back to search results

Crossroads

1962

Cat no. 88224

Anglia Television programme addressing problems of traffic and parking in East Anglia and further afield.

At the start of the 1960s, the country faces hard decisions regarding congestion on its roads, the availability of parking in its towns and cities and the need for new highways and motorways. Through interviews with road users and key stakeholders, this Anglia Television programme - presented by John McGregor - explores the problems of increased traffic using outdated roads and the measures required to improve them. Among those interviewed are the General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union, Frank Cousins, who discusses transport problems in East Anglia and the rest of the country, and raises concerns about inadequate government spending. Meanwhile, the Minister of Transport, Ernest Marples, talks about some of the historical causes for lack of action, distinguishes between building sufficient roads between towns and the problems in town centres, defends the government's spending plans and discusses the Ministry's ideas, plans and progress in tackling the problem.

Featured Buildings

St Christopher House, Southwark; Transport House, Westminster

Keywords

Parking; Politics; Roads; Motorways; Transport; Vehicles

Other Places

Barton Mills, Suffolk; Norwich, Norfolk; Southwark, Greater London; Thetford, Norfolk; Westminster, Greater London

  • Production company : Anglia Television

  • Producer : Eric Halliday

  • Director : David Kenten

  • Editor : David Kenten

  • Presenter : John McGregor

  • Camera : Peter Fuller

  • Sound : Charles Earl

Manifestations

Crossroads

  • Barcode
    INV335467
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:25:20
    Modification Date
    25/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    734405
  • Barcode
    INV333924
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:25:20
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    725120
  • Barcode
    INV392242
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:25:20
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    724316
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV378457
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:25:20
    Modification Date
    10/05/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    708647
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV209053
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:25:28
    Has Sound
    N
    Modification Date
    28/04/2009
    Parts
    Reference
    679635
    Sound
    silent
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV164698
    Canonical Identifier
    2006/1002
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    bw
    Duration
    0:27:56
    Has Image
    N
    Has Sound
    Y
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    27/03/2007
    Parts
    Reference
    584425
    Sound
    sound
    Sound System
    mag full width
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV176107
    Canonical Identifier
    2006/1002
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    bw
    Duration
    0:26:42
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    Y
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    27/03/2007
    Parts
    Reference
    584424
    Sound
    sound
    Sound System
    mag stripe
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV150541
    Canonical Identifier
    2006/1002
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    bw
    Duration
    0:24:31
    Has Image
    Y
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    unknown
    Modification Date
    27/03/2007
    Parts
    Reference
    584423
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV166078
    Canonical Identifier
    2006/1002
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    bw
    Duration
    0:25:49
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    27/03/2007
    Parts
    Reference
    584422
    Sound
    silent

Copyright restrictions apply.

Please see our terms of use. Films on this website are provided for personal viewing. Should you wish to use the films in any other way please contact eafa@uea.ac.uk

terms of use
The data for this page was generated on 20/04/2024 05:09:56+00:00. Click to regenerate this page .