[Media-watch] FW: Pilger film season on ITV

[David Miller]

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From: David McKnight <david at MILWR.FREESERVE.CO.UK>
Reply-To: David McKnight <david at MILWR.FREESERVE.CO.UK>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 17:35:28 +0100
To: CRIT-GEOG-FORUM at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Pilger film season on ITV

On Sunday 11 July, at 9 pm, the ITV News Channel will begin an unprecedented
season of John Pilger documentaries. Each will be introduced by John Pilger
who will describe its impact and relevance today.

The opening film is 'Paying the Price: Killing the Children of Iraq', first
shown on ITV in 2000, the only comprehensive filmed report on the
devastating effect of the American and British-led embargo against Iraq
during the 1990s. 

This will be followed by 'Inside Burma: Land of Fear' (1996), made under
cover; 'Palestine Is Still the Issue (2002); 'Apartheid Did Not Die (1998);
'Japan Behind the Mask' ((1987); 'Vietnam: the Last Battle' (1995); 'Welcome
to Australia' (1999); 'Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on
Terror' (2003). 

On 15 and 22 August, John Pilger, will be live in the ITV studio to answer
viewers' questions by phone and email. The season will be extended during
October with further showings of other Pilger documentaries at the National
Film Theatre. http://www.johnpilger.com/



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