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Newsflash - Stories That Stopped the World

Documentary taking a look back at the newsflash, when TV schedules were interrupted to break momentous news stories in the days before the internet and 24-hour news channels. Newsroom reporters and presenters talk about delivering breaking news to the viewing public when the newsflash was the most dramatic and unexpected broadcast of them all. Contributors including Alastair Stewart, John Suchet, Mary Nightingale and Martyn Lewis talk about the part they played in stories such as the Lockerbie bombing in 1988, the announcement of Operation Desert Storm in 1991, and the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997. Plus a look back at the day that shocked the world in 1963 when news anchor Walter Cronkite reported the assassination of President Kennedy.

English
  • Originally Aired November 6, 2013
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network ITV1
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Name Type Role
Mary Nightingale Guest Star
Martyn Lewis Guest Star
Alastair Stewart Guest Star
John Suchet Guest Star
Kerry Allison Director