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.

Cast (24)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Alan Hayling

Self

John Pilger

Self

K

Keith Sutton

Self

J

Joe Farrag

Self

J

John Bohanna

Self

M

Mike Power

Self

P

Polly Patullo

Self

K

Kolton Lee

Self

C

Chris Horrie

Self

E

Eugenie Verney

Self

C

Christine Jackson

Self

Val McDermid

Self

B

Brian Whitaker

Self

J

John Hegarty

Self

J

Jane Shepherd

Self

B

Barbara Altounyan

Self

J

John Hoyland

Self

M

Martin Huckerby

Self

G

Gerry Taylor

Self

W

William Flatau

Self

K

Karen Needham

Self

H

Henry Stewart

Self

Danny Webb

Self (Archive Material - News on Sunday advert)

O

Owen Oyston

Self (Archive Material)

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