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Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World (2013) featured a cast of 26 tracked actors. Of these, 4 (44%) are still alive today and 5 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Dan Rather, age 94. This film starred Julie Etchingham and Nigel Dacre.
44% still with us· verified cast15% of full cast · incl. 17 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 44% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 77.4 yrs
Deaths by Year
1963
2009
2023
2025
2026
Cast26 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Julie Etchingham Narrator | Narrator | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Nigel Dacre Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Martyn Lewis Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
John Suchet Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Alastair Stewart Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Jennie Bond Self | Self | Living | 19/08/1950 | 76 | — | 63 |
 Dan Rather Self | Self | Living | 31/10/1931 | 94 | — | 82 |
Sanford Socolow Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Michael Jermey Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Norman Rees Self | Self | Deceased | 02/03/1939 | 84 | 14/06/2023 | 74 |
Richard Baker Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Lis Howell Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ian Fisher Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Stewart Purvis Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Nick Owen Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
David Goldsmith Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Lesley Boden Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Sim Harris Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Mary Nightingale Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Nick Rabin Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Tony Blair Self | Self | Living | 06/05/1953 | 73 | — | 60 |
 Kay Burley Self | Self | Living | 17/12/1960 | 65 | — | 53 |
 Walter Cronkite Self | Self | Deceased | 04/11/1916 | 92 | 17/07/2009 | 97 |
 Sandy Gall Self | Self | Deceased | 01/10/1927 | 97 | 29/06/2025 | 86 |
 John F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 29/05/1917 | 46 | 22/11/1963 | 96 |
 Dermot Murnaghan Self | Self | Deceased | 26/12/1957 | 68 | 11/07/2026 | 56 |