Level | Item |
Ref No | OHP/13 |
Title | John Course |
Date | 17 March 1998 |
Extent | 1 audio tape, 1 cd, 1 file, 1 AIFF file (793.1 MB) |
Creator Name | Course; John; journalist |
Description | Interview with John Course, northern editor for the Guardian. Conducted by Leslie Plommer on 17 March 1998. Also includes a data sheet containing biographical details about the subject and information about the recording.
Summary contents of interview (with rough timings):
Disc 1: Track 1 00.45 Outlines the various jobs he has held at the Guardian 03.10 Changing role of northern editor, largely due to change in geographical focus of the paper 04.20 Talks about the 'Guardian misprints legend' 06.00 Division of labour between London and Manchester, and how the production and printing processes worked 09.45 Joe Minogue as foreign editor and as northern night editor 11.00 Stress of being northern night editor 12.40 Discussion about arts notices 17.30 Further discussion about the amalgamation of paper 18.25 Editor moved to London in 1960s 19.20 Role of adverts in forcing the move and the significant increase in ad. revenue
20.00 Changing role of 'the north' in national affairs 21.33 Definition of a 'flong' 23.00 Anecdote about 'mats' stuck on a train between Manchester and London 25.30 The winding down of the features operation in Manchester, and its move to London 28.20 Copy came up from London in parcels via trains. Mats sent down in the mornings.
31.30 Editing a grassroots page 'what's not happening in London' 33.00 How the staff felt as operations moved to London 34.45 Working with Mary Stott 35.40 First to employ a woman (apart from Stott) in Manchester 39.00 Further discussions about Mary Stott
43.20 Discusses Brian Redhead. 48.00 Features department going to the pub every night
50.30 No doubt that there were frequent office rows but doesn't remember it being too bad 51.00 Psychological reasons for the paper moving gradually and the circulation-related reasons 52.55 Feelings of superiority of those in Manchester compared to the way things were done in London
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Access Status | Open |
Access Conditions | Access to recording via GNM Digital Repository |
Format | Electronic record |
Printed document |
CD recording |
Tape recording |
Copyright | Guardian News & Media Ltd and John Course |
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