Large donation for Stoke Mandeville spinal unit
- Title
- Large donation for Stoke Mandeville spinal unit
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1983
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- Duration
- 00:03:52
- Description
- Interview with sportsman and fundraiser Jimmy Savile about receiving two million pounds from Chairman Lord Matthews and the Express newspaper readership towards Britain’s first spinal injury unit at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. Lord Matthews (Victor Matthews) also comments at the cheque handover. Female interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Victor Matthews; Jimmy Savile
- Keywords
- Newspapers; Hospitals; Fundraising; Donations; Stoke Mandeville Hospital; Spinal injuries; Express Newspapers; Medical specialisms
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LBC/IRN, "Large donation for Stoke Mandeville spinal unit". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0000200314010 (Accessed 25 May 2025)