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Television New Zealand's hour-long weekly current affairs programme presenting mini-documentaries on topical local issues.

  • 1Putting on the Style A new trend is emerging for public figures who are undergoing makeovers. They are being given a new style by professionals determined to smarten up their image. But is caring for one's body, skin and nails something most New Zealand men are prepared to accept?

    • Start 00 : 01 : 04
    • Finish 00 : 17 : 30
    • Duration 16 : 26
    Reporters
    • Carole de Colville (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Gaynor Williams (Colour Expert)
    • Peter Durbin (Actuary)
    • Sally Umali (Therapist, Lazertone)
    • David Hartnell (Fashion Guru)
    • Martin Lee (Male Model)
    • Grahame Thorne (Sports Commentator)
    • voxpop
    Contributors
    • Dairne Shanahan (Director)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2The Rising Sun The peace treaty following World War Two was specifically composed to ensure that Japan would never again impose a military threat to New Zealand, Australia or the United States. Today, Japan only has self-defence forces. However, ironically, the United States is now pressuring Japan to strengthen its military spending as part of the western border against the Soviet Union. Japan is complying, but in the face of considerable reluctance from the Japanese public.

    • Start 00 : 18 : 13
    • Finish 00 : 34 : 28
    • Duration 16 : 15
    Reporters
    • Phillip Melchior (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • General Alexander Wyand (General, United States Military)
    • Sohei Miyashita (Spokesman, Japanese Liberal Democratic Party)
    • Tamio Kawakawi (Socialist Parliamentarian)
    • Seiichiro Onishi (Spokesman, Research Institute for Peace and Security)
    • William Clark Jr (Deputy Chief, United States Embassy in Tokyo)
    • General Masao Ishii (Commander, 11th Division)
    Contributors
    • Chris Anderson (Director)
    Locations
    • Japan
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3King Arthur Profile of Arthur Scargill, leader of the striking British miners. To many, he is a national hero, but to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative Government, he is public enemy number one.

    • Start 0 : 34 : 28
    • Finish 00 : 45 : 49
    • Duration 11 : 21
    Reporters
    • George Negus (Reporter, Channel Nine)
    Speakers
    • Arthur Scargill (President, National Union of Mineworkers [NUM])
    • Ian MacGregor (Chairman, National Coal Board [NCB])
    • voxpop
    Contributors
    • Margaret Thatcher (British Prime Minister)
    Locations
    • United Kingdom
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Close Up
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 29 November 1984
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 21 : 30
Duration
  • 60:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Television New Zealand's hour-long weekly current affairs programme presenting mini-documentaries on topical local issues.
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
  • Martyn Bates (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Carole de Colville (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • George Negus (Reporter, Channel Nine)
  • Phillip Melchior (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Arthur Scargill (President, National Union of Mineworkers [NUM])
  • David Hartnell (Fashion Guru)
  • Gaynor Williams (Colour Expert)
  • General Alexander Wyand (General, United States Military)
  • General Masao Ishii (Commander, 11th Division)
  • Grahame Thorne (Sports Commentator)
  • Ian MacGregor (Chairman, National Coal Board [NCB])
  • Martin Lee (Male Model)
  • Peter Durbin (Actuary)
  • Sally Umali (Therapist, Lazertone)
  • Seiichiro Onishi (Spokesman, Research Institute for Peace and Security)
  • Sohei Miyashita (Spokesman, Japanese Liberal Democratic Party)
  • Tamio Kawakawi (Socialist Parliamentarian)
  • voxpop
  • William Clark Jr (Deputy Chief, United States Embassy in Tokyo)
Locations
  • Japan
  • United Kingdom
Contributors
  • Chris Anderson (Director)
  • Dairne Shanahan (Director)
  • Margaret Thatcher (British Prime Minister)