Our kind of town

Title

Our kind of town

Genre

Interview; Documentary

TX Date

3 Aug 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:47:40

Description

This week’s edition of Our Kind of Town is presented by Keith Howell and investigates London’s sewage system. In the first part Manager of Thames Water’s Metropolitan Public Health Division, Les Thompson, is interviewed on the history and workings of the system, pollution and what can be found in the sewers. Keith Howell then descends into the sewers with operations manager of Thames Water Highbury Depot John Anthony, ganger Jack Longley(?) and his team of flushers, who explain the system and show the effect of a recent storm. Water and traffic above can be heard.

Contributors

Keith Howell; Les Thompson; John Anthony; Jack Longley(?)

Keywords

Dangerous materials; London; Pigs; Weather; Storms; Floods; Wages; Working conditions; Wild animals; Investment; History; Government spending; Risk prevention; Water pollution; Sewage disposal; Waste treatment; Waste water; Animals; Rivers; River Thames; Thames Water; Recycling; Water treatment; Warning devices; Rats; Gases; Illness; Toxic waste; Water companies; Jewellery; Highbury; Temperature; Civil engineering; Joseph Bazalgette; Sewers; Sewage works; Communication methods; Industrial waste; Civil engineers; Velocity; Hepatitis; Backache

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