LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Our kind of town

Genre

Interview; Documentary

TX Date

11 Jan 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:47:42

Description

Our Kind of Town, presented by Cathy(?) Stokes. This edition looks at the history, recent developments, and social problems of the districts of Lewisham and Blackheath in South London, and coincides with proposed events to recognise the 600th anniversary of the Peasant’s Revolt in 1381. Includes interviews with Lewisham Borough archivist Carl Harrison; Tom Fickling(?), Commemoration of the Peasants’ Revolt Association (COPRA); Roland Moyle, Labour MP for Lewisham East; Neil Rhind, Blackheath Society; Jean Waymon(?), Lewisham Shopping Centre; local residents Harriet Harvey and Phyllis Harvey. Breaks in recording.

Contributors

Roland Moyle; Cathy(?) Stokes; Carl Harrison; Tom Fickling(?); Neil Rhind; Jean Waymon(?); Harriet Harvey; Phyllis Harvey

Keywords

Transport; London; Social problems; Health services; Anniversary celebrations; Interethnic relations; Housing; Urban regeneration; Unemployment; Greenwich; Urban areas; Reminiscence; Lewisham; Urban development; Anniversaries; Local history; Blackheath; Centenaries; Architectural conservation; Medieval history; Peasants Revolt (1381); Highwaymen; Blackheath Society; COPRA

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