Episode two of ‘This Week in History’ features some of the most memorable and dramatic pictures from the 1981 Springbok Tour including the protestors clashing with riot police, and action from the deciding third test including the Stu Wilson and Gary Knight tries and Alan Hewson’s match winning penalty goal.
The third and final test was held at Eden Park in Auckland on the 12th of September 1981 – exactly 28 years to the day the All Blacks will play the Springboks in their test in Hamilton tomorrow.
Television journalist Damian Christie has compiled four episodes of ‘This Week in TV History’ for tvnz.co.nz and describes the footage he’s chosen as, “classic TV moments and others you’ve probably forgotten that deserve another showing”.
Episode 1 features the Dylan Tait story that promoted the urban myth that plastic bottles of water left lying on the lawn would prevent dog doo, Peter Snell and Murray Halberg winning Olympic gold and Jason Gunn’s “Thingee” losing his eye.
http://tvnz.co.nz/this-week-in-tv-history/week-in-tv-history-2960863/video
Episode 2 features Springbok Tour archive, a classic commercial for AVIS Rental Cars and a story on 1992’s Miss Auckland, Nicola Dean.
http://tvnz.co.nz/this-week-in-tv-history/week-in-tv-history-sept-7-13-2970061
Episode 3 will be posted on Monday and will feature Mark Sainsbury (in shorty shorts) working out with Morning Report Presenter, Sean Plunket, the classic ‘playing the fence’ Country Calendar spoof, the release of the 1981 Mitsubishi Mirage and a look back at the 1950s and the Mazengarb Report.
“The News and Current Affairs Archive is such a valuable resource containing content that is both a record of, and commentary on, our social and political history”, says tvnz.co.nz Online Editor of News and Sport Sarah Pritchett.
“The idea of ‘This Week in TV History’ is not just to present those classic TV moments that are burned into all of our retina’s but to dig out those forgotten stories and moments that say so much about us as a nation.
This Week in TV History is not geo-fenced, meaning anyone can watch it from anywhere in the world.
“It’s such classic Kiwi stuff, we were so keen that all New Zealanders – whether living here or overseas – should be able to see the show,” says Sarah.
Suggestions for This Week in TV History can be emailed to history@tvnz.co.nz
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