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NewsRevue

Title
NewsRevue
Genre
Special
TX Date
19 Mar 1984
Year of production
1984
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Duration
00:15:50
Description
NewsRevue - an episode of the topical satirical comedy song and sketch show. Individuals sent up include UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, her husband Denis Thatcher and son Mark Thatcher; Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe; Lord Lucan; racing driver Donald Campbell; Simon Dean; Chancellor Nigel Lawson; head of the NCB Ian MacGregor; head of the NUM Arthur Scargill; media personalities Michael Parkinson, Janet Street Porter and Desmond Wilcox; presenters Gloria Hunniford, Terry Wogan and Jimmy Young; disgraced car maker John DeLorean; Alexei Sayle; singer Boy George. Topics covered/lampooned include the Vatican, Barclays Bank, GLC and Charles Saatchi. Performed by Andrina Caroll, Joanna Brookes, Jessica Martin, Rory Bremner and Simon Mattacks. Written by Mark Brissenden, Neil Raphael, Nick Yapp, Ian Christiansen, Sharon Winton(?), Michael Furze(?), Noel Christopher, Howard Michael Walker, Jack Thorington, Michael Hodd and Graham Frost.
Contributors
Graham Frost; Rory Bremner; Joanna Brookes; Andrina Carroll; Jessica Martin; Neil Raphael; Nick Yapp; Sharon Winton(?); Michael Furze(?); Simon Mattacks; Noel Christopher; Howard Michael Walker; Jack Thorington; Michael Hodd; Mark Brissenden; Ian Christiansen
Keywords
Comedy; Local government; Margaret Thatcher; GLC; Arthur Scargill; Roman Catholicism; Councils; NUM; Barclays Bank; NCB; Geoffrey Howe; Lord Lucan; Missing persons; Broadcasters; Banks; John Delorean; Nigel Lawson; Journalists; Political satire; Donald Campbell; TV/radio presenters; Michael Parkinson; Mark Thatcher; Boy George; Ian MacGregor; Denis Thatcher; English (cultural identity); Holy See; Gloria Hunniford; Janet Street Porter; Charles Saatchi; Simon Dean; Desmond Wilcox; Terry Wogan; Jimmy Young; Alexei Sayle

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