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The Longest Winter - Early Days (Episode One)
Television (Full Length Episode) – 1974
A dramatic and atmospheric recreation of an era that lingers like a nightmare in the consciousness of many New Zealanders.– Listener writer Jill McCracken, 7 December 1974
If we trace what happened to the individuals, we can’t help but trace the main happenings of the time — the riots, political debate, the Depression’s impact on people ...– Executive producer Michael Scott-Smith, in The Listener, 7 December 1974
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