Parkinson’s disease benefit

Title

Parkinson’s disease benefit

Genre

Interview

TX Date

2 Mar 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:51

Description

Playwright Richard Hope-Hawkins speaks to Eleanor Parkinson for the AM programme on a benefit to be launched at Pineapple Studios in London to help actor Terry Thomas, who suffers from Parkinson’s disease, and to help other sufferers . Actors Hannah Gordon, Richard Briers and Angela Douglas (actor Kenneth Moore’s widow-he died of Parkinson’s disease) will attend the launch whilst Phil Collins will perform at the benefit. From GWR radio.

Contributors

GWR; Richard Hope Hawkins; Eleanor Parkinson

Keywords

Actors; Fundraising; Charities; Famous people; Financial aid; AM (radio programme); Richard Briers; Awareness-raising activities; Residential care homes; Phil Collins; Parkinson’s disease; Angela Douglas; Hannah Gordon; Terry Thomas

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