Reflections: The Volkswagen Beetle
This is the story of the Volkswagen Beetle, also known as the Bug. It dominated car sales for a whole generation. Here is Jim Furlong.
Reflections
Reflections on NTV is hosted by the ever popular Jim Furlong. This feature conveys the connection that Newfoundlanders and Labradorians have to the past, while looking to the future. Jim digs through the CJON archives to bring us footage that’s relevant to today’s political and sociological climate. Archive episodes here.
Reflections: Lindbergh crosses the Atlantic
Jim Furlong reflects on the story of Charles Lindbergh, who flew directly over St. John’s on his way across the Atlantic Ocean.
Reflections: Remembering the SS Marsland
Jim Furlong reflects on the year 1933 when the cargo ship SS Marsland ran aground on the rocks just outside St. John’s Harbour.
Reflections: Newfoundland Sealing Disaster
Jim Furlong looks back at the Newfoundland sealing disaster of 1914.
Reflections: Tiananmen Square
Jim Furlong looks back at the Tiananmen Square Massacre in China in 1989.
Reflections: Storms of Winters Past
Jim Furlong looks back at major winter storms that preceded what we now call Snowmageddon.
Reflections: Pope John Paul II
Jim Furlong looks back at stories from yesteryear in the NTV archives. This week, he looks back at the life of Pope John Paul II.
Reflections: The Exxon Valdez
Jim Furlong dips into the NTV archives to reflect on news stories from the past. This week, Furlong looks back at the 1989 oil spill of the Exxon Valdez.
