LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

NewsRevue

Genre

Special

TX Date

9 Apr 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:15:38

Description

NewsRevue - an episode of the topical satirical comedy song and sketch show. Individuals sent up include US Democrat politician Walter Mondale; Robert De Niro; Sarah Tisdall (FCO worker who leaked documents to the press); Karen Silkwood; UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher; Social Services Secretary Norman Fowler; Labour MP Tony Benn; General Custer; former US President Richard Nixon; former Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev; film reviewer Barry Norman; singer Barbra Streisand; actor Richard Attenborough; singer Boy George. Topics covered include the Oscars, unemployment, Conservative Party, the BMA, Argentina, the Greenham Common protest. Performed by Rory Bremner, Michael Eves, Jessica Martin, Stephanie Simm(?) and Graham Frost. Written by Mark Brissenden, Sharon Winton(?), Michael Furze(?), Elaine Cook, Ian Christiansen, Jack Thorington, John Pellat(?) and Simon Fielder.

Contributors

Graham Frost; Rory Bremner; Jessica Martin; Elaine Cook; Sharon Winton(?); Michael Furze(?); Jack Thorington; John Pellat(?); Michael Eves; Stephanie Simm(?); Mark Brissenden; Simon Fielder; Ian Christiansen

Keywords

Comedy; Awards; Margaret Thatcher; Political protests; Conservative Party; Unemployment; BMA; Nuclear weapons; Richard Nixon; Missiles; Argentina; Politicians; Greenham Common; Tony Benn; Norman Fowler; Political leaders; Political satire; Richard Attenborough; Walter Mondale; Leonid Brezhnev; Oscars; Military bases; Boy George; English (cultural identity); Sarah Tisdall; Robert De Niro; Karen Silkwood; General Custer; Barry Norman; Barbra Streisand

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