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Robert Mugabe wins Rhodesian elections (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the result of the election in Rhodesia with victory for ZANU-PF and Robert Mugabe. Includes a television broadcast speech by new Prime Minister Robert Mugabe appealing for calm. Male reporter not...
After Rhodesian elections - Robert Mugabe address (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the first television address (with excerpts) by Robert Mugabe after his victory in the Rhodesian elections. In his speech he focuses on two of the main problems facing the country - industrial...
Thatcher gives Airey Neave Memorial Lecture (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher giving the Airey Neave Memorial Lecture on 03/03/80 at the Friends Meeting House in Central London. The speech examines various subjects including the role of...
Thatcher on Reports Politics show (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on an interview with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on Granada Television’s Reports Politics hosted by Gordon Burns (14/04/80). Excerpts cover the subjects of possible responses to the siege at...
Thatcher on action after Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (1980)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, on the controversial supply of EEC subsidised food such as butter and sugar to the Soviet Union, despite that country’s invasion of Afghanistan, and the need for...
Tennis player on doubles tournaments (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a male tennis player (not identified - poss. Brian Gottfried) during a current tournament (prob. Wimbledon), about attempting to raise the profile of doubles matches. Male interviewer not...
Tory Bournemouth conference (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on speeches (with excerpts) on 22/03/80 at a meeting of the Conservative Party Central Council in Bournemouth by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher where she defends the Government’s monetarist...
Thatcher in Birmingham on economy and wages (1980)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on 21/04/80 at a meeting of the Birmingham Chamber of Industry and Commerce at the Metropole Hotel in Birmingham. She defends the Government’s monetarist economic...
Iranian embassy siege - police press conference (1980)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press conference with Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Chief Commissioner John Dellow and Scotland Yard Anti-Terrorist Commander Peter Duffy, who respond to questioning regarding the SAS operation at the...
Iranian embassy siege aftermath (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the end and aftermath of the siege at the Iranian embassy in London after it was taken over by Iranian Arab separatists. With comment from a neighbour of hostage PC Trevor Lock. Male reporter not...