LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Margaret Thatcher helps UK film industry

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

15 Jun 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:54

Description

Mark Phillips reports from a meeting between Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and top UK film producers. British movie companies have found it hard to raise funds; Thatcher has promised to look into the problem and has offered a 5 million-pound Government cash injection to help producers find co-funding in Europe. With actor Richard Attenbourgh, producer David Puttnam and Labour MP Mark Fisher commenting on the matter. Steve Jones Breakfast programme.

Contributors

David Puttnam; Mark Phillips; Mark Fisher

Keywords

Margaret Thatcher; UK; British; Public finance; Cultural finance; Prime ministers; Europe; Film industry; Film making; Film production

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