Newsrevue

Title

Newsrevue

Genre

Special

TX Date

16 Apr 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:17:46

Description

LBC’s Newsrevue satirical radio show with a cast including Rory Bremner (others not identified). Includes sketches on the miners strike; new neighbourhood watch scheme; criticism of USA for the CIA’s mining of Nicaraguan ports; South African athlete Zola Budd coming to Britain to compete in the Olympic Games; the falling popularity of the Conservative Party; Mark Thatcher’s move to America following the Oman scandal; cricketer Ian Botham’s fine for slandering Pakistan; Barbara Streisand’s new film Yentl; the John DeLorean drugs trial; and the low profile of Channel 4.

Contributors

Rory Bremner

Keywords

USA; Nicaragua; Strikes; Conservative Party; Political parties; Films; Illegal drugs; Coal miners; Athletes; Trials; Intelligence service; John Delorean; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Sportsmen; Radio comedy; Satire; Political satire; Channel 4; Barbara Streisand; Ian Botham; Television channels; Sports teams; Neighbourhood watch schemes; Mark Thatcher; Pakistan (cricket team); Zola Budd; Slander; Yentl

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