Decision makers

Title

Decision makers

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Vox pop

TX Date

19 Mar 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:24:57

Description

Decision Makers. Darlington by-election, presented by Richard Bestic. Describes the constituency, sizes up the candidates and their chances of victory and the impact victories and defeats would have on the political parties and leaders nationally following the recent Bermondsey by-election. Speaks to local historian Douglas Chilton(?); Labour Party leader Michael Foot; Labour MP Roy Hattersley; Liberal Party leader David Steel; SDP leader Roy Jenkins; Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine. Vox pop at Junior Unionists’ Club and a Labour club. Engineers: Colin Clements and Heather Branwell; Researcher: Janice Sutherland.

Contributors

David Steel; Michael Heseltine; Roy Hattersley; Roy Jenkins; Michael Foot; Colin Clements; Heather Branwell; Richard Bestic; Janice Sutherland; Douglas Chilton(?)

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Unemployment; Railways; Political parties; Darlington; Parliamentary candidates; Industrialization; Bermondsey

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