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This programme, presented by Kate Bellingham, takes a look at women working in a very non-traditional area - the construction industry. The first item is about women doing NVQs in plastering, brick...laying and joinery at Liverpool Community College. They were encouraged to do the courses by a local 'role model' Norma Mekki, who wants to start a women only construction company. The second item is a location interview with Barbara Jones who is leading the straw-bale building revival in the UK. The reporter is Sybilla Wilson. The final item is about Blackburne House, a Women's Technology Training Centre in Liverpool. This Georgina building was modernised by two female architects - Maggie Pickles and Gladys Martinez.
This programme, presented by Kate Bellingham, takes a look at women working in a very non-traditional area - the construction industry. The first item is about women doing NVQs in plastering, brick...laying and joinery at Liverpool Community College. They were encouraged to do the courses by a local 'role model' Norma Mekki, who wants to start a women only construction company. The second item is a location interview with Barbara Jones who is leading the straw-bale building revival in the UK. The reporter is Sybilla Wilson. The final item is about Blackburne House, a Women's Technology Training Centre in Liverpool. This Georgina building was modernised by two female architects - Maggie Pickles and Gladys Martinez.
| Series: | Technology Faculty Radio; Series T007 |
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| Episode | 3 |
| Recording date: | 1997 |
| Recording location: | Liverpool and Todmorden, Lancashire |
| First transmission date: | 1997-09-14 |
| Original broadcast channel: | Radio 4 LW |
| Published: | 1997 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:29:35 |
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| Producer: | Sybilla Wilson |
| Contributors: | Kate Bellingham; Fiona Crehan; Norma Mekki |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Master spool number: | 96YT0439 |
| Production number: | 96YT0439 |
| Available to public: | no |
