Our kind of town

Title

Our kind of town

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Music

TX Date

20 Apr 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:53:23

Description

This week’s edition of Our Kind of Town is presented by Richard Robbins. In the first part he interviews Laura Charteris, Duchess of Marlborough, about her life and her autobiography, Laughter on a Cloud. Then looks at St Katherine Docks including interviews with Taylor Woodrow Managing Director Peter Drew, about the history and redevelopment of the docks area after it was closed as a port; and on life and work in the area with Captain of the Lady Daphne barge, Derek Ling(?); shop owner Hugh Williams; catering manager John Barclay(?); marketing manager James Murphy. Music is played.

Contributors

Hugh Williams; Richard Robbins; James Murphy; Laura Charteris; Peter Drew; Derek Ling(?); John Barclay(?)

Keywords

Accidents; Suicide; Deportation; Politics; London; Docks; Urban regeneration; Roads; Shops; Horse racing; Community; Catering; Docklands; Autobiographies; Laurence Olivier; Second World War (1939-1945); Tourism; Royalty; International trade; Social values; Sunday trading; Tenants; Trade; Development planning; Urban development; Clubs; Amsterdam; Duchess of Windsor; Horse riding; Convicts; Letters (documents); Peerages; Transport planning; Water transport; Taylor Woodrow; World Trade Centre; World Trade Organisation; Facilities; Associations; Upper class; Duke of Windsor; Barges; Earl of Dudley; Laughter From A Cloud; Laura Charteris; St Katharine Docks; Developers; Lady Daphne; Souvenirs; Citizens’ associations

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