LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

DeLorean

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Speech; News bulletin; Special

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:51:06

Description

Recording of an ATV (ITV) television documentary (made by American film director D A Pennebaker) entitled DeLorean, examining the DeLorean car company and dealings of company boss John DeLorean as they take his new car design from vision to production line. Includes interview with John DeLorean on US television show Tracy in the Afternoon; recording from Geneva car show and from the shop floor in Belfast; interview with John DeLorean on UK TV (interviewer poss. Gloria Hunniford); interview with male UK Government spokesman (not identified – poss. Industry Secretary Patrick Jenkin); interviews with unidentified workers and designers; report on an attack by former workers on the premises; news bulletin read by Ken Johnston. Prior to company bankruptcy and Delorean’s arrest and trial. See Further Information

Further information

http://www.phfilms.com/index.php/phf/film/delorean_1981/

Contributors

Ken Johnston; Patrick Jenkin?; ITV; John DeLorean; Gloria Hunniford?; ATV

Keywords

Northern Ireland; Cars; Car industry; Motor vehicle industry; Motor vehicle industry workers; Television programmes; John Delorean; Television documentaries; Belfast; Business people; DeLorean Motor Company; D.A. Pennebaker

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