Alpine school trip deaths

Title

Alpine school trip deaths

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

6 Apr 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:03:34

Description

Denise O’Callaghan reporting on the return by coach to Altwood School, Maidenhead of the surviving schoolchildren following the deaths of four of the party on an Alpine holiday near Salzburg, Austria. Includes interviews with Chairman of the School Governors Geoff/Jeff? Parkinson; Graham Williams of Berkshire Education Authority; Headmaster Oliver Jenks; reaction from parents Chris Plumridge and Melvyn Davis/Melvin Davies.

Contributors

Denise O’Callaghan; Geoff(?) Parkinson; Graham Williams; Chris Plumridge; Melvyn(?) Davis(?); Oliver Jenks

Keywords

Austria; Accidental death; Salzburg; School visits; Altwood School; Maidenhead

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