Timeshift Live on the Night: The Story of Live TV Drama (Season 4, Episode 6)
TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary

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Live on the Night: The Story of Live TV Drama (Season 4, Episode 6)

TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary

Programme looking at the history of live television, as well as what it means for us today.

Director

Rob Bayly

Editor

Tony Doyle (picture editor)

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Updated Oct 15, 2004

Release date

Oct 14, 2004 (United Kingdom)

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Bill Nighy Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Love Actually (2003)
Andrew Marr Self - Presenter, 'Live From the Globe: Richard II' (archive footage) Self - Presenter, 'Live From the Globe: Richard II' (archive footage) See fewer	Doctor Who (2005)
Kate Dunn Self - TV Historian Self - TV Historian See fewer	Kings and Queens of England Volume I (1993)
Peter Byrne Self / Self - Det. Sgt Andy Crawford Self / Self - Det. Sgt Andy Crawford See fewer	Dixon of Dock Green (1955)
Carole Mowlam Self / Self - Pat Grove Self / Self - Pat Grove See fewer	Melissa (1964)
Richard Dimbleby Self - Presenter, 'Panorama' (archive footage) Self - Presenter, 'Panorama' (archive footage) See fewer	Libel (1959)
Nigel Kneale Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	The Entertainer (1960)
Jack Warner PC George Dixon (archive footage) PC George Dixon (archive footage) See fewer	A Christmas Carol (1951)
Brian Blessed Self / Self - PC Fancy Smith, 'Z Cars' Self / Self - PC Fancy Smith, 'Z Cars' See fewer	Flash Gordon (1980)
Alan Bridges Self - Director Self - Director See fewer	The Hireling (1973)
Jane Tranter Self - Controller BBC Drama Self - Controller BBC Drama See fewer	Succession (2018)
Donna Wiffen Self - Executive Producer, 'The Bill' Self - Executive Producer, 'The Bill' See fewer	Hope Street (2020)
Cyril Nri Self / Self - Supt Adam Okaro, 'The Bill' Self / Self - Supt Adam Okaro, 'The Bill' See fewer	This Life (1996)
Trudie Goodwin Self / Self - Sgt June Ackland, 'The Bill' Self / Self - Sgt June Ackland, 'The Bill' See fewer	The Bill (1984)