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Women and Children First

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Why is mass housing in Britain less good than it should be? Why do architects design it, builders build it, Authorities authorise it, and why do people put up with it? What alternatives are there?
A personal report by John Duncan on priorities for mass housing and architecture.
Speakers:
Sir Hugh Casson
Professor J. H. Napper, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Kenneth Campbell, Chief Housing Architect, Greater London Council
Frederick Gibberd, Architect-Planner for Harlow New Town
William Jamieson, Cumbernauld Development Corporation
J. Boddy, Director of Housing, Liverpool
Eric Lyons
Also:
Oldham Housing Committee, A Group of Tyneside Architects, Site Meeting at Washington, Co: Durham, Residents of Park Hill Flats, Sheffield
And the voices of Martin Boddy, Peter Bowles, Roy Dotrice, Bea Duffell, Brian Murphy, Bryan Pringle

Contributors

Narrated and produced by:
John Duncan
Speaker:
Sir Hugh Casson
Speaker/Programme Adviser:
Professor J. H. Napper
Speaker:
Kenneth Campbell
Speaker:
Frederick Gibberd
Speaker:
William Jamieson
Speaker:
J. Boddy
Speaker:
Eric Lyons
Voices:
Martin Boddy
Voices:
Peter Bowles
Voices:
Roy Dotrice
Voices:
Bea Duffell
Voices:
Brian Murphy
Voices:
Bryan Pringle
Music composed and conducted by:
Dave Lee

BBC One London

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