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39,247 results found for all records.
Earthquake in Algeria (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on an earthquake in the Algerian city of El Asnam, which has destroyed eighty percent of the town and killed thousands of civilians (10/10/80). Includes interview with British ambassador Dick...
West German terrorists (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report examining the background to the main terrorist groups in West Germany â including the Baader-Meinhof gang. Includes archive report from 1977 on the suicides of Andreas Baader, Jan-Carl Raspe and...
Munich Oktoberfest bomb attack (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on a bomb explosion at the Munich Oktoberfest beer festival in West Germany. Includes interview with eyewitness Robert Tilley(?). Female reporter not identified.
Gulf rescue of British sailors (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Jon Snow of ITN explains his involvement in and the events of Operation Pear - the rescue of British seamen trapped in a cargo ship in the Persian Gulf during the start of the Iran-Iraq war. Interviewer not...
Iran-Iraq war - effect on Kurds (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with journalist Roger Cooper, on how the Iran-Iraq war is affecting the Kurdish population within Iran and Iraq, and on the current military strength of both countries. Male interviewer not...
Iran-Iraq war - Abadan siege (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Paul Davies reports back from Bahrain on mounting pressure on Iranian forces in the Iran-Iraq war after the siege of Abadan - Iran’s key oil refining centre. Male studio reporter not identified.
Iran-Iraq war - British workers killed in Basra (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a male British worker (not identified) on his arrival back in England, after witnessing an attack near Basra, Iraq, by Iranian aircraft during the Iran-Iraq war. The explosion at a...
Proposed Begin-Reagan meeting (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Report on a proposed meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and US President-elect Ronald Reagan and similarities in their opinions on the Middle East peace process. Male reporter not identified.
7th anniversary of Yom Kippur War (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report; Special
Report from Israel on the seventh anniversary of the Yom Kippur War (10/73), with recordings of memorial services; interview with Suzi Vodder(?), mother of dead soldier Yoni Vodder(?). Male reporter not...
Iran-Iraq war - Mordechai Gur view (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Israeli soldier, Lieutenant General Mordechai Gur, about the comparative weaknesses of both sides in the current Iran-Iraq war. Male interviewer not identified. In 2 parts.