After Eight special: The Armenians - Part 2 of 2

Title

After Eight special: The Armenians - Part 2 of 2

Genre

Interview; Documentary

TX Date

30 Jul 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:26:56

Description

The Armenians. Part two of a two-part programme (an After Eight special?) about Armenia, presented by Lawrence Spicer. Spicer interviews Anahid(?) Balzenkian(?), who talks about what it is like being an Armenian mother in England, and London-based Bishop Niursese(?), who talks about the origins of Christianity in Armenia. He also talks to Heyek(?) Fatanayan(?), who is on the editorial board of Momentum, a magazine for Armenians in London, and Leon Belzenkian(?), who has never been to Armenia. The programme ends with music by Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian.

Contributors

Lawrence Spicer; Bishop Niursese(?); Anahid(?) Balzenkian(?); Heyek(?) Fatanayan(?); Leon Belzenkian(?)

Keywords

Music; Religion; Periodicals; Culture; Christianity; Food; Armenia; Aram Khachaturian; Momentum (magazine)

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