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Thatcher in America (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
2 reports on UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s visit to President Jimmy Carter in America with Foreign Secretary Peter Carington (Lord Carrington) and daughter Carol Thatcher. Thatcher speaks on the...
Views on Stalin (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview on Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, his paranoia and the rewriting of his period of government and policies, he is now seen as an embarrasment. And what he would think of the state of the USSR today....
Plane crash in Antarctic (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an Air New Zealand spokesman on one of their planes on a sightseeing tour to the volcanic Mount Erebus crashing in the Antarctic. There was little communication anything was amiss, an earlier...
Jack Lynch resigns as Irish PM (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Ian Paisley on the resignation of Irish Prime Minister Jack Lynch, ostensibly over poor by-election results. He speculates on political views any new leader of the Fianna Fail party is likely...
Pope ready for unity discussions (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on Pope John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla) saying he would be willing to visit England to discuss unity between Catholics and Anglicans. With reaction from future Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie;...
Plane crash in Antarctic (1979)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the retrieval operation following the crash of an Air New Zealand DC-10 on a sightseeing tour to volcanic Mount Erebus in Antarctica with no survivors. Conditions will make retrieval difficult. The...
Irish political leaders abilities (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Possible Fianna Fail leadership candidate interview on his political views (following resignation of Irish Premier Jack Lynch?) and comment on his skills in handling economy by another speaker. Male speakers...
Pop concert deaths (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview on a tragedy at a pop concert where members of the audience died. Possible causal factors include poor handling of the crowd and a hallucinogenic drug being sold outside the concert leading to...
Kennedy remarks on Iranian hostage crisis (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on Edward Kennedy’s remarks the Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pehlavi, should not be granted permanent exile in the USA, criticism and why he may have made them. The presidential candidate also broke...
Jack Lynch resigns as Irish PM (1979)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the resignation of Irish Premier Jack Lynch who has been under increasing criticism and has suffered a series of by-election defeats. His party Fianna Fail will now elect a new leader.