Assignment The Secret of BA149
Repeat. First broadcast on VA_04888
An hour-long prime time current affairs programme featuring New Zealand stories. Assignment replaced TVNZ's long-running Frontline in 1995.
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1The untold story of NZers taken as human shields by Iraq during the Gulf War. Why was their British Airways flight allowed to land in Kuwait? Did the authorities know that an Iraqi invasion was already under way? Revelations that Britain used the flight to mount an intelligence operation. Why have only some passengers been compensated?
Speakers
- Daphne Halkyard (Daphne Halkyard)
- Gaela Jolly (Kuwait Resident)
- Alistair Laine (Human Shield)
- Clive Earthy (Chief Purser)
- Henry Halkyard (Human Shield)
- Paul Merlet (Human Shield)
- Alistair Ross (Human Shield)
- John Prescott (British Labour MP, 1991)
- Bill Newmann (US Lawyer)
- Kim Murray (Aviation Law Expert)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Assignment
Secondary Title
- The Secret of BA149
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 27 November 1997
Start Time
- 19 : 30
Finish Time
- 20 : 35
Duration
- 65:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- An hour-long prime time current affairs programme featuring New Zealand stories. Assignment replaced TVNZ's long-running Frontline in 1995.
Episode Description
- Repeat. First broadcast on VA_04888
Classification
- Unknown
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
- Carol Hirschfeld (Presenter)
Contributors
- Rod Vaughan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Trish Carter (Executive Producer)
- TVNZ (Production Unit)
Speakers
- Alistair Laine (Human Shield)
- Alistair Ross (Human Shield)
- Bill Newmann (US Lawyer)
- Clive Earthy (Chief Purser)
- Daphne Halkyard (Daphne Halkyard)
- Gaela Jolly (Kuwait Resident)
- Henry Halkyard (Human Shield)
- John Prescott (British Labour MP, 1991)
- Kim Murray (Aviation Law Expert)
- Paul Merlet (Human Shield)