Documentary New Zealand Il Maggiore: My Father's War in Italy
More than half a century after the end of WWII, NZ cartoonist Malcolm Evans sets out to retrace his father's experiences as an escaped POW through the mountains of Italy. Major Hillary Evans escaped from Campo 29 in Benghazzi and eluded capture for 10 months.
Primary Title
- Documentary New Zealand
Secondary Title
- Il Maggiore: My Father's War in Italy
Date Broadcast
- Monday 23 April 2001
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- More than half a century after the end of WWII, NZ cartoonist Malcolm Evans sets out to retrace his father's experiences as an escaped POW through the mountains of Italy. Major Hillary Evans escaped from Campo 29 in Benghazzi and eluded capture for 10 months.
Classification
- Unknown
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
- Documentary
- War
Hosts
- Mike Hosking (Presenter)
- Malcolm Evans (Narrator)
Contributors
- Malcolm Evans (Reporter)
- Hillary Evans (Subject)
- Irene Gardiner (Network Executive)
- Ross Jennings (Executive Producer)
- Robert Boyd-Bell (Producer)
- Mark McNeill (Director)
- Communicado (Production Unit)