ATV Today: 14.01.1977: Smoking and Television

Summary

Bev Smith interview with Dr. Gordon Avery, Community Physician for Warwickshire, about his idea of killing off radio and television personalities, in order to draw the public's attention to the dangers of cigarette smoking and lung cancer.

Year:

1977

Duration:

0:02:32

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

Dr Avery is proposing the idea to get the public talking more about the dangers of smoking. Bev Smith then interviews the acress, Noele Gordon from Crossroads, in the ATV make-up department, about the doctor's suggestion. She says that they have already had a similar story line in the series four years ago.


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