Film

Lefties: A Lot Of Balls

2006 · 59m

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.

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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Brian Whitaker

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John Hegarty

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Jane Shepherd

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Barbara Altounyan

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• Vanessa EngleDirector

Release date

February 22, 2006

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

59m