NewsRevue

Title
NewsRevue
Genre
Special
TX Date
30 Jan 1984
Year of production
1984
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Duration
00:08:27
Description
NewsRevue - an episode of the topical satirical comedy song and sketch show. Individuals sent up include discredited forensic scientist Dr Alan Clift; UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe; President of Argentina Raul Alfonsin; US President Ronald Reagan; cricketer Geoffrey Boycott; journalist Sir Robin Day. Topics sent up include the civil service; trade unions; the Falkland Islands; television programme Dr Who; Michael Jackson’s song Thriller. None of the performers are identified.
Contributors
None Identified
Keywords
Comedy; Trade unions; Margaret Thatcher; Civil service; Civil servants; Popular music; Cricket; Geoffrey Howe; Television programmes; Heads of state; Argentina; Falkland Islands; Forensic science; Alan Clift; Political satire; Television serials; Michael Jackson; Thriller; English (cultural identity); Robin Day; Geoffrey Boycott; Raul Alfonsin; Dr Who

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LBC/IRN, "NewsRevue". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0102700174003 (Accessed 22 Mar 2026)