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British ambassador on trouble in Iran (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Sir Anthony Parsons, British ambassador in Iran, on the troubles in the country including the embassy being attacked, a day after the military government took over. Male interviewer not...
Arrests of former ministers in Iran (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Peter Wood(?) reports back to the studio on the arrest of the former Iranian Prime Minister Amir-abbas Hoveida by the new military government along with various other former cabinet ministers and the head of...
Unrest in Iran (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Peter Wood(?) reports back to the studio on the situation in Iran following the arrest of former Iranian Prime minister Amir-abbas Hoveida and the clampdown on public movement and assembly by the new...
Unrest in Iran (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Gordon Pirie from the British Embassy in Tehran on the weekend of violence in the Iranian capital. Male interviewer not identified.
Foreign journalists attacked in Iran (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Labour MP Martin Flannery on his calls for the British government to act over the attack on three foreign journalists by the military government in Iran, under orders of the Shah, Mohammad...
Iranian torture victim’s account (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a former Iranian political prisoner on her experiences of torture in the country. Female speaker and male interviewer not identified.
Rome shoot-out (1978)
- Genre
- News report
Report on a shoot-out in Rome where chief public prosecutor, Fedele Calvosa, has died. Male reporter not identified.
Military unrest in Spain (1978)
- Genre
- News report
Kevin Dunne(?) reports on military unrest against the government in Spain. The attempted coup involved a plot to kidnap Prime Minister Adolfo Suarez, and was instigated by the fascist Mew Force party led by...
Mass suicide in Guyana sect (1978)
- Genre
- News report
Terry Williams reports on the reaction to a mass suicide at the People’s Temple religious sect at a settlement known as Jonestown in Guyana, South America.
Taiwanese reaction to US-China diplomatic relations restoration (1978)
- Genre
- News report
Paul Majendie reports on reactions in Taiwan to US President Jimmy Carter’s announcement of the US opening diplomatic relations with China.