Alerting the world to famine in Ethiopia
The Story
This heart-wrenching TV report from the CBC's Brian Stewart inspired famine aid projects around the world.
Program: The National
Broadcast Date: Nov. 1, 1984
Host: Peter Mansbridge
Reporter: Brian Stewart
Duration: 4:03
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