The year Janet Street-Porter spent at Live TV, where her task was to make 24-hour live television at a fraction of normal costs. As the station nears its launch, new technology fails to work and the pressures on staff mount as tensions rise - BBC2, 1995
Janet Street-Porter
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Kelvin MacKenzie
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Rachel Purnell
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Darryl Burton
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Ruth Wrigley
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Robert Lindsay
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The year Janet Street-Porter spent at Live TV, where her task was to make 24-hour live television at a fraction of normal costs. As the station nears its launch, new technology fails to work and the pressures on staff mount as tensions rise - BBC2, 1995
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