The World Tonight A 40th Anniversary Special
To mark its 40th anniversary The World Tonight has been going through the archives for key moments.
On Monday April 5th, we produced . We looked back at the stories we covered in the first days of The World Tonight and examined how those stories have moved on - these included Northern Ireland, the rise and fall of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, as well as an interview with the first presenter of the programme, Douglas Stuart.
Listen again to (5th April 2010).
From the archives
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Apollo 13: 15 April 1970
As Apollo 13 was crippled on its way to the moon presenter Douglas Stuart interviews American astronaut Walter Schirra, in 1970.
Hear Douglas Stuart interview astronaut Walter Schirra - from 91¸£ÀûÉç News.
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Watergate: 10 May 1974
At the height of the Watergate Crisis, Douglas Stuart interviewed John Mclaughlan, special assistant to US President Richard Nixon.
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Cyprus: 22 July 1974
Douglas Stuart challenged the Turkish ambassador to the UN over the failure of Turkish forces to observe a ceasefire following their invasion of Cyprus.
Hear Douglas Stuart's interview with the Turkish ambassador - from 91¸£ÀûÉç News
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Vietnam: 21 January 1976
In an exclusive interview General William Westmoreland told presenter Douglas Stuart how the US armed forces were defeated by policy and public opinion.
Hear General William Westmoreland's interview with Douglas Stuart - from 91¸£ÀûÉç News
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Election '79: 20 April 1979
John Sergeant followed Mrs Thatcher on the campaign trail in 1979 and this report shows vividly how politicians' desire to use the media is not such a recent phenomenon.
Hear John Sergeant's report on Margaret Thatcher's election campaign - from 91¸£ÀûÉç News
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Recession: 14 October 1980
Margaret Thatcher tells Brian Curtois why calls for the government to inject more money into the economy are wrong.
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The Falklands War: 14 June 1982
The Falklands War came to an end on June 14th 1982. 91¸£ÀûÉç defence correspondent, Robert Fox, was there and filed for The World Tonight.
Hear Robert Fox interview Major General Jeremy Moore - from 91¸£ÀûÉç News
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The Miners' Strike: 18 June 1984
The miners strike of 1984 was a test of strength between Margaret Thatcher's government and Arthur Scargill's National Union of Miners.
Hear Richard Kershaw introduce Bob Sinkinson's report on June 18th 1984 - from 91¸£ÀûÉç News
- from 91¸£ÀûÉç News
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The assassination of Indira Gandhi: 31 October 1984
The Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated on October 31st 1984. Richard Kershaw spoke to the 91¸£ÀûÉç's most famous Delhi correspondent, Mark Tully.
Hear Mark Tully discuss the implications of the assasination - from 91¸£ÀûÉç News
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The fall of the Berlin Wall: 9 November 1989
Robin Lustig was presenting The World Tonight on the day that the Berlin Wall fell. He spoke to Mike Hamburger, the head of the pro-democracy New Forum Movement.
Hear Robin Lustig assess the future of East Germany with Mike Hamburger - from 91¸£ÀûÉç News
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Civil War in Somalia: 23 April 1991
In early 1991, Somalia's longstanding dictator, Siad Barre had been overthrown but in the ensuing months rival factions had started to fight amongst themselves and effective national government collapsed. In April 1991, Peter Biles reported from Somalia and the themes in his report remain uncannily familiar to this day.
Hear Peter Biles reported from Somalia - from 91¸£ÀûÉç News
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Coup in the USSR: 22 August 1991
In August 1991, hardliners in the Soviet Union launched a coup against the reformist leader, Mikhail Gorbachev. The coup attempt set in train a series of events that led to the break up of the USSR five months later. The coup attempt started on August 19th and collapsed a couple of days later on the 21st in the face of resistance from the people of Moscow, rallied by the leader of the Russian Republic in the USSR, Boris Yeltsin. The following night on the programme, Arkady Maslennikov, Information Officer for the Supreme Soviet told Stephen Jessel that President Gorbachev had been too trusting of his colleagues.
Hear Stephen Jessel's interview with Arkady Maslennikov - from 91¸£ÀûÉç News
- by Professor Archie Brown
- by Malcolm Brinkworth
- from Wikipedia
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Peace in the Middle East?: 14 March 1995
In March 1995, Robin Lustig interviewed the then Israeli Prime Minister, Yitzak Rabin. 18 months before the Oslo Accords had been agreed between the Israelis and the Palestine Liberation Organisation, and the Palestinian Authority established. But beyond that, little progress had been made in moving the peace process forward. Robin asked Mr Rabin if he could sympathise with the Palestinians' frustration at the lack of movement.
Hear Robin Lustig's interview with Israeli Prime Minister, Yitzak Rabin - from 91¸£ÀûÉç News
- profile from 91¸£ÀûÉç News
- from Wikipedia
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The hunt for Radovan Karadzic: September 1996
In October 1995 the former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, who was finally arrested in Belgrade last year and is now on trial for war crimes, had already been indicted by the International Tribunal at the Hague, and was apparently on the run. The international community had forced an end to the civil war that had cost 100,000 lives and there was a force of 60,000 Nato peacekeepers in the country. But when Robin Lustig went to the Bosnian Serb capital of Pale a year later in September 1996, he discovered it was not hard to find the elusive Dr Karadzic.
Hear Robin Lustig's interview with former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic - from 91¸£ÀûÉç News
- profile from 91¸£ÀûÉç News
- from Wikipedia
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The end of Empire in Hong Kong: 1 July 1997
At the end of June 1997, 150 years of British colonial rule in Hong Kong came to end as the territory was returned to Chinese authority. Robin Lustig was there.
Hear Robin Lustig's report on the end of British rule in Hong Kong - from 91¸£ÀûÉç News
- profile from 91¸£ÀûÉç News
- from Wikipedia
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The start of the War on Terror: 9 September 2001
On 11 September 2001, al-Qaeda attacked the United States killing nearly 3,000 people. The events of that day led the Bush Administration to launch its 'War on Terror' and attack Afghanistan and Iraq - defining events of the past ten years. Claire Bolderson was presenting that night.
Hear Claire Bolderson's report on 9/11 - from 91¸£ÀûÉç News
- from 91¸£ÀûÉç News
- from 91¸£ÀûÉç History
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The War in Iraq: 20 March 2003
On 20th March 2003 American and British land forces invaded the country following air strikes on Iraq's military communications overnight. The 91¸£ÀûÉç was one of the few broadcasters with journalists in Baghdad. At the end of the first day of the war, Claire Bolderson spoke live to our correspondent there, Rageh Omar.
Hear Claire Bolderson talk with Rageh Omar - from 91¸£ÀûÉç News
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- from 91¸£ÀûÉç World Service
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The war in Afghanistan: 2 March 2006
The war in Afghanistan was at a turning point in March 2006 when British troops headed to Helmand province to tackle the Taliban insurgency as part of Nato's expansion in the region. Canadian troops were already in Helmand and presenter Jackie Hardgrave spoke to the commander of Canada's expeditionary forces Major-General Michel Gauthier. He described how he saw the challenge for British troops in Helmand.
Hear Jackie Hardgrave interview Major-General Michel Gauthier - from 91¸£ÀûÉç News
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Lehman Brothers - can you spare a dime?: 15 September 2008
Overnight on 14 September 2008, the huge American investment bank Lehman Brothers collapsed when the US government refused to bail it out. Shaun Ley was presenting the programme on Monday 15th and he spoke to the former US Labor Secretary Robert Reich, asking him what the authorities could do now Lehman's had collapsed.
Hear Shaun Ley's interview with Robert Reich - from 91¸£ÀûÉç News
- from 91¸£ÀûÉç News
- from 91¸£ÀûÉç News
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President Obama: 9 November 2008
In November 2008, American voters made history by electing a black man as their president. To mark the historic election of Barack Obama, we spoke to the American poet and civil rights activist, Maya Angelou. Robin Lustig asked her for her reaction to Mr Obama's victory.
Hear Robin Lustig talk to Maya Angelou - from 91¸£ÀûÉç News
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- documentary from Radio 1Xtra
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