Frontline
TVNZ’s flagship,primetime current affairs show which ran from March 1988 to December 1994. It replaced current affairs show "Closeup', which ran from 1980 to the end of 1987.
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1"Break Out" Two prisoners escape from Paremoremo. Profile of the prisoners, outline of how they escaped. Blame falls on prison officers, prison management, cost cutting and long prison sentences.
Speakers
- Faye Rogers (neighbour)
- Russell Thomson (police)
- John Pool (prison officer
- John Kirton (Justice Department)
- Richard Middleton (police)
- Ken Bullock (father of escapee)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2"The Dirty Bomb" Story of a British TV programme that successfully constructs an atomic bomb. The nuclear blackmarket.
Speakers
- Georgy Kaurov (Russian Atomic Energy Minister)
- John Large (consultant nuclear engineer)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3"The Flesh Trade" Big business of rugby league. Buying and trading star players. How NZ league players are faring in Australia.
Speakers
- Graham Lowe (former Manley coach)
- Mark Lee (league agent)
- Wayne Beavis (agent)
- Tim Sheens (Canberra Raiders coach)
- Ken Laban (talent scout)
- Bob Hall (NZ coach)
- Graham Thorne (former All Black)
- Ian Robson (Auckland Warriors manager)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Frontline
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 29 August 1993
Start Time
- 18 : 30
Finish Time
- 19 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- TVNZ’s flagship,primetime current affairs show which ran from March 1988 to December 1994. It replaced current affairs show "Closeup', which ran from 1980 to the end of 1987.
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
- Anita McNaught (Presenter)
Speakers
- Bob Hall (NZ coach)
- Faye Rogers (neighbour)
- Georgy Kaurov (Russian Atomic Energy Minister)
- Graham Lowe (former Manley coach)
- Graham Thorne (former All Black)
- Ian Robson (Auckland Warriors manager)
- John Kirton (Justice Department)
- John Large (consultant nuclear engineer)
- John Pool (prison officer
- Ken Bullock (father of escapee)
- Ken Laban (talent scout)
- Mark Lee (league agent)
- Richard Middleton (police)
- Russell Thomson (police)
- Tim Sheens (Canberra Raiders coach)
- Wayne Beavis (agent)