The London interview

Title

The London interview

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:47:34

Description

This edition of The London Interview is with Alf Townsend, Cab Driver of the Year. Topics covered include the cost of taking a cab; tipping; routes and distances; public image; passengers’ eccentricities; tourists and foreigners; training (The Knowledge); Townsend’s family, charity work and architect-designed council home at Branch Hill, Hampstead. Female interviewer not identified, prob. Tricia Ingrams.

Contributors

Alf Townsend; Tricia Ingrams?

Keywords

Awards; London; Prices; Housing; Council housing; Charity; Taxi drivers; Taxis; Contests; Family; Taxi services; Training; Building design; Alf Townsend

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