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Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World (2013)

Directed by Kerry Allison

Documentary · 47m

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).

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Cast

Julie Etchingham Narrator
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Nigel Dacre Self
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Martyn Lewis Self
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John Suchet Self Alastair Stewart Self Jennie Bond Self Dan Rather Self
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Sanford Socolow Self
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Michael Jermey Self
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Norman Rees Self
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Richard Baker Self
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Lis Howell Self

Crew

Director
Kerry Allison
Producer
Kerry Allison, Adam Levy

Details

Release date
2013-11-06
Runtime
47m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
Shiver