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Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World

Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World

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Documentary

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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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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

47 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

06 November 2013

Country

United Kingdom

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

Tony Blair

Tony Blair

Self

Kay Burley

Kay Burley

Self

Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

Self

Sandy Gall

Sandy Gall

Self

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Dermot Murnaghan

Dermot Murnaghan

Self

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