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Briton Ned Sparkes released in Iraq (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on the release in Iraq of Ned Sparkes, British contract manager with the Wimpey construction company, after spending two years in Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad. Includes press interview with Ned...
Mass funeral after explosion at Spanish school (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the funeral of 48 children and 3 adults killed in a gas explosion at a school in the town of Ortuella in northern Spain (23/10/80). Male reporter not identified.
Modern Turkish state (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Eyeshen(?) Guvener(?), the wife of the First Counsellor at the Turkish embassy in London, on the importance of the army to the Turkish people and on the background to the modern Turkish state...
Solidarity demands in Poland (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an American female reporter (poss. Ruth Gruber, UPI) about the acceptance by the Polish communist government of demands made by free trade union Solidarity following the general strike in the...
Munich Oktoberfest bomb attack (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Report on a bomb explosion at the Munich Oktoberfest beer festival in West Germany. Male reporter not identified.
Gang of Four trial in China (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report from China on the trial of the so-called Gang of Four, including Jiang Qing, widow of the late leader Mao Tse-Tung. (North American) male reporter in China not identified (addressed only as Brian);...
Astrid Proll on High Court decision (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
German terrorist and former member of the Baader-Meinhof gang, Astrid Proll following her decision to return to West Germany from the UK to fight her case in the country’s courts. She speaks about the...
Solidarity demands prior to meeting (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified Polish male speaker on the demands of the free trade union Solidarity prior to a meeting with Stanislaw Kania, Polish party leader. Male interviewer not identified.
Iran-Iraq War - UN debate (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on a meeting of the United Nations Security Council in which debate focused on the Iran-Iraq War. Speakers include: Donald McHenry, US delegate; Ali Shams Ardakani, Iranian ambassador. Female reporter...
Iran-Iraq War - Iranian Foreign Minister speaks to press (1980)
- Genre
- Press conference; Interview
Press conference featuring the Iranian Foreign Minister (probably either Sadegh Ghotbzadeh or Mohammad Karim Khodapanahi) about the current Iran-Iraq conflict and about the possibility of the US hostages at...