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UN response to Israeli attacks (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the United Nations response to recent Israeli attacks on Palestine forces in the Lebanon, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Male reporter not identified (poss. Peter Allen-Frost).
New Hebrides uprising (1980)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Speech
Parliamentary statement on 03/06/80 by Peter Blaker, UK Foreign Office minister about an uprising on the colonial (and soon to be independent) New Hebridean island of Espiritu Santo and a possible response...
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan - US and UN reaction (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special
Andrew Manderstam reports back on the response of the United States and the United Nations to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the effect on the SALT II arms negotiations. Includes broadcast excerpt by...
Jim Callaghan on USSR invasion of Afghanistan (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Andrew Manderstam interviews Labour Party leader and former UK Prime Minister James Callaghan, following his talks with President Jimmy Carter, about the United States reaction to the Soviet invasion of...
Armed services proposals and USSR invasion of Afghanistan (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with armed forces minister Barney Hayhoe about possible measures against the USSR following the Soviet troop build-up on the Afghanistan borders and on proposals for changes in the UK armed...
Paul McCartney arrested in Japan (1980)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press statement by a Japanese speaker (not identified - poss. Tasuku Matsuo, lawyer) about the arrest of former Beatle Paul McCartney on charges of possessing marijuana while on tour in Japan.
Paul McCartney arrested in Japan (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Report about the arrest of former Beatle Paul McCartney on charges of possessing marijuana while on tour in Japan. Male reporter not identified.
Andrei Sakharov arrested in Moscow (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the arrest of the Soviet dissident and Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr Andrei Sakharov in Moscow. Female reporter not identified (poss. Judith Dawson?).
Stranglers detained in Nice (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Jet Black, drummer with the Stranglers, about the detention of the four members of the group in a French jail after a concert at a university campus in Nice turned into a riot. Male...
Pope’s visit to France (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the current popularity of the Catholic church in France coinciding with the official visit of Pope John Paul II to the country. Male reporter not identified.