Monty at large

Title

Monty at large

Genre

Interview; Documentary

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:54:07

Description

Monty At Large, presented by Monty Modlyn. This episode focuses on Kings Road in Chelsea, beginning in the Duke of York Headquarters of the Territorial Army which supports the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR). Monty interviews Colonel Alan Niekirk(?), Major- General David Tyack(?) CBE OBE and Brigadier Gerald Landy OBE of the Army Benevolent Fund. He also interviews Lady Rusheen Wynne-Jones of The Friends of Chelsea, Arthur Grimwade of the Chelsea Society, Christopher Long of the Chelsea News and Hester Marsden-Smedley, whose late husband was the mayor in the 1950s. Vox pop interviews include three unidentified females and an unidentified male Chelsea Pensioner. The programme ends with an interview with council leader Nicholas Freeman. In two parts, with break in recording. Sound in mono.

Contributors

Monty Modlyn; David Tyack(?); Gerald Landy; Rusheen Wynne-Jones; Arthur Grimwade; Christopher Long; Hester Marsden-Smedley; Nicholas Freeman; Alan Niekirk(?)

Keywords

London; Territorial army; Chelsea; Development planning; Borough councils; Architectural conservation; Kings Road

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