Results: Stories
13 results found for '"Elizabeth Ledward"' in Credits.
Ninevah
- Series name
- London Line
- Issue no
- 580
- NoS ID
- 326870
- Story no
- 1 / 1
COI synopsis: Only last year Nigerian born Ninevah Khomo graduated from a British fashion school - and now she’s a top designer in her own right. Benita Enwonwu talks to her about the fashion scene, why...
Studying Athletics
- Date released
- 1977
- Series name
- London Line
- Issue no
- 547
- NoS ID
- 326837
- Story no
- 1 / 1
COI synopsis: Could you spot a future Olympics Champion in a crowd of children? London Line went to the Carnegie School of Physical Education at Leeds Polytechnic to look at some research which may one day...
Women At Work: From Cradle To Forklift
- Date released
- 1977
- Series name
- This Week In Britain
- Issue no
- 988
- NoS ID
- 329229
- Story no
- 1 / 1
COI synopsis: It isn’t always easy for women to break into a man’s world. But in 1975 Britain passed the Sex Discrimination Act and turned upside down a lot of the old attitudes about the role of women...
Women At Work: A Sporting Chance
- Date released
- 1977
- Series name
- This Week In Britain
- Issue no
- 989
- NoS ID
- 329230
- Story no
- 1 / 1
COI synopsis: Britain’s Grand National has been called the most exciting horse race in the world. But like some other areas of sport it has always been closed to women. But the passing of the Sex...
Women At Work: Jobs For The Girls
- Date released
- 1977
- Series name
- This Week In Britain
- Issue no
- 990
- NoS ID
- 329231
- Story no
- 1 / 1
COI synopsis: In the past many women had to choose between having a family and pursuing a career. But now more women than ever before are combining the two. Diana MacLean reports on two British schemes where...
Buchi Emicheta
- Date released
- 1978
- Series name
- London Line
- Issue no
- 573
- NoS ID
- 326863
- Story no
- 1 / 1
COI synopsis: Sixteen years ago, Nigerian novelist Buchi Emicheta came to London, the wife of a poor student, with five children to bring up. Today, she’s a top novelist with five books and a TV play to...
Darts
- Date released
- 1978
- Series name
- This Week In Britain
- Issue no
- 1004
- NoS ID
- 329245
- Story no
- 1 / 1
COI synopsis: They say darts is Britain’s most played game - and it’s one that has suddenly become a big-time international sport. Maggie Palmer visits the British Open Darts Championship in London, sees...
Liquid History
- Date released
- 1978
- Series name
- This Week In Britain
- Issue no
- 1025
- NoS ID
- 329267
- Story no
- 1 / 1
COI synopsis: "Every drop of the Thames is liquid history"... an often-quoted description of London’s river. You can study that history while afloat, on a river launch; on foot, exploring the landmarks...
Captain Cook
- Date released
- 1978
- Series name
- This Week In Britain
- Issue no
- 1038
- NoS ID
- 329279
- Story no
- 1 / 1
COI synopsis: This year is the 250th anniversary of Captain Cook’s birth. Vicki Luke sees the towns and landscapes in Yorkshire where he lived and worked in the early part of his life; and some of the...
Women Artists
- Date released
- 1978
- Series name
- This Week In Britain
- Issue no
- 1040
- NoS ID
- 329281
- Story no
- 1 / 1
COI synopsis: Vicki Luke meets Lorraine Gill and Kate Macarthur, two Australian artists who have just had an exhibition in London and who live and work here. It’s never been easy for women to get their...