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39,247 results found for all records.
Libyan arms sales to Northern Ireland (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with former Northern Ireland and Home Secretary Merlyn Rees on the evidence of Libyan arms sales to terrorist groups in Northern Ireland and the flouting of diplomatic rules at the Libyan...
Pieter Menten trial for war crimes (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the trial of Dutch art collector and businessman Pieter Menten in The Hague in the Netherlands over charges of Nazi collaboration during World War Two. Includes interview with Chaviv Canaan, editor...
Sport links with South Africa and Olympics boycott (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the decision of the UK Sports Council to urge the Government to reforge sporting links with South Africa following reduction in racial discrimination in sport in the country, and to finance British...
Brezhnev-Giscard d’Estaing meeting (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Report on a meeting in Wilanow in Poland between Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing for talks on the situation in Afghanistan and the international boycott of the...
Binaisa overthrown in Ugandan coup (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the overthrow of Ugandan President Godfrey Binaisa after a military coup in the country. Includes archive interview with Godfrey Binaisa. Male reporter not identified.
Situation in Uganda after coup (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Carmel Travers reports on the economic and political situation in Uganda following the overthrowing of President Godfrey Binaisa after a military coup in the country. Includes interview with Ugandan resident...
Ugandan coup- Yusuf Lule’s view (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on former President Professor Yusuf Lule’s views on the military coup in Uganda and the way forward for the country. Includes interview with Lule. Male reporter not identified (poss. Mark Mardell).
Leaders gather for Tito’s funeral in Belgrade (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report back on the international gathering of world leaders in Belgrade for the funeral of Yugoslav President General Josip Tito and reaction to US President Jimmy Carter not attending. Also on public...
Tito’s funeral (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Special
Commentary on the funeral in Belgrade of Yugoslav President General Josip Tito and attendees from the UK and around the world. Includes a recording of the funeral procession and address by Chairman of League...
Mount St Helens eruption (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the eruption of Mount St Helens volcano in Washington state in the United States - the first eruption for 100 years. Includes interview with Phil Cogan of the Federal Emergency Management. Male...