Fundraiser for Marchioness victims

Title

Fundraiser for Marchioness victims

Genre

Interview

TX Date

24 Aug 1989

Year of production

1989

Play audio

To listen to the audio files, please log in.

Duration

00:02:57

Description

The Mayor of Southwark, Tony Ritchie has been working to set up an appeal fund that will benefit the survivors and relatives of those who died when the Thames river cruiser the Marchioness sank last weekend. Councillor Ritchie explains to unidentified male interviewer. For AM programme.

Contributors

Tony Ritchie

Keywords

Accidents; Deaths; London; Charity; Fundraising; Rivers; River Thames; Boats; Mayors; Disasters (events); AM (radio programme); Marchioness; Bowbelle; Southwark Bridge; Marchioness disaster (1989)

The copyright of audio recordings in the LBC / IRN Digitisation Archive is owned by Global Radio UK Ltd.