Results
39,247 results found for all records.
Southwark council opinion poll (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a council spokesman about the results of an opinion poll of the residents of the London borough of Southwark about the performance of the local authority, and on what they will now do with...
Soviet occupation of Afghanistan (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Peter Allen reports on the possible effect of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan on Pakistan. Includes press conference address by Pakistan’s President Zia, who is urging UK Foreign Secretary, Lord...
Resignation of Alexei Kosygin as Soviet premier (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview
Report on the resignation of Alexei Kosygin as Prime Minister of the Soviet Union after 16 years in office. Includes a reading of his resignation letter, and Kosygin himself speaking about the Russian...
Movietone newsreel on Cuban Missile Crisis (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Archive Movietone newsreel on the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, presented by Leslie Mitchell. He describes how Cuban exiles attempted a sabotage mission in Cuba in 1962 amid concern that Fidel Castro had...
Stephen Roskill on death of Karl Doenitz (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; Obituary; Tribute
Captain Stephen Roskill on the death of Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz, Commander of the German Navy during World War II. He says if Hitler had listened to Doenitz’s advice, the Nazis would have won the battle...
Presidential elections in Guyana (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Dr Horace Gambi(?) (or Campbell?) of the Working People’s Party in Guyana on the forthcoming presidential elections. He says 23 members of the People’s Progressive Party have been arrested in the lead-up...
New immigration legislation for Hong Kong (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on new legislation to prevent Chinese illegal immigrants from staying in Hong Kong. Includes a speech by the Chief Secretary of Hong Kong, Sir Jack Cater. Male reporter not identified.
New immigration legislation for Hong Kong (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on new legislation to prevent Chinese illegal immigrants from staying in Hong Kong. Includes a speech by the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Murray MacLehose. Male reporter not identified.
Charles Haughey on future of Northern Ireland (1980)
- Genre
- Speech
The first major speech by Charles Haughey after becoming Taoiseach (prime minister) of the Republic of Ireland. He says Northern Ireland as a political entity has failed, and the two sovereign governments...
Robert Runcie on condition of British hostages in Iran (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Robert Runcie on his request to Ayatollah Khomeini that a religious envoy might be allowed to visit the British hostages in Iran at Christmas. Female interviewer not identified.