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30th anniversary of Korean War (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker on the relationship between North and South Korea on the 30th anniversary of the outbreak of war between the two countries. He says many British servicemen were involved in the...
Muhammad Ali urges athletes to boycott Moscow Olympics (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Report on US boxer Muhammad Ali’s call for countries to boycott the Moscow Olympic Games in protest against the Soviet Union’s occupation of Afghanistan. The boxer began his tour of African nations in...
Basque bombing campaign on Spain’s Costa Brava (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the Basque bombing campaign on the Costa Brava, Spain. Briton Stanley Duncan had to evacuate his hotel room in Alicante. Ex-tank commander Lawrence(?) Adams, who witnessed a bomb in Xabia, said it...
Shooting of Vernon Jordan (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified North American male speaker (poss. correspondent; first name Gary) on the shooting of American black civil rights campaigner Vernon Jordan, who has undergone four hours of surgery. The lawyer...
Eruption of Mount St Helens (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker on the eruption of Mount St Helens in the state of Washington, USA. The ash from the explosion has travelled as far north as the Canadian border, and as far as Oregon in the south....
Milton Obote returns to Uganda (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker on the return of Dr Milton Obote, former president of Uganda, to the country, following years in exile. He says the Baganda tribe still hold Obote responsible for the loss of their...
Helmut Schmidt visits Moscow (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Unidentified male correspondent on the visit by West German Chancellor, Helmut Schmidt to the Soviet Union. Schmidt was greeted at the airport by General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev and premier Alexei Kosygin....
UK Trade Minister appeals for investment in Zimbabwe (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male UK Trade Minister (poss. John Nott) appeals for UK businesses to invest in the newly independent Zimbabwe. Female interviewer not identified.
Ramsey Clark visits Iran to appeal for release of hostages (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Report on a conference speech (delivered in Iran) by Ramsey Clark, former US Attorney General, in which he offered to swap places with any of the US hostages being held in Tehran. Male reporter not identified.
Willy Brandt criticises Common Agricultural Policy (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on a speech (with excerpts) by former West German leader Willy Brandt, who criticised the EEC’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Male reporter not identified.