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Ian Baker on Edgar Tekere murder trial (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
London lawyer Ian Baker on his defence of the former Zimbabwean cabinet minister Edgar Tekere following his arrest on murder charges. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Peter Sharp).
Drought in Somalia - Solar power for water pump (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report from Las Dure, northwest Somalia, during a drought and famine exacerbated by an acute refugee problem in the country. Includes interview with Rob Fraser of Oxfam about the positives of using a solar...
Somalian refugees - Problems in camps (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview(s) with unidentified aid workers about the problems they have encountered in the refugee camps of Somalia during the continuing drought and famine in the country. Male interviewer not identified.
Egypt calls for peace talks - Yitzhak Shamir response (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Interview
Report on the reaction of Israeli Foreign Minister, Yitzhak Shamir to calls by the Egyptian Government for the resumption of peace talks over the question of Palestinian autonomy. Includes interview with...
New Chinese Premier appointed (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Report from Peking on the resignation of Chinese Premier, Hua Guofeng and the appointment of Zhao Ziyang as his successor. Female reporter not identified.
Shah of Iran dies in exile (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Obituary
Report on the death in exile of the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (27/07/80) and a look at his legacy following his overthrow during the Iranian revolution in 1979. Includes archive interview with the...
Jones family kidnapped in Colombia (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Teleri Jones on her seven-month kidnap ordeal (along with her son Owain) in northern Colombia. They were abducted by left-wing guerrillas at the family’s ranch near the town of Chiriguana in 01/80, and...
Gang of Four trial and Mao’s reputation (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report from Peking on the declining reputation of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong, during the trial in the country of the so-called Gang of Four: Mao’s widow Jiang Qing, and of three of her close...
Clare Wilson arrest in Chile - Government view (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker (poss. Nicholas Ridley, Minister of State at the Foreign Office) on the treatment of British student Clare Wilson following her arrest by the secret police in Chile (16/07/80). Male...
Soviet dissident on exile (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified Russian magazine editor and dissident on being ordered by the KGB to leave the Soviet Union because of her religious and feminist beliefs. (Cataloguer’s note: Tatiana Goricheva, Tatiana...