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Insight. 1991, League Fever

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Year
1991
Reference
204349
Media type
Audio

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Year
1991
Reference
204349
Media type
Audio

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Series
Insight, 1975-1992
Categories
Documentary radio programs
Nonfiction radio programs
Radio programs
Sound recordings
Duration
00:30:35
Broadcast Date
26 May 1991
Credits
RNZ Collection
Broadbent, Adele, Presenter
Gilbert, Mike (b.1911, d.2002), Interviewee
Karam, Joe, 1951-, Interviewee
Lowe, Graham, 1946-, Interviewee
Laban, Ken, Interviewee
Tonks, Eddie, Interviewee
Peters, Peter, Interviewee
National Radio (N.Z.) (estab. 1986, closed 2007), Broadcaster

Insight '91 looks at the history of rugby league - its slow escape from what some call "nine decades of bigotry", the claim that its popularity is just media driven, and the future of the code.

Presenter Adele Broadbent begins with the history of rugby league, which can be traced to miners from the North of England. She then speaks about notable players, such as Mike Gilbert and Joe Karam, and there are excerpts from commentary and interviews.

League has been getting more media coverage, and there is increasing interest from the New Zealand public. There are comments from coach Graham Lowe, and from unidentified members of the public comparing league to rugby. Ken Laban then comments about the lack of supporting infrastructure for league.

Eddie Tonks speaks about rugby seeing league as a threat. This is followed by further comments from Graham Lowe, and Peter Peters.