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An hour-long prime time current affairs programme featuring New Zealand stories. Assignment replaced TVNZ's long-running Frontline in 1995

  • 1"Desperate Remedies." The hype and hope of curing cancer. An Italian professor, Luigi Di Bella, claims he has found a new cure for cancer, but it is medically unproved. (Channel 7's Witness programme, Australia)

    Reporters
    • Chris Bath (Reporter, Channel 7 Witness)
    Speakers
    • Luigi Di Bella (Alternative Medicine Cancer Therapist)
    • Dr Margaret Spittle (Oncologist)
    • Patricio Mitson (Mother of Roberto Mitson)
    • Lorenzo Ferroni (Cancer Patient)
    • Mark Hunter (Musician)
    • Professor Jim Bishop (Cancer Expert)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes
    • Mark Hunter Musician from the band, Dragon.

  • 2"Teddy Boy." Ted Kennedy has had his ups and downs in his personal and political life. The Wall Street Journal claims that today Ted Kennedy is one of Congress most influential senators. (CBS production, USA))

    Reporters
    • Lesley Stahl (Reporter, CBS)
    Speakers
    • Ted Kennedy (Democratic Senator)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 3Next weeks programme.

Primary Title
  • Assignment
Secondary Title
  • Desperate Remedies
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 16 July 1998
Start Time
  • 19 : 30
Finish Time
  • 20 : 30
Duration
  • 60:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Programme Description
  • An hour-long prime time current affairs programme featuring New Zealand stories. Assignment replaced TVNZ's long-running Frontline in 1995
Classification
  • PGR
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
  • Richard Long (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Chris Bath (Reporter, Channel 7 Witness)
  • Lesley Stahl (Reporter, CBS)
Speakers
  • Dr Margaret Spittle (Oncologist)
  • Lorenzo Ferroni (Cancer Patient)
  • Luigi Di Bella (Alternative Medicine Cancer Therapist)
  • Mark Hunter (Musician)
  • Patricio Mitson (Mother of Roberto Mitson)
  • Professor Jim Bishop (Cancer Expert)
  • Ted Kennedy (Democratic Senator)
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