LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Bank of England Deputy Governor resigns

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop; Speech

TX Date

22 Mar 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:06:56

Description

Report following the resignation of the Deputy Governor of the Bank of the England, Rupert Pennant-Rae, after a well publicised affair with financial journalist Mary Ellen Synon. Includes Mr Rae reading his resignation statement; his wife speaking on their doorstep; Mary Ellen Synon speaking on Irish radio station RTE; Roger Elford of the LSE; vox pop on his resignation with City workers and interviews with Tim Yeo MP and Chemical Bank spokesman. Second clip with Kathy Riddell reporting.

Contributors

Rupert Pennant-Rae; Helen Pennant-Rae; Mary Ellen Synon; Roger Elford; Timothy Yeo

Keywords

Bank of England; Resignation (employee); Extra-marital sex; Rupert Pennant-Rae; Mary Ellen Synon

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