Oxleas wood saved from destruction

Title

Oxleas wood saved from destruction

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

7 Jul 1993

Year of production

1993

Play audio

To listen to the audio files, please log in.

Duration

00:02:19

Description

Report on the Government u-turn on plans for a London river crossing which would have destroyed Oxleas Wood, following protests and EC threatening action. With interview clips with Transport Minister John MacGregor and local MP Peter Bottomley (Angela Rippon interviewing). Peter Deeley reports on the Angela Rippon Drivetime show.

Contributors

Peter Bottomley; Peter Deeley; John MacGregor; Angela Rippon

Keywords

London; Nature conservation; Protest movements; Environment; Road construction; Human activities effects; Drivetime (radio programme); Woodlands; EC; Oxleas Wood

The copyright of audio recordings in the LBC / IRN Digitisation Archive is owned by Global Radio UK Ltd.