Matthews Interview: Iris Butcher, wife of the founder of James Butcher Housing Association

Title

Matthews Interview: Iris Butcher, wife of the founder of James Butcher Housing Association

Transmission details

21 Nov 1982

Description

Mike Matthews talks to Iris Butcher, the wife of James Butcher, the founder of Housing Association. She talks about her life and how her husband started this project in Reading in 1965. He thought that there were so many big houses with empty rooms, and had the idea to transform those houses in smaller flats, in such a way that they could manage to fit more people in. His idea went long way, not only in Reading, but all over England, then Northern Ireland. The programme was re-transmitted on 23rd November 1982. [Box 4]

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Duration

00:50:52

Notes

Includes music. Track 1- Music at approx 4-12 mins; 17 mins to end; Track 2- Music at approx 5-8 mins; 10 mins to end; Track 3- Music at approx 3-7 mins; 11-14 mins; 16 mins to end; Track 3 includes part of another recording.

Misc. notes

Speed:- 7.5ips

Production company

Radio 210

Technical information

Stereo

Extent

1 tape

Credits

Series Producer

Mike Matthews

Presenter

Mike Matthews