City week

Title

City week

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Dec 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:24:02

Description

City Week presented by Tom Maddocks, with a look back on recent events in the financial world. Issues include the OPEC meeting in Caracas; commodities market; economic recession; economic projects in the developing world; premium bonds; equal opportunities. Reporter is Sue Jameson. Speakers: Sheikh Yamani, Saudi Arabia; David Buckman, oil industry expert; Alex Murray, Financial Weekly; Dick Grace, Conti Commodities; Edward Heath, former UK Prime Minister; Mike Hume, Premium Bonds; Jean Cousins, National Council for Civil Liberties. Studio engineer Paul Easton.

Contributors

Edward Heath; Tom Maddocks; Paul Easton; Sue Jameson; Alex Murray; Dick Grace; Sheikh Yamani; David Buckman; Mike Hume; Jean Cousins

Keywords

Prices; Economics; Business; Employee rights; Equal opportunity; Economic recession; Civil and political rights; Developing countries; OPEC; Petroleum industry; Meetings; Commodities; Caracas; Premium savings bonds

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