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Jeremy Thorpe case (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; Documentary
Documentary on the political scandal and trial of Jeremy Thorpe, former Liberal Party leader and what the future holds for him. Speaking are Peter Bessell, chief witness for the prosecution; Norman Scott on...
Indian community in Southall (1979)
- Genre
- Documentary; Feature; Interview; Music; Vox pop
Documentary feature on the ethnic make-up of the London borough of Southall. Monty Modlyn interviews prominent local figures including Vishnu Sharma of the Indian Workers’ Association and Councillor Sharma...
Our kind of town (1979)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview
Keith Howell presents Our Kind of Town. This week’s edition looks at three books about London and Howell interviews the authors on their stories. The books are Docklandscape, by Hilary Peters, on her city...
Monty at large (1979)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview
Monty at Large. Monty Modlyn visits traditional craft workshops located on the riverside near Rotherhithe, south-east London as part of a scheme by Southwark Council targeted at young people. He visits...
Monty at large (1979)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview
Monty at Large, presented by Montague Modlyn. On Savile Row tailors (Part 1). Includes interviews with tailor of the year, Jim Welchman and his wife Dorothy; joint managing director of Huntsman, Colin...
Monty at large (1979)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview
Monty at Large, presented by Montague Modlyn. On Savile Row tailors (Part 2). Includes interviews with Edward Sexton, Managing Director of Nutters, and Joseph Morgan, co-director; principals of the Tailoring...
Monty at large (1979)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Music
Monty at Large. Monty Modlyn visits Sotheby’s and Christie’s auction houses in London. The history, turnover, structure, policy, fakes, manuscripts and hallmarking are discussed. Includes stories of...
Derek Grant documents Egyptian-Israeli peace process (1979)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Jingle; Music; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Derek Grant documents the peace process between Egypt and Israel from their historic battles to the signing of the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty. Includes interviews, speeches, a radio jingle and trumpet...
Look back at the political year (1979)
- Genre
- Documentary; Parliamentary debate; Speech
A look back at the parliamentary and political events in 1979. The main events of the year included a General Election win for the Conservative Party; referendum on devolution in Wales and Scotland;...
Religion in the 1970s (1979)
- Genre
- Documentary; Special
Dave Loyn looks back at the main religious events in the 1970s including the main issues involving the Christian denominations and the rise of non-Christian cults such as the Unification Church of Sun Myung...