Our kind of town

Title

Our kind of town

Genre

Interview; Documentary; News bulletin; Music; Advertisement; Jingle; Trailer

TX Date

Feb 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:55:26

Description

Our Kind of Town, presented by Keith Howell. In this edition part 1 examines the recently constructed Sutton Central Library and its role in the local community, including interview with Roy Smith, Borough Librarian. In part 2 Therese Birch interviews historian Peter Jackson, about London clocks. Part 3 examines the problem of rats in London, made worse by the current refuse workers’ dispute, including interview with Sid Terry, senior pest control officer for City of Westminster. In part 4 Adeline Raeburn talks about living in the Queen’s House in the Tower of London. Includes advertisements (with Lawrie McMenemy); trailers (with Hilton Fyle); jingles; news bulletin (with Dickie Arbiter); music by Ella Fitzgerald and Gilbert and Sullivan. Producer is Bavin Cook; engineer, Heather Branwell.

Contributors

Therese Birch; Heather Branwell; Keith Howell; Bavin Cook; Dickie Arbiter; Roy Smith; Peter Jackson; Sid Terry; Adeline Raeburn; Lawrie McMenemy; Hilton Fyle

Keywords

London; Strikes; Labour disputes; Waste disposal; Tower of London; Community; Clocks; Pest control; Rats; Pests; Libraries; Public libraries; Sutton; Castles; Sutton Central Library; Library buildings; Library extension

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