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By means of a cartoon and interviews, this film investigates the development in banking in England from the Goldsmiths of the seventeenth century through to present-day Bank of England policy. Th...e general manager of one of the Big Four clearing banks talks about banking as it concerns most consumers, and a representative of the Bank of England talks about advising the Government on financial policy.
By means of a cartoon and interviews, this film investigates the development in banking in England from the Goldsmiths of the seventeenth century through to present-day Bank of England policy. Th...e general manager of one of the Big Four clearing banks talks about banking as it concerns most consumers, and a representative of the Bank of England talks about advising the Government on financial policy.
| Module code and title: | D101, Making sense of society |
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| Item code: | D101; 12 |
| First transmission date: | 08-05-1975 |
| Published: | 1975 |
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| Duration: | 00:24:14 |
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| Producer: | C Cuthbertson |
| Contributors: | A Bittles; D A Gladwell; J Hulbert; G K Willetts |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | 17th century Goldsmiths; Advising the government; Bank of England policy; Clearing banks; Consumers; Development of banking; England; Financial policy |
| Footage description: | Bittles in the City introduces the programme on banks. The Barclays Bank cartoon is shown, outlining the history of banking through the early goldsmiths to modern credit banking. Cheque books, bills of exchange, the Bank of England credit cards etc. are mentioned. Gladwell of Midland Bank is interviewed. He reviews the recent developments in banking in terms of money supply, deposit controls etc. The importance and size of bank profits and how banks plan for the future are discussed. Willetts is interviewed by Cuthbertson on the role of the Bank of England as the government banker and bankers' bank. He also looks at the relationship between the Bank and the Treasury. Bittles, outside a bank in the city, sums up the programme. Credits. |
| Master spool number: | 6HT/71797 |
| Production number: | 00525_2164 |
| Videofinder number: | 1669 |
| Available to public: | no |
