Frontline
TVNZ’s flagship,primetime current affairs show which ran from March 1988 to December 1994. It replaced current affairs show "Closeup', which ran from 1980 to the end of 1987.
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1Story of Japanese war crime in which 17 NZ coastwatchers were beheaded on Tarawa. Could NZ have prevented it? Lack of recognition.
Speakers
- John Jones (coastwatcher)
- Stan Brown (ret. Fiji Military Forces)
- Belle Ranson (victims sister)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2"Long Haul Love" Trend of commuter marriages, where the partners work in different cities, only seeing each other at weekends.
Speakers
- Mark Montgomery
- Karen Montgomery
- Arthur Needham
- Gwen Needham
- Reece Mead
- Carol Mead
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3"Jerry's Kids" Criticism of US comedian Jerry Lewis, who has raised over $US16 billion for muscular dystrophy. Claim he is patronising and hampering the disabled's independence.
Primary Title
- Frontline
Secondary Title
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 13 September 1992
Start Time
- 18 : 30
Finish Time
- 19 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- TVNZ’s flagship,primetime current affairs show which ran from March 1988 to December 1994. It replaced current affairs show "Closeup', which ran from 1980 to the end of 1987.
Classification
- Not Classified
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Current affairs
Hosts
- Joanna Paul (Host)
Speakers
- Arthur Needham
- Belle Ranson (victims sister)
- Carol Mead
- Gwen Needham
- John Jones (coastwatcher)
- Karen Montgomery
- Mark Montgomery
- Reece Mead
- Stan Brown (ret. Fiji Military Forces)