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

  • 1After the Medicine In an echo of the Thalidomide scandal, several New Zealand families are fighting for compensation for deformities suffered by their babies after the mothers took Debendox for morning sickness.

    • Start 00 : 01 : 24
    • Finish 00 : 17 : 41
    • Duration 16 : 17
    Reporters
    • Martyn Bates (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Coira Wright (Mother)
    • Anna Williams (Mother)
    • Carol Wright (Mother)
    • Dr John Phillips (Spokesman, Department of Health)
    Contributors
    • Elizabeth Raizis (Director)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 2The Right Skill A look inside Wellington's Academy of Elegance, a charm school dedicated to making women feel elegant and socially confident in any situation.

    • Start 00 : 21 : 15
    • Finish 00 : 37 : 47
    • Duration 16 : 32
    Reporters
    • Brett Dumbleton (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Jill Bussell (Founder, The Academy of Elegance)
    • voxpop
    Contributors
    • Chris Mitson (Director)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 3The Abortion Files Queensland police swooped on fertility control clinics across the State, confiscating hundreds of patient files. Should a patient's right to keep her [personal life private supersede the duty of a Government to enforce the law?

    • Start 00 : 41 : 20
    • Finish 00 : 54 : 22
    • Duration 13 : 02
    Reporters
    • George Negus (Reporter, Channel Nine)
    Locations
    • Australia
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Close Up
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 20 June 1985
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
  • Brett Dumbleton (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • George Negus (Reporter, Channel Nine)
  • Martyn Bates (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Anna Williams (Mother)
  • Carol Wright (Mother)
  • Coira Wright (Mother)
  • Dr John Phillips (Spokesman, Department of Health)
  • Jill Bussell (Founder, The Academy of Elegance)
  • voxpop
Locations
  • Australia
Contributors
  • Chris Mitson (Director)
  • Elizabeth Raizis (Director)
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