Our kind of town
- Title
- Our kind of town
- Genre
- Interview; Documentary; Special; Poetry
- TX Date
- May 1979
- Year of production
- 1979
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- Duration
- 00:49:52
- Description
- Our Kind of Town. Keith Howell presents a special programme in which he visits Wimbledon in south London, examines the history of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and looks at preparations for the 1979 Open Tennis Championships. Speakers include: Secretary, Major David Mills; Chief Groundsman, Jack Yardley(?). Also includes recording of John Betjeman reading his poem, A Subaltern’s Love Song; music by Larry Adler. Engineers: Bavin Cook; David Balharry(?). In two parts, divided by break in audio.
- Contributors
- Keith Howell; Bavin Cook; Larry Adler; David Balharry(?); John Betjeman; David Mills; Jack Yardley(?)
- Keywords
- London; Sport; Wimbledon; Lawn tennis; Croquet
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LBC/IRN, "Our kind of town". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0081000058001 (Accessed 19 Apr 2025)