A BBC television camera crew filming apprentice bricklayer Roger Byrne at work on an Acton housing site for Laing's London Region

Date:
26 Mar 1979
Location:
Acton, Ealing, Greater London Authority
Reference:
JLP01/09/791034
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

An article published in May 1979 in Laing's monthly newsletter 'Team Spirit' describes how the BBC spent two days filming Laing apprentice bricklayer Roger Byrne. The filming was for the BBC Schools television series 'Going to Work' in a programme called 'Life Styles', later transmitted on BBC1 on 15th October 1979.

This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.

Content

This is part of the Series: JLP01/09 John Laing Photographic Collection Black and White Negatives 1974-1994; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection

Keywords

Late 20th Century Housing Estate, Laing Spirit, Communications, Construction, People At Work