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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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