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- 7 November 2001 (Creation)
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1 minidisc, 1 cd, 1 file, 3 AIFF files (612.6 MB)
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Interview with Eric Knott, sub-editor for the Guardian. Conducted by Helen Carter on 7 November 2001. Also includes a data sheet containing biographical details about the subject and information about the recording and notes on the interview with track times.
Summary contents of interview (with rough timings):
Disc 1:
Track 1
Test
Track 2
06.00 Discusses the most memorable story he subbed
06.00 How the Korean war hard to cover, 'nobody knew anything about the place'
07.45 The difficulties of getting maps in the paper
08.00 'London, don't talk to me about London'
Track 3
05.15 Taya Zinkin [India correspondent]
05.55 The telephone lines weren't so good in those days
08.40 Anecdote about front page compositor Frank Hall
11.15 Rarely wrote for the paper, but once did a little piece about a very thick fog
11.15 Experiences during World War II
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Access to recording via GNM Digital Repository
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Copyright: Guardian News & Media Ltd and Eric Knott
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- Knott; Eric (1922-2018); subeditor (Subject)
- Carter; Helen; journalist (Subject)