Ten Pound Poms
The Jones, Kelly and Offord families and their lives in New Zealand as 'Ten Pound Poms'. Some of the 80 000 British people who came to New Zealand under the Assisted Passage Scheme that guaranteed immigrants a job for two years.
Primary Title
- Ten Pound Poms
Date Broadcast
- Monday 23 March 1998
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Series
- 1998
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- The Jones, Kelly and Offord families and their lives in New Zealand as 'Ten Pound Poms'. Some of the 80 000 British people who came to New Zealand under the Assisted Passage Scheme that guaranteed immigrants a job for two years.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
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.
Subjects
- Great Britain--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century
- Immigrants--New Zealand--Biography
- New Zealand--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century
- Documentary films--New Zealand
Genres
- Documentary
- History
Hosts
- Mike Hosking (Presenter)
Contributors
- Anne Budd (Narrator)
- Doug Coutts (Writer)
- Amanda Millar (Director)
- Bronwen Stewart (Producer)
- Geoff Steven (Executive Producer)
- Ninox Films (Production Unit)
- New Zealand on Air (Funder)
- Television New Zealand (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Great Britain--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century
- Immigrants--New Zealand--Biography
- New Zealand--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century
- Documentary films--New Zealand