South African Prime Minister P.W. Botha’s keynote speech announcing the reduction of restrictions on the movement of black people with the abolition of the pass laws, the involvement of black...

  • NASA Mission Controller describes Challenger space shuttle disaster (1986)

    Genre
    Interview; Special; Speech

    Steve Nesbitt, NASA Mission Controller, reports a major malfunction shortly after the launch of the Challenger space shuttle (28/01/86). Followed by interview with Nesbitt describing what flight controllers...