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Soviets to launch history-making space station (1978)
- Genre
- News report
Chris Catlin(?) reports on the Soviet space mission in which the orbiting station will link with Soviet spacecraft Salyut 6 and Soyuz 27. The docking station was damaged in a previous mission, but has since...
Schmidt meets Sadat (1978)
- Genre
- Speech
Chancellor of West Germany, Helmut Schmidt describes his meeting with the Egyptian President, Anwar Sadat. He is confident that peace will be possible and is satisfied that Sadat’s view is that war should...
Amin offers peace to Britain (1978)
- Genre
- News report
Peter Spencer reports on Ugandan President Idi Amin’s New Year message in which he says he would like to open a chapter of friendly relations with Britain. The British Government have declined to comment...
Robert Maxwell on biography series (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Pergamon Press owner Robert Maxwell on his decision to publish a series of biographies of world leaders. He discusses the first book, which will be about Russian leader Leonid Brezhnev. Male...
Fighting between Cambodia and Vietnam (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Michael Leifer, London School of Economics, describes the current conflict between Vietnamese and Cambodian forces. The Vietnamese claim the Cambodians are mounting incursions into their territory, whereas...
Norman Beebe report on US anti-smoking campaign (1978)
- Genre
- News report
Norman Beebe reports on the US Government’s anti-smoking campaign. The American tobacco industry has shown concern over the new legislation, and fears the Government may hit their advertising campaign,...
Concorde noise levels controversy (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on controversy over the noise levels created by the supersonic aircraft Concorde at Kennedy Airport in New York. The Concorde does not have any special flight patterns or regulations in place to...
Carter’s State of the Union address (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Norman Beebe reports on US President Jimmy Carter’s State of the Union address, in which he claims America is sound, both economically and militarily. Carter says the country’s best years are still to...
First House of Commons broadcast (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Peter Allen reports on the first live sound broadcast from the House of Commons, 03/04/78. Includes brief excerpts of speeches.
Joyce McKinney and Keith May flee UK (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the disappearance of Joyce McKinney and Keith May (12/04/78), shortly before their trial for kidnapping. They were last seen travelling through Toronto Airport and the Canadian authorities have...