Brian Hayes show

Title

Brian Hayes show

Genre

Interview; Discussion; News bulletin; Phone-in; Advertisement; Trailer

TX Date

2 Apr 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:53:40

Description

Brian Hayes presents a show linking up with Radio Moscow (first of 3) on the impending meeting of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev with UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and East-West relations: Pierre Salinger, ABC TV’s advisor on foreign affairs and Ian Taylor MP are in London; and Dr Sergei Kapitsa, physicist at the USSR Academy of Sciences and Pakel Bayel, defence expert at the Institute of Europe are in Moscow. They discuss, and the public phone in with questions on, the upcoming meeting; political reform in the USSR; use of privileged shops in the USSR; Jews not being allowed freedom; USSR establishing relations with Israel; freedom of movement; students travelling to the USSR to study; space exploration; human rights; unemployment; and Eastern Europe including the Berlin Wall. Includes advertisements, trailers (one with Michael van Straten), news bulletin, weather.

Contributors

Brian Hayes; Michael van Straten; Radio Moscow; Pierre Salinger; Ian Taylor; Sergei Kapitsa; Pakel Bayel

Keywords

Elections; Israel; Human rights; London; Margaret Thatcher; USSR; Unemployment; International relations; Political systems; Jews; Germany; Political reform; Space exploration; State visits; Eastern Europe; Moscow; Mikhail Gorbachev; Germany FR; German DR; Glasnost; Berlin Wall; Freedom of movement

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