Alastair Burnet with guests Denis Compton and Gerry Fitt

Title

Alastair Burnet with guests Denis Compton and Gerry Fitt

Genre

Interview; News bulletin; Phone-in; Advertisement; Jingle; Trailer

TX Date

Jan 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:50:55

Description

Alastair Burnet interviews guests former England and Middlesex cricketer and Arsenal footballer Denis Compton, about his own sporting career, the recent Ashes test, impact of Australian media tycoon Kerry Packer on the game, and current standard of umpiring. And independent Northern Ireland MP and former leader of the SDLP Gerry Fitt, on his resignation from the party over attendance of a conference on the future of the province. The public phone in with questions. Also includes news bulletin (with Steve Crozier?); advertisements; travel news (with Trevor Ainsley); trailer with Tom Maddocks. Ends abruptly.

Contributors

Gerry Fitt; Tom Maddocks; Alastair Burnet; Denis Compton; Steve Crozier?; Trevor Ainsley

Keywords

Australia; Sport; Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Political parties; Association football; Cricket; SDLP; England; Kerry Packer; Peacebuilding; Politicians; Sportsmen; Political leaders; Gerry Fitt; Resignation (political); Sports teams; Denis Compton

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