A parcel of rogues in a nation

Metadata describing this Open University video programme
Module code and title:	E221, Decision making in British education systems
Item code:	E221; 02; 1977
Series:	A parcel of rogues in a nation
First transmission date:	31-03-1977
Published:	1977
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Duration:	00:24:00
Note:	The differences between this remake and the original are not determined in the production paperwork.
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Producer:	Ken Little
Contributor:	Bob Bell
Publisher:	BBC Open University
Keyword(s):	Scottish education
Master spool number:	6HT/72502
Production number:	00525_6167
Videofinder number:	3442
Available to public:	no

A parcel of rogues in a nation
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