1979 - BBC News with Peter Woods & Play For Today

[darren2514fv]

at that time (the Soviet Union did not invade Afghanistan until the 27th December 1979 2 weeks later) the main Olympic controversy on 13th December 1979 was over the 1980 British Lions Rugby Union tour to South Africa due to this the black African nations and the Caribbean Island countries were pushing for the British Olympic Team to be barred from the 1980 games which if not the black African and Caribbean Island countries would withdraw just like in 1976 when the All Blacks went there

[funkysi79]

Did Michael Fish EVER have any hair?

[peterpeterxxo]

that hippo thing i remember that.,

[StanPomeray]

Ironically, Charles ended up marrying that camel.......

[azshaw123]

Was this recorded on BETAMAX?

[RobinCarmody]

That first headline in Woods' recap is eerily familiar.

This is from Thursday 13th December 1979. Of course, while the British team as a whole did go to the Moscow Olympics (much against the government's will), the equestrian team did not.

[RichardHell1959]

Daddy, daddy .....

[Feisty1967]

Christ, he's got big shoulders!

[treffynnon19]

John Mundy announcing from Manchester (I'm guessing their globe had a little problem).

[benriggers]

What's Diamonds in the Sky got to do with The Gnome Mobile @ 5.25?

[benriggers]

@benriggers I see it's a blooper now!