Nelson Mandela 70th birthday concert
- Title
- Nelson Mandela 70th birthday concert
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- 10 Jun 1988
- Year of production
- 1988
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- Duration
- 00:02:04
- Description
- Nigel Wrench reports from Johannesburg on reaction by the South African Government to the Nelson Mandela 70th birthday pop concert at Wembley Stadium, London and decision by the BBC to broadcast the event; it will not be shown in South Africa. Includes interviews with Stoffel van der Merwe, South African Minister of Information.
- Contributors
- Nigel Wrench; Stoffel van der Merwe
- Keywords
- Anniversary celebrations; South Africa; Apartheid; Television; Censorship; BBC; Freedom of the press; Discrimination; Pop concerts; Nelson Mandela; Birthdays
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