About this title
Storyline
Tony Hollingsworth of Tribute spent 12 months organising this colossal event which was broadcast to 67 countries for 11.5 hours, reaching an audience of 600 million and setting a record (which still stands) for the highest-ever world rating for an entertainment broadcast. At the beginning of the campaign, Nelson Mandela was referred to by the world's press as "the black terrorist leader of the ANC. After the event they talked of him as "the imprisoned leader of the ANC".
Country: United Kingdom
Type: unscripted
Language: English
Also Known As: Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute, Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebratation
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Company Credits
Production Co: Elephant House Studios, Tribute
Awards
Awards & Nominations
BAFTA TV Award 1989
Nominee
BAFTA TV Award
Best News or Outside Broadcast Coverage
Winner
BAFTA TV Award
Best Sound Supervisor
Nominee
BAFTA TV Award
Best Video Cameraman