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Humphrey Atkins on Northern Ireland devolution (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Eamonn Mallie interviews UK Northern Ireland Secretary Humphrey Atkins about his proposals for devolved government in Northern Ireland and on his decision to increase the number of police and reduce the...
Donegal by-election - speech on hunger strikes (1980)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by a male Irish politician (not identified - poss. Taoiseach Charles Haughey?), in Letterkenney during campaigning for the Donegal by-election, referring to the Republican hunger strike at the Maze...
Soviet soldier requests asylum in US (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Andrew Manderstam reports on the request for asylum made at the United States embassy in Kabul by a Soviet soldier during the war in Afghanistan (16/09/80) and implications of the request.
Iranian PM visits NY (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Andrew Manderstam reports on a visit by Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Ali Rajai to New York where he will deliver a speech at the United Nations and possibly hold talks with American officials about the...
Tehran hostage Richard Queen released (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Andrew Manderstam interviews former hostage Richard Queen, Vice Consul at the US embassy in Tehran, following his release by Iranian militants, due to the onset of multiple sclerosis. 52 hostages remain. In...
US Presidential election TV debate (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Andrew Manderstam reports on a planned debate on US television featuring presidential candidates Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and John Anderson, with disagreements over the inclusion of Anderson. Speaking...
Billygate hearing in Senate (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Andrew Manderstam reports on a US Senatorial sub-committee hearing into the so-called Billygate affair, investigating alleged links between President Jimmy Carter’s brother Billy Carter and the Libyan...
Tehran hostage crisis - Muskie-Rajai letter (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Interview
Andrew Manderstam reports on a letter from US Secretary of State Edmund Muskie to the new Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed-Ali Rajai, with an alleged appeal for the release of American hostages from the US...
Tehran hostage Richard Queen released (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on the release of former hostage Richard Queen, Vice Consul at the US embassy in Tehran, by Iranian militants, due to the onset of multiple sclerosis. His parents, Harold Queen and Jeanne Queen speak...
Protest outside New York mosque during hostage crisis (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report from New York on a violent demonstration by Americans outside a mosque in protest against the continuing hostage crisis at the US Embassy in Tehran. Female field reporter not identified (surname is...