Battle for Rickety Bridge, The

Synopsis

Looks at how older people, many of them with no past history of political activism, became involved in one of the great environmental battles of the 1990s. Concentrates on an episode in the protracted civil and political against the Newbury bypass, which took place at Rickety Bridge, a wooded island on a river. There, young dissenters were joined in defiance of police and security personnel by many older people. The programme was made in collaboration with Age Concern (England) and other partners whose interest was to combat ageism.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.

Year of production

1996

Availability

Sale; 2000 sale: £18.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Notes

Broadcast on C4 on 17/12/96.

Documentation

Accompanying support materials.

Subjects

Sociology

Keywords

old people; protest demonstrations

Credits

Director

Angela Kaye

Producer

Romaine Lancaster

Cast

Jo Carter

Production Company

Name

International Broadcasting Trust

Phone

020 7482 2847

Fax

020 7284 3374

Address

London
NW1 8EE

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email

sales@concordmedia.org.uk

Web

http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01473 726 012

Address

Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

Notes

A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.