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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 |
| 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: |
00:59:00 |
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| Track listing: |
track listing for this programme
| Side 1 |
Track 1
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Clive Jenkins, Gerald Kaufman And James Hamilton |
| Side 2 |
Track 2
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James Hamilton And Morien Morgan |
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| 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: |
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