Richard Littlejohn show

Title

Richard Littlejohn show

Genre

Interview; News bulletin; Advertisement; Jingle; Trailer

TX Date

11 Jun 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:37:20

Description

Richard Littlejohn interviews former Labour Party Cabinet Minister, Dame Barbara Castle about her life in politics, coinciding with the publication of her autobiography, Barbara Castle: Fighting All the Way. She also talks about her home background and how it influenced her political beliefs; the role of women in politics; the birth of the welfare state; trade union legislation; the Harold Wilson, Edward Heath, Margaret Thatcher governments. The recording also includes the end of an interview with broadcaster and journalist, Mark Lawson as well as travel news (with Rachel Southgate); advertisements; trailers (with Tony Delahunty for Sports Talk, and Frank Bough); news bulletin (read by Jonathan Staples; including interviews with Gary Hale(?), Essex Fire Brigade; Shirley Harrison, author; report from Bosnia by James Forlong; Nicholas Leonard on finance); sports news; weather bulletin; jingles. Broadcast on LBC Newstalk.

Contributors

Barbara Castle; Tony Delahunty; Frank Bough; Richard Littlejohn; Jonathan Staples; Mark Lawson; James Forlong; Rachel Southgate; Gary Hale(?); Shirley Harrison

Keywords

Books; Politics; Government; Labour Party; Women; Autobiographies; Politicians; Biographies; Barbara Castle; Barbara Castle: Fighting All the Way

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