24 Hours
Documentary

24 Hours

Twenty-Four Hours is a long-running, late evening, daily news magazine programme that aired on BBC1. It focused on analysis and criticism of current affairs and featured in-depth short documentary films that set the style for current affairs magazine programmes. Twenty-Four Hours launched in 1965 and focused on investigative journalism. The programmes main presenter was Cliff Michelmore.

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Status

Returning Series

Original Name

24 Hours

First Air Date

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Last Air Date

September 6, 1965

Seasons

8

Episodes

1

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Production Companies

Networks

BBC One

S02E01

Assassination of Hendrik Verwoerd

The shock assassination of Hendrik Verwoerd in the Cape Town Parliament causes questions to be raised about the future of South Africa. Verwoerd was killed by a white man who thought that poor white people needed more help. Individuals from all sides of the political spectrum give their views on his assassination and the future of South Africa.

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