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A daily, midday, news package which featured an in depth interview about a current news topic. Viewers could phone in and ask questions of the key interviewee.

  • 1Comedy Comedy is a risky business - one man's joke is another man's insult. No New Zealand comedian has walked that fine line with more skill that Billy T James. Discussion and viewer talkback with comedian Billy T James. Billy T macks Maori and Pakeha alike showing New Zealanders how to laugh at themselves. But some call him a racist, who mocks his own culture in a disparaging manner.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 24
    • Finish 00 : 01 : 12
    • Duration 00 : 48
    Reporters
    • Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
    Live Broadcast
    • Yes
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2United States space advisors are to present President Ronald Reagan with new proposals to put manned stations on Mars and the moon within thirty years. James Fletcher has been re-appointed as Director of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

    • Start 00 : 01 : 12
    • Finish 00 : 07 : 53
    • Duration 06 : 41
    Reporters
    • James Walker (Reporter, CBS)
    • Jeremy Hands (Reporter, ITN)
    Speakers
    • Ronald Reagan (United States President, Republican Party)
    • Dr James Fletcher (Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA])
    • Dr David Webb (United States National Commission on Space)
    Locations
    • United States
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3Soviet authorities say the death toll from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster now stands at eight, with the number of injured standing at 35.

    • Start 00 : 07 : 53
    • Finish 00 : 10 : 09
    • Duration 02 : 16
    Reporters
    • Ian Glover-James (Reporter, ITN)
    Locations
    • Ukraine
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

    • Start 00 : 10 : 09
    • Finish 00 : 10 : 41
    • Duration 00 : 32
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5Comedy Comedy is a risky business - one man's joke is another man's insult. No New Zealand comedian has walked that fine line with more skill that Billy T James. Discussion and viewer talkback with comedian Billy T James. Billy T macks Maori and Pakeha alike showing New Zealanders how to laugh at themselves. But some call him a racist, who mocks his own culture in a disparaging manner.

    • Start 00 : 13 : 05
    • Finish 00 : 26 : 35
    • Duration 13 : 30
    Reporters
    • Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • Billy T James (Entertainer / Comedian)
    Contributors
    • Stewart Maiester (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Beverley Boswell (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Karl Sylva (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Joe Seddon (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Carlene Blomfield (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Robbie Wright (Phone-in Viewer)
    Live Broadcast
    • Yes
    Commercials
    • No
  • 6A brief listing of the New Zealand and international news headlines.

    • Start 00 : 27 : 45
    • Finish 00 : 28 : 43
    • Duration 00 : 58
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 7Comedy Comedy is a risky business - one man's joke is another man's insult. No New Zealand comedian has walked that fine line with more skill that Billy T James. Discussion and viewer talkback with comedian Billy T James. Billy T macks Maori and Pakeha alike showing New Zealanders how to laugh at themselves. But some call him a racist, who mocks his own culture in a disparaging manner.

    • Start 00 : 28 : 43
    • Finish 00 : 45 : 03
    • Duration 16 : 20
    Reporters
    • Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • Billy T James (Entertainer / Comedian)
    Contributors
    • June Walker (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Andrea Taylor (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Duane Rice (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Vicky Side (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Angela Whitehead (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Reg Murphy (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Kathy Beare (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Penny Johnson (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Robert Haywood (Phone-in Viewer)
    Live Broadcast
    • Yes
    Commercials
    • No
  • 8A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

    • Start 00 : 46 : 29
    • Finish 00 : 47 : 10
    • Duration 00 : 41
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 9In recent weeks, South Korean demonstrators, allegedly inspired by the successful revolt in The Philippines, have taken their protest against the South Korean Government to the streets.

    • Start 00 : 47 : 10
    • Finish 00 : 48 : 50
    • Duration 01 : 40
    Reporters
    • Roderic Pratt (Reporter, BBC)
    Locations
    • Seoul, South Korea (Seoul)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 10Soviet authorities say the death toll from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster now stands at eight, with the number of injured standing at 35. Ninety thousand people have allegedly been evacuated from the nearby vicinity.

    • Start 00 : 48 : 50
    • Finish 00 : 51 : 00
    • Duration 02 : 10
    Reporters
    • Wyatt Andrews (Reporter, CBS)
    Speakers
    • Vladimir Lomeiko (Spokesman, Soviet Foreign Ministry)
    Locations
    • Ukraine
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 11The fear of fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster has resulted in a significant downturn in the number of American tourists visiting Britain. This has resulted in a serious loss of trade for everyone in the British tourist industry, from souvenir sellers to tourist guides.

    • Start 00 : 51 : 00
    • Finish 00 : 53 : 10
    • Duration 02 : 10
    Speakers
    • voxpop
    Locations
    • United Kingdom
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 12The extent of nuclear fallout from the Chernobyl disaster has prompted a ban on imports of products from Eastern Europe the European Community (EEC).

    • Start 00 : 53 : 10
    • Finish 00 : 53 : 43
    • Duration 00 : 33
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 13United States space advisors are to present President Ronald Reagan with new proposals to put manned stations on Mars and the moon within thirty years. James Fletcher has been re-appointed as Director of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

    • Start 00 : 53 : 43
    • Finish 00 : 53 : 56
    • Duration 00 : 13
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 14A legal decision in the Bhopal Union Carbide disaster, stipulating that the case must be heard in India rather than the United States, could result in long delays in the payment of compensation to victims.

    • Start 00 : 53 : 56
    • Finish 00 : 54 : 23
    • Duration 00 : 27
    Locations
    • Bhopal, India (Madhya Pradesh)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 15Prince Charles has become on of the fist foreign members of Royalty to address the Japanese Diet (Parliament). The Prince and Princess of Wales also visited a Nissan car manufacturing factory.

    • Start 00 : 54 : 23
    • Finish 00 : 56 : 19
    • Duration 01 : 56
    Reporters
    • Anthony Carthew (Reporter, ITN)
    Contributors
    • Prince Charles (Prince of Wales)
    Associated
    • Princess Diana (Princess of Wales)
    Locations
    • Japan
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Newsline
Date Broadcast
  • Tuesday 13 May 1986
Start Time
  • 12 : 00
Finish Time
  • 13 : 25
Duration
  • 85:00
Channel
  • TV2
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • A daily, midday, news package which featured an in depth interview about a current news topic. Viewers could phone in and ask questions of the key interviewee.
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • Yes
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • News
Hosts
  • John Hayden (Presenter)
  • Rodney Bryant (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Anthony Carthew (Reporter, ITN)
  • Ian Glover-James (Reporter, ITN)
  • James Walker (Reporter, CBS)
  • Jeremy Hands (Reporter, ITN)
  • Roderic Pratt (Reporter, BBC)
  • Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
  • Wyatt Andrews (Reporter, CBS)
Speakers
  • Billy T James (Entertainer / Comedian)
  • Dr David Webb (United States National Commission on Space)
  • Dr James Fletcher (Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA])
  • Ronald Reagan (United States President, Republican Party)
  • Vladimir Lomeiko (Spokesman, Soviet Foreign Ministry)
  • voxpop
Locations
  • United States
  • Ukraine
  • Seoul, South Korea (Seoul)
  • United Kingdom
  • Bhopal, India (Madhya Pradesh)
  • Japan
Contributors
  • Andrea Taylor (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Angela Whitehead (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Beverley Boswell (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Carlene Blomfield (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Duane Rice (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Joe Seddon (Phone-in Viewer)
  • June Walker (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Karl Sylva (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Kathy Beare (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Penny Johnson (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Prince Charles (Prince of Wales)
  • Reg Murphy (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Robbie Wright (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Robert Haywood (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Stewart Maiester (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Vicky Side (Phone-in Viewer)