LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Monty at large

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Vox pop

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:50:39

Description

In this week’s edition Monty Modlyn visits the Isle of Dogs in Tower Hamlets, London, and speaks to local residents. Speaking are: Peter Conway, arts workshop coordinator; Ted Ellis, manager of local swimming baths; Pam Ridges(?), disabled resident; elderly residents in George Green Day Centre and supervisor there, Irene Lane; Roy Merrill, social services area officer; dockers in Waterman’s Arms pub and the landlord Brian Beard; Ted Johns, Island Resource Centre; Kate Heron, Mudchute Farm; children at George Green Comprehensive School and their headteacher James Learmont. The programme producer is David Evans. Sound is in mono.

Contributors

David Evans; Monty Modlyn; Ted Johns; Peter Conway; Ted Ellis; Pam Ridges(?); Irene Lane; Roy Merrill; Brian Beard; Kate Heron; James Learmont

Keywords

London; Elderly; Tower Hamlets; Docklands; Schools; Arts; Disabled people; Public houses; Farms; Local history; Urban communities; Community centres; Islands; Swimming pools; Isle of Dogs; George Green Day Centre; Mudchute Farm; George Green Comprehensive School

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