Big Business In Britain Goes To The Marriage Broker

Series

Series Name: London Line (Colour series 2)

Issue

Issue No.

Date Released

1967

Filmed

Nov 1967

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

COI synopsis: A London Line investigation into the Industrial Reorganisation Corporation, a government financed company designed to encourage industrial mergers. The managing director of IRC, Ronald Grierson, is interviewed in the studio.

Keywords

Organisations; Industry and manufacture

Written sources

The National Archives INF 6 /1149 - used for synopsis
COI Microfilm Roll 43 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1394/9

Credits:

Producer: Adam Leys
Editor: Adam Leys
Sponsor: Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor: Commonwealth Affairs Office
Sponsor: Foreign Office
Presenter: Howard Williams
Presenter: Ian Morrison
Support services: Margaret O’Donald
Presenter: Michael Smee
Camera: Peter Theirry
Director: Peter Yolland
Sound: Phil Jay

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