Alexandra Palace fire - Unfortunate history
- Title
- Alexandra Palace fire - Unfortunate history
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- 13 Jul 1980
- Year of production
- 1980
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- Duration
- 00:02:49
- Description
- Report examining the history of the ill-fated Alexandra Palace in Haringey, north London following a major fire at the venue on 10/07/80. Includes archive BBC TV broadcast featuring Leslie Mitchell; interview with unidentified male spokesman for Save Our Space pressure group; interview with Andy Hudson, Capital Radio Jazz Festival organiser. Also includes references by reporter to a supposed Gypsy curse. Female reporter not identified.
- Contributors
- BBC; Leslie Mitchell; Andy Hudson
- Keywords
- London; Fires; Television; BBC; Haringey; Historic buildings; Gypsies; Alexandra Palace; Palaces
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