AM programme on Falklands surrender

Title

AM programme on Falklands surrender

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech; Parliamentary debate; News bulletin; Competition; Advertisement; Special; Jingle

TX Date

15 Jun 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:48:04

Description

LBC AM Programme (07.30-08.15 for 15/06/82) focusing on the surrender of Argentina in the Falklands conflict following the retaking of Port Stanley by British forces, with a look back at the background to, and build-up to the war. Also includes 08.00 bulletin with eyewitness report by Kim Sabido. Reporting are: Douglas Cameron, Bob Holness, Paul Larsman(?), Kim Sabido, Brian Hanrahan, Mike Porter, Richard Robbins, Kelvin O’Shea, Michael Meech(?), Marie(?) Collett(?), Terry Dignan, Antonia Higgs, Paul Maurice, David Spanier, Peter Kimber, Steve Tongue, Dominic Allan. Speaking are: Charles Cope, London Underground operations director; Lord Carrington (Peter Carington), Foreign Secretary; Rex Hunt, Governor; Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister; US Secretary of State, Alexander Haig; Ian McDonald, MOD; Captain James (Sam) Salt, HMS Sheffield; Michael Foot, Labour Party leader; Argentinian demonstrators in Buenos Aires; Lord Shackleton (Edward Shackleton) (edited interview). Includes news bulletins; reports; jingle; weather, travel, sports and financial news; advertisements (with June Whitfield and Terry Scott; John Barron; Pam Ayres); competition.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Bob Holness; Michael Foot; Peter Carington; Charles Cope; Terry Dignan; Alexander Haig; David Spanier; Paul Maurice; Pam Ayres; Kim Sabido; Antonia Higgs; Rex Hunt; Richard Robbins; Douglas Cameron; Peter Kimber; Dominic Allan; Steve Tongue; Terry Scott; Edward Shackleton; Mike Porter; Kelvin O’Shea; June Whitfield; John Barron; Ian McDonald; Brian Hanrahan; Paul Larsman(?); Michael Meech(?); Sam Salt; Marie(?) Collett(?)

Keywords

Armed forces; UK; Great Britain; Military affairs; Conflict resolution; Diplomacy; Falklands War (1982); Argentina; Falkland Islands; Wars (events); Military government; AM (radio programme); Port Stanley

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