Movie

Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World

(en)

2013

47m

Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World

Documentary

Overview: This Shiver (ITV Studios) documentary reveals what happened behind-the-scenes on some of the most momentous breaking news events in our lifetime - as told by those caught up in the real-life drama, those in the newsrooms and those responsible for delivering these newsflashes into millions of people's homes. News stories covered include the death of Diana, Princess of Wales (1997); the assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas (1963); the coal-tip landslide in Aberfan (1966); the Lockerbie Air Disaster (1988); the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York (2001); the start of Operation Desert Storm during the Gulf War (1991); the dramatic end of the Iranian Embassy siege in London (1980); and the announcement of the death of the Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (2002).

Status: Released

Release date: November 6, 2013

Countries of origin: United Kingdom,

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Production company:
  • Shiver

Top Cast

Julie Etchingham

Julie Etchingham

as Narrator

Nigel Dacre

Nigel Dacre

as Self

Martyn Lewis

Martyn Lewis

as Self

John Suchet

John Suchet

as Self

Alastair Stewart

Alastair Stewart

as Self