LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Taken for granted

Genre

Interview; Documentary

TX Date

17 Nov 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:23:59

Description

Taken for granted, a new regular show, devised and presented by Richard Robbins. Programme 1: Water. Robbins talks to: Adrian Birtles(?) on the history of water supply in London, and work under way; Dr Jenny Colbourne of Thames Water, on the purity, taste and hardness of London’s water; Stan Cook of Beckton Sewage Treatment Works, on the history of London’s sewerage system; Ken West(?), Managing Director of Thames Water, on the company’s plans for the future.

Contributors

Richard Robbins; Adrian Birtles(?); Jenny Colbourne; Stan Cook; Ken West(?)

Keywords

London; Water supply; Waste water; River Thames; Water; Water quality; Drinking water; Water analysis; Water chemistry; Water sampling; Thames Water; Beckton Sewage Treatment Works; Water treatment

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