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This is the second in the series of four devoted to a case study of BART. The programme shows how the final stage of the BART district authority was arrived at and the nature of the public relation...s campaign that sold the idea of BART to the public. Events leading up to the public vote on the scheme are discussed in relation to how they illustrate political power processes in the San Francisco Bay Area. This colour film was shot entirely on location in San Francisco during October 1974. It is presented by Philip Sarre, Lecturer in Geography at the Open University. Appearing in the programme are: Henry Alexander, who ran the press campaign, Bill Stokes, formerly General Manager of BART, Mr. R. Nahas, property developer and critic of BART, Professor James Vance, Professor of Geography at the University of California (Berkeley) also a critic of BART, and David Birenbaum, Attorney for anti-BART litigants.
This is the second in the series of four devoted to a case study of BART. The programme shows how the final stage of the BART district authority was arrived at and the nature of the public relation...s campaign that sold the idea of BART to the public. Events leading up to the public vote on the scheme are discussed in relation to how they illustrate political power processes in the San Francisco Bay Area. This colour film was shot entirely on location in San Francisco during October 1974. It is presented by Philip Sarre, Lecturer in Geography at the Open University. Appearing in the programme are: Henry Alexander, who ran the press campaign, Bill Stokes, formerly General Manager of BART, Mr. R. Nahas, property developer and critic of BART, Professor James Vance, Professor of Geography at the University of California (Berkeley) also a critic of BART, and David Birenbaum, Attorney for anti-BART litigants.
| Module code and title: | D101, Making sense of society |
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| Item code: | D101; 26 |
| First transmission date: | 04-09-1975 |
| Published: | 1975 |
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| Duration: | 00:24:15 |
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| Producer: | Nicholas Gosling |
| Contributors: | Henry Alexander; David Birenbaum; R Nahas; Philip Sarre; Bill Stokes; James Vance |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | BART; San Francisco |
| Footage description: | Sarre introduces the programme and explains how 2 of the original 5 counties for BART dropped out. Various shots of Bay Area. Dolan looks at the voting on the matter in the three counties and Stokes, BART's Director of Public Information explains his role. Alexander from BART's Public Relations campaign looks at the points at issue and the nature of the opposition. This sequence shows some publicity films made in favour of BART. Vance explains why he was opposed to BART and how its proponents dealt with his opposition. Another pro BART publicity film. Vance comments on the attitudes of the academic community. Nahas explains his criticism, which was mainly based on economic considerations. Stokes comments on his publicity campaign. Birenbaun explains the nature of the law suit brought against BART for being unconstitutional. Sarre sums up. Credits. |
| Master spool number: | 6HT/71840 |
| Production number: | 00525_2178 |
| Videofinder number: | 1684 |
| Available to public: | no |
