Smoking in public places

Title

Smoking in public places

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:10:24

Description

Report on the rights and wrongs of smoking in public places. Includes an interview with Bob Patten, owner of the Chicago Rib Shack restaurant in Knightsbridge, who decided to segregate his smoking and non-smoking customers. Tom Hurst, Director of the Society of Non-Smokers, has been fighting against smoking for almost half a century. According to Linda Seymour of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), the Royal College of Physicians’ own watchdog body, smoking can also damage the health of non-smokers. Includes vox pops with a group of diners in a restaurant, one of whom is a smoker, and various non-smokers. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Bob Patten; Tom Hurst; Linda Seymour

Keywords

London; Health; Smoking; UK; Public transport; Restaurants; Anti-smoking movements; ASH; Chicago Rib Shack; Society of Non-Smokers; Respiratory disorders

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