Falklands radio station in war

Title

Falklands radio station in war

Genre

Interview; Speech

TX Date

2 Apr 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:07:26

Description

On the ten year anniversary of the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands, Patrick Watts, who ran the Falkland Islands Broadcasting Station, talks about how Argentine troops stormed the radio station. The interview starts with an archive recording of the troops entering the studio and ends with the recorded message from the Argentine military which was broadcast from the radio station. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Patrick Watts

Keywords

Armed forces; Radio stations; Broadcasting; Radio; Falklands War (1982); Argentina; Falkland Islands; Wars (events); Anniversaries

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