Our kind of town

Title

Our kind of town

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Speech; Drama

TX Date

18 Nov 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:45:21

Description

Our Kind of Town, a weekly programme presented by Keith Howell. This edition looks at two new books on London. The first part examines Playing the Empire, by David Holloway, which looks at the Victorian Holloway Touring Theatre Company. The second part considers Tidal Thames, by Alwyne Wheeler, which examines river pollution in London. The speakers include: W.J. Holloway, Victorian actor (archive recording); David Holloway; Alwyne Wheeler. Engineer Dave Loitner(?); producer Bavin Cook.

Contributors

Keith Howell; Bavin Cook; David Holloway; Dave Loitner(?); Alwyne Wheeler; W. J. Holloway

Keywords

Books; Actors; Theatre; London; History; Water pollution; Rivers; River Thames; W.J. Holloway; Playing the Empire; Tidal Thames; Holloway Touring Theatre Company

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