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Jim Duffey on Erin Pizzey housing decision (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Jim Duffy, Chairman of Hounslow Council Housing Committee, condemns the decision not to provide Erin Pizzey (and so Chiswick Women’s Aid) with more accommodation. Male interviewer not identified.
Erin Pizzey attacks Hounslow Council (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Women’s rights campaigner Erin Pizzey talks about her feelings towards Hounslow Council. She says its making her and the women whom she has helped homeless is a political act. She condemns Hounslow and...
Lady Plowden on IBA call to expand radio and televison broadcasting (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Lady Plowden, Chair of the Independent Broadcasting Authority, on the expansion of independent local radio and a second independent television channel. Male interviewer not identified.
Rent a Ted for any occasion (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Two unidentified male speakers (one poss. Max Needham (aka Waxie Maxie), the other identified as John ?) tell how they used to run a rock ‘n’ roll disco called the Wild Whack Show(?). After being asked...
Lou Sherman looks back on his achievements (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Sir Lou Sherman, Chairman of the London Boroughs Association, looks back over the last 25 years of his career. He says his biggest achievement, as Mayor of the London borough of Hackney, was to persuade...
Role of the British Council (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male British Council spokesman on the continuing cultural influence of Britain in the world. He talks about cultural overseas visits, and whether they represent value for money. Male interviewer...
Adam Thomson on transatlantic air travel (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Adam Thomson, Chairman of British Caledonian Airways, who explains (in the context of a possible US ban on BC flights to Houston) that Houston is a booming part of the United States and that...
Harding L. Lawrence opinion on air fares issue (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Harding L. Lawrence, head of Braniff Airways, on friction between the British and the Americans in relation to cut-price air fares. Male interviewer not identified.
Jimmy Carter on air fares (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Interview
Report on US President Jimmy Carter’s response to the air fair issue between British and US airlines. Seaboard World Airlines spokesperson Steve Moran discusses their proposal to offer the cheapest route...
Jere Cox on unfair treatment of British airlines (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Jere Cox, Director of Braniff Airways, believes the British Government to be discriminating against the people of the South Western United States and the British public, by not approving proposed air fares....