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It wasn't a John Wayne film, Who Dares Wins was on.
Who can answer this....
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Which AI is that pasted from?
Because it's wrong.
Multiple other sources all report is as being the TV premiere of Rio Lobo.
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CoPilot says
The John Wayne film being shown when the BBC cut to the live newsflash of the SAS assault was likely The Fighting Kentuckian (1949).
Gemini says
The John Wayne film being broadcast when the BBC interrupted its scheduled programming to show the SAS storming the Iranian Embassy was The High and the Mighty (1954).
ChatGPT says
The John Wayne film most commonly recalled as being interrupted by the live news coverage of the SAS storming the Iranian Embassy on 5 May 1980 was Rio Bravo.
Google AI says
The John Wayne film that was interrupted by the live news flash of the SAS storming the Iranian Embassy on May 5, 1980, was The Horse Soldiers (1959).
Well I think we have a winner
The John Wayne film being shown when the BBC cut to the live newsflash of the SAS assault was likely The Fighting Kentuckian (1949).
Gemini says
The John Wayne film being broadcast when the BBC interrupted its scheduled programming to show the SAS storming the Iranian Embassy was The High and the Mighty (1954).
ChatGPT says
The John Wayne film most commonly recalled as being interrupted by the live news coverage of the SAS storming the Iranian Embassy on 5 May 1980 was Rio Bravo.
Google AI says
The John Wayne film that was interrupted by the live news flash of the SAS storming the Iranian Embassy on May 5, 1980, was The Horse Soldiers (1959).
Well I think we have a winner
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From the BBC archive
19:10
Rio Lobo
BBC One
Mon 5th May 1980, 19:10 on BBC One London
[Starring] John Wayne
also starring Jennifer O'Neill, Jack Elam, Chris Mitchum
Following a daring bullion robbery by Confederate soldiers Cord McNally vows revenge. Most importantly, he determines to find the two traitorous Northerners who were responsible for the death of his best friend and fellow cavalry officer. The search takes him to the town of Rio Lobo and a final confrontation. John Wayne stars in this rousing Western, the third and last in the sequence by Howard Hawks, begun with Rio Bravo and El Dorado.
(First showing on British television)
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19:10
Rio Lobo
BBC One
Mon 5th May 1980, 19:10 on BBC One London
[Starring] John Wayne
also starring Jennifer O'Neill, Jack Elam, Chris Mitchum
Following a daring bullion robbery by Confederate soldiers Cord McNally vows revenge. Most importantly, he determines to find the two traitorous Northerners who were responsible for the death of his best friend and fellow cavalry officer. The search takes him to the town of Rio Lobo and a final confrontation. John Wayne stars in this rousing Western, the third and last in the sequence by Howard Hawks, begun with Rio Bravo and El Dorado.
(First showing on British television)
Films: page 19
I asked ChatGPT to give me the BBC1 and BBC2 schedules for the entire day. Here's BBC1.
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AI suggest : The Sons of Katie Elder
but thats based on the train comment.
ive no idea my self
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That's it, I'm not looking any more.
The interruption on May 5, 1980, occurred around 7:23 p.m. While Rio Lobo was being shown on BBC1, BBC2 was simultaneously broadcasting live coverage of the Embassy World Professional Snooker Championship final between Cliff Thorburn and Alex Higgins.
Both channels broke their scheduled programming to show the live footage of the SAS abseiling down the building. This led to a famous quip by the snooker commentator, Ted Lowe, who famously transitioned back to the sports coverage by saying:
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Here are the BBC One London listings for Monday, 5 May 1980, drawn from the BBC Genome archive (based on the Radio Times).
The interruption on May 5, 1980, occurred around 7:23 p.m. While Rio Lobo was being shown on BBC1, BBC2 was simultaneously broadcasting live coverage of the Embassy World Professional Snooker Championship final between Cliff Thorburn and Alex Higgins.
Both channels broke their scheduled programming to show the live footage of the SAS abseiling down the building. This led to a famous quip by the snooker commentator, Ted Lowe, who famously transitioned back to the sports coverage by saying:
The news flash lasted roughly 12 minutes before the channels returned to their regularly scheduled programming. Because Rio Lobo was a network television premiere, the BBC received a high volume of complaints from viewers who missed the climax of the film—though this was quickly eclipsed by the historical mavity of the event.
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Here are the BBC One London listings for Monday, 5 May 1980, drawn from the BBC Genome archive (based on the Radio Times).
Morning
- 06:40 — Open University
- 07:55 — Closedown
- 10:35 — Mouse that Jack Built (Warner Bros cartoon)
- 10:45 — You and Me
- 11:00 — Zorro
- 11:20 — King Richard and the Crusaders
Afternoon
- 13:28 — Weather
- 13:30 — Grandstand
- AAA Marathon from Milton Keynes
- Horse racing from Haydock
- 17:00 — The Multi-Coloured Music Showfeaturing:
- Cliff Richard
- Boomtown Rats
- Pretenders
- The Police
Evening
- 17:50 — News & Weather
- 18:05 — Ask the Family
- 18:30 — The Little and Large Show Holiday Special
- 19:10 — Rio Lobo starring John Wayne
- 21:00 — The Merry Widow (English National Opera production)
- 21:50 — Main News with Jan Leeming
- 22:00 — The Merry Widow (continued)
- 23:40 — Bellamy's Europe
- 00:10 — Weather & Regional News
I used your link to go back one day just to remind myself how appalling Sunday TV was back then
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