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Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World

201347 minEN
Documentary

Overview

This Shiver (ITV Studios) documentary reveals what happened behind-the-scenes on some of the most momentous breaking news events in our lifetime - as told by those caught up in the real-life drama, those in the newsrooms and those responsible for delivering these newsflashes into millions of people's homes. News stories covered include the death of Diana, Princess of Wales (1997); the assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas (1963); the coal-tip landslide in Aberfan (1966); the Lockerbie Air Disaster (1988); the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York (2001); the start of Operation Desert Storm during the Gulf War (1991); the dramatic end of the Iranian Embassy siege in London (1980); and the announcement of the death of the Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (2002).

Details

Release Date
2013-11-06
Runtime
47 min
Status
Released
Language
EN

Cast

Julie Etchingham
Julie Etchingham
Narrator
Nigel Dacre
Nigel Dacre
Self
Martyn Lewis
Martyn Lewis
Self
John Suchet
John Suchet
Self
Alastair Stewart
Alastair Stewart
Self
Jennie Bond
Jennie Bond
Self
Dan Rather
Dan Rather
Self
Sanford Socolow
Sanford Socolow
Self
Michael Jermey
Michael Jermey
Self
Norman Rees
Norman Rees
Self
Richard Baker
Richard Baker
Self
Lis Howell
Lis Howell
Self
Ian Fisher
Ian Fisher
Self
Stewart Purvis
Stewart Purvis
Self
Nick Owen
Nick Owen
Self
David Goldsmith
David Goldsmith
Self
Lesley Boden
Lesley Boden
Self
Sim Harris
Sim Harris
Self
Mary Nightingale
Mary Nightingale
Self
Nick Rabin
Nick Rabin
Self