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  • Denis Healey on Yuri Andropov’s death (1984)

    Genre
    Interview

    Shadow Foreign Secretary, Denis Healey, talks about the death of Yuri Andropov, leader of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and accession of new leadership. Male interviewer not identified.

  • Yuri Andropov funeral (1984)

    Genre
    Speech; Special

    Live coverage of the funeral of Yuri Andropov, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Includes speeches in Russian by his successor Konstantin Chernenko; Minister for Foreign Affairs...

  • Radio Moscow announces death of Yuri Andropov (1984)

    Genre
    News report

    Radio Moscow World Service announces the death of Yuri Andropov, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the Presidium...

  • Communist Party of Britain (1985)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Britain, Gordon McLennan, about the problems within the party and how it should respond to the economic policies of the Conservative Government led...

  • Death of Soviet President Chernenko (1985)

    Genre
    Music; Special; Speech; Tribute

    Three clips of actuality from Radio Moscow world service (in English) announcing the death of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet...

  • Death of Soviet President Chernenko (1985)

    Genre
    Music; Special; Speech; Tribute

    Actuality from Radio Moscow world service (in English) which announces the death of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the...

  • State of emergency announced in South Africa (1986)

    Genre
    Advertisement; News bulletin; Speech; Talk show

    Part of Richard Dallyn’s show focusing on the announcement of a state of emergency in South Africa. Includes South African radio bulletin; P.W. Botha, President of South Africa, addressing the State...

  • Cuba since the revolution (1987)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Vox pop

    Mark Mardell takes a look at Cuba since the revolution, its culture, politics and economic crisis and contrasts with poor neighbouring countries. With vox pops with contented Canadian tourists and interviews...

  • Moscow Communist Party conference (1988)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Speech

    Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev hopes the Communist Party conference in Moscow will accept changes to make perestroika unstoppable (excerpt of speech- through interpreter?). John Alcock reports on whether...

  • Gorbachev calls for drastic political reform in USSR (1988)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    John Alcock reports on the speech by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at the Communist Party conference in Moscow in which he called for further drastic political reforms and better human rights for Soviet...