Lefties: A Lot Of Balls (2006)
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.
Director: Vanessa Engle
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Alan Hayling as Self |
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John Pilger as Self |
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Keith Sutton as Self |
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Joe Farrag as Self |
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John Bohanna as Self |
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Mike Power as Self |
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Polly Patullo as Self |
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Kolton Lee as Self |
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Chris Horrie as Self |
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Eugenie Verney as Self |
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Christine Jackson as Self |
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Val McDermid as Self |
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Brian Whitaker as Self |
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John Hegarty as Self |
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Jane Shepherd as Self |
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Barbara Altounyan as Self |
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John Hoyland as Self |
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Martin Huckerby as Self |
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Gerry Taylor as Self |
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William Flatau as Self |
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Karen Needham as Self |
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Henry Stewart as Self |
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Danny Webb as Self (Archive Material - News on Sunday advert) |
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Owen Oyston as Self (Archive Material) |
| Directing | Vanessa Engle | Director |
