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White Paper on transport (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Ed Boyle reports on a Government White Paper on transport policy with plans to maintain public spending on public transport and for greater investment in railways; interviews with Sidney Weighell, NUR;...
Youth unemployment (1977)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Ed Boyle reports on problem of rising youth unemployment; looks at Job Swap scheme; interviews with unidentified unemployed people; Evelyn Brown, former supermarket worker; Rosemary Williams, supermarket...
NF demonstration in Birmingham causes damage (1977)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Report by Mike Henfield, assessing the damage at Ladywood, Birmingham, UK during a National Front demonstration and counter-demonstration in 08/77; interviews with local residents calling for the cat o’...
Notting Hill Carnival (1977)
- Genre
- Vox pop
Vox pop with participants of the Notting Hill Carnival in London on planning for the carnival, their costumes and how it compares to a Caribbean carnival. Male reporter not identified (poss. Steve Harvey).
London’s West Indian community (1977)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Music; Vox pop
Di Latham reports from Brixton, London on the West Indian community following riots at the Notting Hill Carnival in 08/76 and violence at the Carnival in 1977. Includes interviews with Tony Douglas, West...
Mary Bell absconds (1977)
- Genre
- Vox pop
Dave Newman interviews residents who witnessed convicted child murderer Mary Bell’s recapture after absconding from Moor Court open prison in Staffordshire on 11/9/77. She was recaptured on 13/9/77.
Market traders at Nine Elms market remember Covent Garden (1977)
- Genre
- Vox pop
Market traders at Nine Elms market remember the old Covent Garden market. They talk about their thoughts of the new market, how they treat women in the market, they tell stories of local personalities and...
Caretakers’ strike (1977)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop
John Perkins describes the caretakers’ strike, and talks to local estate residents about the problems caused by the strike. He also talks to the remaining caretakers at work, about the workload and the...
Skateboarding and skate parks (1977)
- Genre
- Vox pop
Vox pop with young skateboarders at a skate park on whether they should be kept off the streets, where they are a danger to themselves and to pedestrians, and on the desirability of providing more skate...
Pub customers on background music affecting beer taste (1977)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop
Unidentified female reporter putting to the test with male customers the results of an experiment which concluded that beer tastes more watery or nauseating when raucous background music is played in pubs....