LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

The ticking of the clock

Genre

Interview; Documentary

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:45:58

Description

Tim Grundy presents documentary The Ticking of the Clock, looking at the history of car manufacturer Rolls-Royce as it celebrates its 75th anniversary. From the first car they made, American enthusiasts, the future of the industry, going bankrupt, how the car is constructed. Speaking are: David Roscoe, Rolls Royce’s director of group PR; American enthusiasts Newton Detour(?), Talbot Candle(?), Bill Davis and John Wallowich(?); Senior Executive of Industrial and Public Affairs in the USA, Red Jarvis; Group Managing Director David Plastow; sheet metal worker Frank Reed(?); Ted Hodkinson(?), supervisor of coach trimming; final tester Jack Nixon(?); engine tester Terry Atkinson (?). Made by BRMB radio, produced by Tim Grundy. Starts mid-sentence.

Contributors

BRMB Radio; Tim Grundy; David Plastow; David Roscoe; Newton Detour(?); Talbot Candle(?); Bill Davis; John Wallowich(?); Red Jarvis; Ted Hodkinson(?); Jack Nixon(?); Terry Atkinson(?); Frank Reed(?)

Keywords

USA; Motor vehicles; Anniversary celebrations; Cars; Car industry; Motor vehicle industry; Motor vehicle industry workers; Future developments; Bankruptcy; Motorists; Factory workers; Testing; Anniversaries; Rolls-Royce; Industrial production; Motoring organizations

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