Falklands radio broadcast during invasion

Title

Falklands radio broadcast during invasion

Genre

Interview; Speech; Special

TX Date

2 Apr 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:01:31

Description

Recording of broadcast by Falkland Islands Broadcasting Service during the invasion of the Islands by Argentine forces in 04/82. Includes telephone conversation between Governor Rex Hunt and presenter Patrick Watts, Hunt’s brief address to the people of the Falklands, and an exchange between Watts and an unidentified Argentine soldier who threatens him with a gun.

Contributors

Rex Hunt; Patrick Watts

Keywords

UK; Radio stations; Broadcasting; Radio; Falklands War (1982); Argentina; Falkland Islands; Wars (events); Falkland Islands Broadcasting Service

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