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Interviews for D203 Concorde - Decision making, cassette 5 of 8. Scripts 4, 11, 14 (unavailable)
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| Module code and title: |
D203, Decision making in Britain |
| Item code: |
D203; 05 |
| Original broadcast channel: |
BBC Radio 4 |
| 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 OU Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: |
00:49:00 |
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| Track listing: |
track listing for this programme
| Side 1 |
Track 1
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Geofrey Knight |
| Side 2 |
Track 2
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Mary Goldring And Archibald Russell |
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| Contributors: |
James Barber; Christopher Pollitt |
| Footage description: |
Side 1 Geoffrey Knight interview - The government's functions and behaviour towards the industry - the overlap - relationship with the French - no clear demarcation of responsibility - lack of organization - French government/industry relations - US attitudes - time-scales and costs in collaborative projects - the airlines reluctance to buy - British Airways' resistance - government involvedment in sales negotiations over routes - the future - Side 2 Mary Goldring interview - Objections to Concorde - the unfavourable reports, ICAO and IATA - importance of government finance - political factors - Parliament's lack of effectiveness in major spending projects - media influence - the airlines, costs and productivity - Whitehall and Concorde - difficulty of altering decisions once made - damage to aircraft industry - the economic and technical problems - Pan-Am's cancellation - BA and French guaranteed against loss - Archibald Russell interview - The STAC decision for Mach 2 - the proposed market - decision making: government and industry - 2 versions of the plane - structures - the sub-contractors - delays - the civil servants' contribution - cost - sharing agreement - conflicting interests with France - the French approach to organization and decision-making - reasons for delay |
| Production number: |
AUDA266B |
| Available to public: |
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