Level | Item |
Ref No | OHP/69 |
Title | Tim Radford |
Date | 16 August 2001 |
Extent | 1 minidisc, 1 cd, 1 file, 2 AIFF files (763.2 MB) |
Creator Name | Radford; Timothy Robin (1940-); journalist |
Description | Interview with Tim Radford, journalist for the Guardian. Conducted by Paul Olive on 16 August 2001. 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 00:20 Joined Guardian 1973 01.05 Paid £60 a week 02.20 First job as features sub-editor 04.18 IRA bomb scares in building shared with Sunday Times 05.30 Circulation figures low (around 250,000) in 1970s yet immensely popular 06.51 Difference in content between Manchester Guardian and southern edition 08.29 Anecdote about a picture of Princess Anne's engagement sent to Manchester Guardian
11.35 Anecdotes about working with Michael McNay 15.18 Peter Preston first editor to be chosen by the staff
20.26 Print Unions 'at their worst' 23.49 Foreign Editor Ian Wright 27.26 Very much a drinking culture especially at the Manchester Guardian
30.04 Covering trials with Cynthia Payne 33.41 First column on volcanoes, then approached by Preston to take over Science Pages 36.30 Made Deputy Features Editor 37.06 Michael Billington - very professional 39.13 Anecdote about Hope Wallace
41.53 Discusses Harriet Harman, Patricia Hewitt, Barry Norman, James Cameron 43.54 Poor Guardian pay. 48.14 Alan Rusbridger launches G2
51.55 San Seriff April fool - supplement about an imaginary country that became very popular 59.20 Managing Director Gerry Taylor starting an ad campaign to save paper
64.09 Sense of comedy working for the Guardian
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Access Status | Open |
Access Conditions | Access to recording via GNM Digital Repository |
Format | Electronic record |
CD recording |
Printed document |
Minidisc recording |
Copyright | Guardian News & Media Ltd and Tim Radford |
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