LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Monty at large

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Special

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:45:00

Description

Monty at Large. Monty Modlyn visits the Public Carriage Office, Kings Cross, and speaks to London taxi drivers about the nature of their work and about the training involved. Speakers include: Ron Ainsworth, Principal of the Public Carriage Office, Kings Cross; David Miller, Senior London Examiner; John Everett, Chief Inspection Officer; unidentified male drivers and trainee cab drivers. In two parts, divided by break in audio. Sound in mono. Includes tape interference on one channel at 28-34 mins.

Contributors

David Miller; Monty Modlyn; John Everett; Ron Ainsworth

Keywords

London; Public transport; Taxi drivers; Taxis; Taxi services; Vocational training

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