Our kind of town

Title

Our kind of town

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Jingle

TX Date

21 Feb 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:53:04

Description

Our Kind of Town, presented by Greg Strange. This edition looks at the Barbican development in the City of London which includes living accommodation in addition to major arts and conference facilities. Speaking are: Angus Watson, Barbican publicity officer; Hugh Denning(?), Langs architects; Henry Wrong, administrator for Barbican Centre; Susan Stafford, David Hicks designers; James Sargant, Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and Peter Hemmings, London Symphony Orchestra (RSO)- both companies to be based there; Geoff Rossen(?), Barbican Community Association.

Contributors

Greg Strange; Angus Watson; Hugh Denning(?); Henry Wrong; Susan Stafford; James Sargant; Peter Hemmings; Geoff Rossen(?)

Keywords

London; Housing; Urban regeneration; Conferences; Arts; Theatres; Urban renovation; Urban renewal; City of London; Building construction; Orchestras; Urban development; Concert halls; Concert performances; Barbican; RSC; Community centres; Cultural centres; Cultural facilities; LSO

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