| Description | Tracks 1 - 11: Actuality with a family from East London, the Steers family, and Charles Parker. There is some loss of sound on track 6. Mr Steers talks about the type of housing there is in Bow, East London. He also discusses the changes taking place in the docks, where he works as a docker, with reference to the Port of London Authority (the PLA). Mr Steers speaks about how he views the closureof the docks in London and compares it to mine closures in the rest of the country. The son of the family speaks about his opinions on his school, with reference to what he learns about local history there. The family discuss future employment possibilities for the children of the family. Mr Steers speaks about trade unionism with reference to the Grunswick strike (1976 to 1978), and the whole family discuss pickets and protesting. The Steers daughter speaks about learning about other cultures at school, including Indian and Chinese cultures, and describes some of her teachers.
Total: 33.21 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF565D0880880 |