Voices in Time - Biafra

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A compilation of BBC reports and contributions from the protagonists of the Biafran War from the BBC's archives. Contributions include Biafran leader Odumegwu Ojukwu; head of Nigeria's rebel forces Yakubu Gowon;former president of Zambia Kenneth Kaunda with words of support for Biafra; British Prime Minister Harold Wilson's words of support for Nigeria; British politician Woodrow Wyatt's criticism of the BBC for what the British government perceived to be bias in favour of Biafra; French journalist Michel Honorat on France's position on Biafra; Irish mercenary Mad Mike Hoare who fought for the Biafran side; and former head of state for Nigeria Nnamdi Azikiwe and his endeavours to establish peace. Presenter: Dan Isaacs.