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Interviews for D203 Concorde - Decision making, cassette 7 of 8. Scripts 6, 9, 10, 12 (unavailable)
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Module code and title: D203, Decision making in Britain
Original broadcast channel: BBC Radio 4
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Duration: 00:59:00
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Track listing:
track listing for this programme
Side 1 Track 1 Clive Jenkins, Gerald Kaufman And James Hamilton
Side 2 Track 2 James Hamilton And Morien Morgan
Contributors: James Barber; Christopher Pollitt
Footage description: Side 1 Clive Jenkins interview - The 1964 cancellation crisis - Trade Union pressure on the government a decisive factor - UK position in world trade - valuable spin off from aerospace industry - Gerald Kaufman interview - The role of the department of Industry in supervising Concorde programme - role of defence, Trade and the FCO - co-ordinating the departments - promotion and sales of Concorde - the speed - the future collaborations the aircraft industry, after Concorde - the Proxmire Committee - attitude of the airlines - Sir James Hamilton interview - The different departments involved - the role of the FCO - the Treasury - the Ministry of Aviation - Side 2 Sir James Hamilton interview cont.- The possiblility of cancellation - differnt attitudes in France and England - 'presige' in France - 1966 change in management strucutre - links with manufacturers - the officials view - control over cost - developing the basic design - design changes - the influence of the airlines - question of safety - the costs estimates - effects of collaboration on cost - change of government - the personality of the Minister - Sir Morien Morgan interview - Approaches to industry after the 1959 STAC report - optimism on Concorde's future - the STAC report and the French
Production number: AUDA265B
Available to public: no