Michael Parkinson show

Title

Michael Parkinson show

Genre

Interview; News bulletin; Advertisement; Jingle

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:35:58

Description

Austin Michell stands in on the Michael Parkinson Show on LBC Newstalk and interviews guest Lindy Chamberlain whose conviction for the murder of her nine week old baby daughter Azaria in Australia was quashed after it was proved she was taken by a wild dingo, about the release of her autobiography entitled Through My Eyes. Talks reluctantly about the case, actress Meryl Streep’s portrayal of her in the film called A Cry in the Dark, mass media perception. Includes news bulletin with Jonathan Staples focusing on Gulf War, and adverts. One break in recording.

Contributors

Austin Mitchell; Jonathan Staples; LBC Newstalk; Lindy Chamberlain

Keywords

Books; Australia; Middle East; Newspapers; Homicide; Films; Murder trials; Policing practice; Wild animals; Mass media; Autobiographies; Imprisonment; Trials; Babies; Appeals; Gulf War (1990-1991); Lindy Chamberlain; Ayers Rock; Meryl Streep; A Cry in the Dark; Through My Eyes

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