Non-motoring > How TV made legal history. Miscellaneous
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New Sun 6 Feb 11 11:16 
 How TV made legal history. - R.P.
Some of you may recall the ITV current affairs programme World in Action. R4 broadcast a fascinating documentary on how this programme was ultimately responsible for clearing the Birmingham Six.


www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00y4cjj/Britain_in_a_Box_Series_4_World_in_Action/

A proper programme and about when proper programmes were actually broadcast on TV.
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New Sun 6 Feb 11 12:21 
 How TV made legal history. - Tooslow
Yes, I recall World in Action. I used to watch it. Back when Panorama was a proper programme too.
John
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New Sun 6 Feb 11 13:32 
 How TV made legal history. - Ted

Friend of mine was a cameraman on WiA. Retired now.

There's a large framed monochrome photo in his hall, He''s sat on the balcony of a room about 7 floors up, looking out over Beirut. Looks like Berlin in 1945. He got shot as well, fortunately not too seriously.

Ted
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New Sun 6 Feb 11 13:55 
 How TV made legal history. - SteelSpark
WiA always seemed very serious and grown up to me when I was a kid, even the theme tune seemed very grown up.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4LCieQ7UiM

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New Sun 6 Feb 11 18:30 
 How TV made legal history. - Biggles
Can't say I ever watched it but hazy memories of other notable stories such as death of a princess - stoned to death in Saudi - and death on the rock - alleged IRA activists executed by special forces. Common theme?
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New Sun 6 Feb 11 23:01 
 How TV made legal history. - Ted

Just opened SS link and clicked on the 70s.
There's my pal. top of the list of cameramen.

Didn't know he was with them that long ago !

Ted
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