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Wide-Eyed in Medialand: A Broadcaster's Journey
Denis Tuohy
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dustwrapper . First edition. Irish History and Politics in the 20th century.
Belfast-born Denis Tuohy was the first Catholic newscaster to join BBC Northern Ireland. He moved to London in 1964 to join the brand-new BBC 2, and reported through the 1960s and 70s for flagship BBC programmes including Twenty-four Hours, Panorama, Midweek and Tonight. In between BBC engagements Denis worked for ITV's This Week from 1970 to 1972, and was head-hunted back to ITV in 1979 just in time to record a famous interview with Margaret Thatcher for TV Eye, on the eve of what became the Thatcher era in Britain. As a reporter, Denis Tuohy travelled widely to cover key ... Read more
dustwrapper . First edition. Irish History and Politics in the 20th century.
Belfast-born Denis Tuohy was the first Catholic newscaster to join BBC Northern Ireland. He moved to London in 1964 to join the brand-new BBC 2, and reported through the 1960s and 70s for flagship BBC programmes including Twenty-four Hours, Panorama, Midweek and Tonight. In between BBC engagements Denis worked for ITV's This Week from 1970 to 1972, and was head-hunted back to ITV in 1979 just in time to record a famous interview with Margaret Thatcher for TV Eye, on the eve of what became the Thatcher era in Britain. As a reporter, Denis Tuohy travelled widely to cover key ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Blackstaff Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856407499
SKU
KEX0288181
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
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99-1
About Denis Tuohy
DENIS TUOHY was born in Belfast in 1937. In April 1964 he blew out a candle in a London television studio to mark the birth of BBC 2 and was promptly nicknamed 'BBC Tuohy'. Over the next four decades the Belfast-born actor turned broadcaster was to cross countless other frontiers as a reporter and presenter for Panorama, This Week and ... Read more
Reviews for Wide-Eyed in Medialand: A Broadcaster's Journey
'A fascinating account of a life full of incident and laughter. Denis Tuohy spent 40 years in television, didn't waste a moment of it and seems to have enjoyed every minute.' MICHAEL PARKINSON 'Tuohy is a master storyteller. He has a journalist's eye for detail and writes with charm and unfailing wit.' TREVOR MCDONALD