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Correspondence and papers re the OEDA BBC 4 radio appeal, 14 March 2004. The appeal was presented by playwright and novelist Michael Frayn, whose sister had died of mesothelioma. After deduction of BBC costs, donations totalled £ 7210.

Includes

• colour photographs of Michael Frayn with Nancy Tait, from the recording session in February 2004
• appeal script in various stages
• letters accompanying donations
• materials from an earlier application for an OEDA BBC 4 radio appeal, 1998, with a list of all BBC 4 radio appeals 1996, including name of presenter and amount raised (exceeding £ 880,000)

There were extensive records of donations including photocopies of all VISA card transactions and cheques received. These have been disposed of in line with the appraisal policy.

Chiefly SPAID response to inquiries prompted by the BBC Advice Shop programme transmitted on 1 February 1988, in alphabetical order. Nancy Tait appeared in the programme, which was about fighting for DHSS claims.

Correspondence and papers re enquiries resulting from BBC Advice Shop programme broadcast on 5 February 1987. In alphabetical order.

OEDA correspondence in response to enquiries resulting from BBC 'Southern Eye' programme transmitted on 24 February 2000.

Correspondence and papers re BBC 'Watchdog' programme on asbestos, broadcast 8 March 1999. The bulk of the file is audience response.

Includes

• a little correspondence with the BBC, copies of programme information from Radio Times, print-out of BBC webpage
• overviews of number of enquiries, new OEDA cases resulting from the programme, address lists etc.
• response report indicating that at least 342 information packs had been sent out at request
• register of telephone inquiries
• register of inquiries by letter

Later Nancy Tait observed that 'Not many of the calls following the Watchdog programme were from people who needed OEDA', concluding that she recently found 'that if OEDA is mentioned at all, especially by the media, we are overwhelmed' (letter to Colin Ettinger, 25 August 1999).

Correspondence and papers re enquiries resulting from a BBC Newsround South East feature on asbestos. Includes:

• correspondence with Fiona Bruce, BBC, including re individuals affected by asbestos-related disease who are willing to talk to the BBC, and re material from the T&N corporate archive, received through Chase Manhattan Bank's legal team
• overview of response, listing of respondents
• inquiries by telephone, inquiries by post (both in alphabetical order); includes the occasional death certificate

Notes, correspondence, press releases and cuttings, street plan, post cards and tourist information.

[On Berlin Spire and Circus Gold]

Correspondence and papers on proposal to dispose asbestos at sea by Bermudan Government.

Correspondence and papers re grant from the Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation, for a project to continue to provide OEDA's electron microscope (EM) facility.

OEDA applied for £ 30,000 to be used over a three-year period.

Correspondence relating to fundraising events in 1999 and 2003.

Correspondence and papers re blue asbestos in Motherwell housing.

Includes press coverage, colour photographs and original negatives.

5 different versions of the blueprints for the premises of the proposed SPAID Electron Microscope Research Unit (EMU) at Mitre House, 67 Abbey Road, Enfield.

Based on these projections SPAID envisaged operating two electron microscopes.

File of correspondence of Board of Governors of Royal Technical College, Glasgow.