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37 results found for '"Bank of England"' in Keywords.
US hostages released - Bank of England response (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Two unidentified male officials from the Bank of England in Algeria describe their joy at seeing the US hostages released from Iranian captivity after 444 days. Interviewer not heard.
City Week special (1982)
- Genre
- Interview; Special
City Week special with Tom Maddocks interviewing Finance Editor of the Investor’s Chronicle, Margaret Reid, about her new book The Secondary Banking Crisis, 1973-1975: Its Causes and Course; events leading...
New Bank of England govenor (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Robin (Robert) Leigh-Pemberton about his appointment as Governor of the Bank of England and what his responsibility is to the country and currency. Male interviewer not identified.
444 days - Iran hostage crisis (1982)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; News report; Press conference; Special
444 Days. A BBC TV documentary about the final hours of US President Jimmy Carter’s presidency, which saw the end of the Iran hostage crisis after 52 US diplomats had been held hostage for 444 days....
Lord Richardson warns building societies over expansion (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview
Report on a speech by Governor of the Bank of England, Lord Richardson to the Building Societies Association, in which he warned delegates about proposed expansion plans. Includes excerpt of speech and...
Decision makers (1983)
- Genre
- Discussion; Documentary; Interview
Robin (Robert) Leigh-Pemberton, who became Governor of the Bank of England, has aroused hostility after only a few days in the post. Decision Makers finds out why he has caused this uproar- many put it down...
Johnson Matthey bank rescued by Bank of England (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour MP Brian Sedgemore criticising Governor of the Bank of England, Robin Leigh-Pemberton, for not supervising banks properly following collapse of Johnson Matthey Bank. He admits he made a mistake when...
Johnson Mathey bank affair (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on Labour MP Brian Sedgemore’s Commons call for an inquiry into the Johnson Matthey affair and allegations of fraud in the wake of the bank’s collapse and takeover by the Bank of England. Includes...
City of London (1985)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Special
Documentary on the history, archaeology and institutions of the City of London. Includes interviews with City historian, John Kennedy Melling (also James Kennedy Melling?); Bank of England Curator, John...
Role of the Bank of England (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker (poss. governor Robert Leigh-Pemberton?) on the role of the Bank of England in the light of changes resulting in extra duties, and on his own role. Also on the benefits and dangers...