Foreign correspondent: Andrew Manderstam

Title

Foreign correspondent: Andrew Manderstam

Date

1986

Description

What is it like being a foreign correspondent? Mike Riddoch talks to IRN’s correspondent who covers American affairs from his Washington base. How do Americans regard Mrs. Thatcher’s Britain? Why are there soup kitchens outside the White House? Why does President Reagan pretend to have a faulty hearing aid? Who are the Russians in the White House? Why can the White House never tell a deliberate lie? How do the Americans view the Irish situation? Why do some of the Royal Family achieve pop star adulation from Americans? What does ‘freedom of information’ mean in America? Andrew Manderstam provides a fascinating insight into the American way of life in high office in this revealing interview.

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Duration

00:35:05

Genre

Interview

Keywords

Journalism - USA

Radio station

Radio Clyde

Place of publication

Glasgow

Language

English

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Technical information

Stereo

Credits

Cast

Andrew Manderstam	interviewee
Mike Riddoch	presenter