Lefties: A Lot Of Balls

Name: Lefties: A Lot Of Balls
Released: 2006
Duration: 59 min

2006 · 59 min

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News on Sunday was a left-wing tabloid that launched to great fanfare in 1987 and went bankrupt just eight weeks later. It was one of the boldest business ventures ever attempted by the far left and it was a disaster. A group who met through a tiny left-wing faction called Big Flame were convinced it was possible to market a left-wing mass-circulation newspaper. They were led by ex-Ford worker Alan Hayling (now head of BBC Documentaries) under the editorial leadership of John Pilger, who walked out before the paper had even launched.

Crew

Director Vanessa Engle

Cast

Alan Hayling
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John Pilger
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Keith Sutton
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Joe Farrag
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John Bohanna
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Mike Power
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Polly Patullo
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Kolton Lee
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Chris Horrie
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Eugenie Verney
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Christine Jackson
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Val McDermid
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Director — Vanessa Engle

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