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328 results found for '"Soldiers"' in Keywords.
Uganda-Tanzania War (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Stuart Sommerland reports back on the Uganda-Tanzania War and the location of Idi Amin’s forces. He says Tanzanian forces have taken control of a large portion of Ugandan territory and have cut off Entebbe...
Reservists trained up in Rhodesia (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Peter Sharp reports on the establishment of Rhodesia’s home defence force - 50 to 60 year-old men training in readiness for violence during the forthcoming election. Includes interview with an unidentified...
Chinese illegal immigrants to Hong Kong (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Interview
Report on dramatic increase in illegal Chinese immigrants to Hong Kong, reporter joins a repatriation with the Gurkha Field Forces with one of the refugees attempting to escape. Includes press conference...
10th anniversary of troops in Northern Ireland (1979)
- Genre
- News report
Allan King reports on the tenth anniversary of the arrival of British troops in Northern Ireland.
Jack Page on China (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Conservative MP, Jack Page talks about his recent trip to China, with reference to the English language, population control and soldiers. The interviewer is Bob Holness.
Armed forces - Conditions in Northern Ireland (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker (poss. Northern Ireland Secretary, Roy Mason) on conditions facing British armed forces in Northern Ireland, following an incident involving a British soldier who was returned to...
Soldiers mental health concerns (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with British military doctor Hugh Thomas, on the mental state of soldiers in Northern Ireland, outlining a case where a young soldier was severly brain damaged but still in active service. Male...
History of land battle from early to modern times (1980)
- Genre
- Feature
Documentary on the history of land battle from early to modern times presented by journalist and military historian Gwynne Dyer in discussion with retired US Colonel Dupee, Sandhurst military expert John...
Opening of Frankland Prison (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the opening of Frankland Prison in County Durham, 18 months ahead of schedule. The site is being guarded by 450 military personnel instead of prison officers. There are currently just 17 inmates...
Modern Turkish state (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Eyeshen(?) Guvener(?), the wife of the First Counsellor at the Turkish embassy in London, on the importance of the army to the Turkish people and on the background to the modern Turkish state...