Movie: Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World

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Julie Etchingham
Julie Etchingham

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Nigel Dacre
Nigel Dacre

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Martyn Lewis
Martyn Lewis

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John Suchet
John Suchet

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Alastair Stewart
Alastair Stewart

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Jennie Bond
Jennie Bond

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Dan Rather
Dan Rather

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Sanford Socolow
Sanford Socolow

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Michael Jermey
Michael Jermey

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Norman Rees
Norman Rees

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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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    2013-11-06

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