The World This Week – April 27, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The hostage rescue. The attempt looked good on paper, even if it did seem like a long shot. Rescuing the 52 American hostages being held at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran was a priority. Negotiations were
World News Roundup – NBC Radio – April 25, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – By the announcers own admission, the news was hot today – much to do with Palestine and Arab reprisals against Jews and British troops stuck in the middle. Seems the latest wave of bombings
ABC World News This Morning – April 26. 1982 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Report from The Falklands scored one victory for Britain so far. British troops landed on South Georgia, taking the island and around 200 Argentine troops as prisoner. It would be the first of what would
The National – live at BBC 6 Music Festival 2014 – BBC 6 Music The National in concert this week, recorded live at the BBC 6 Music Festival April 1, 2014. Founded by Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Scott Devendorf and Bryan Devendorf, The National released their self-titled debut album, The
London Forum – Responsibility Of The Press – November 20, 1950 – BBC World Service – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Long before the days of Social Media, Citizen Journalists, Blogs and chat rooms we had a society of people collectively known at The Fourth Estate. They were revered, respected and
CBS World News Roundup – April 24, 1982 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – While the focus was on the tiny scattering of islands in the South Atlantic known as The Falklands (or Malvinas, if you were in Argentina), negotiations for a peaceful settlement were ramping up to a fevered
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