Video recording of television coverage of Sainsbury's Nov 1987 to Jul 1988

Video containing a compilation of television coverage relating to Sainsbury’s. It starts with a caption “The company has been the subject of considerable television attention in recent months. This video is a record of the most notable aspects of that coverage”.

1. BBC1 “Question Time” political debate programme, 5 Nov 1987. Clip of programme featuring David Sainsbury [later Lord Sainsbury of Turville], Sainsbury’s Finance Director.
2. (07:22) Channel 4 “Business Daily”, 10 Nov 1987. Includes report about Sainsbury’s profits going up by 22%. Includes interview with David Sainsbury (Finance Director). Footage included of Nine Elms store interior with staff at work, scanning equipment.
3. (13:10) BBC1 “Food and Drink”, 10 Nov 1987. Item relating to wine tasting with Jilly Goulden and Oz Clarke including review of Riesling wine from Sainsbury’s.
4. (16:30) Thames (ITV) “Thames News” at 12:50, 11 Feb 1988. Item about sharp metal objects found in items at Epsom store.
5. (16:55) BBC “South East News” at 12:55, 11 Feb 1988. Item about sharp metal objects found in items at Epsom store.
6. (17:22) BBC2 “Newsnight”, 30 Mar 1988. Report about National Youth Theatre (which was sponsored by Sainsbury’s).
7. (25:43) BBC1 “The Six O’Clock News”, 30 Mar 1988. Item about the Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery.
8. (27:37) BBC Schools “Going To Work” ‘Profit Sharing’, 25 Apr 1988. Excerpt of programme referring to Sainsbury’s profit sharing scheme for staff. Includes interview with Jayne Rismachi (Personnel Manager) and Alison Williams of Crystal Palace store. Footage is included of staff at Crystal Palace store delicatessen counter, and staff in tea room looking at Sainsbury’s share prices.
9. (30:27) Channel 4 “Business Daily”, 17 May 1988. Report about Sainsbury’s profit levels growing by 25%, also about the acquisition of Shaw’s Supermarkets in the USA and future plans. Includes interview with David Sainsbury, footage of [Nine Elms] store exterior, and footage inside a store including checkout.
10. (33:48) Channel 4 “Channel Four News”, 17 May 1988. Report about the growth of Sainsbury’s (following its 25% increase in profits) including interview with chairman Sir John Sainsbury [later Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover]. Includes footage filmed inside a Sainsbury’s store.
11. (37:25) BBC2 “Newsnight”, 20 May 1988. Report about arts funding including business involvement and Sainsbury’s arts sponsorship activities. Includes interview with Christopher Leaver (Sainsbury’s Arts Sponsorship Committee).
12. (46:30) BBC2 “The Money Programme”, 12 Jun 1988. Report about architect Ian Pollard, featuring Homebase store at Warwick Road, Kensington.
13. (50:45) BBC1 “London Plus” (regional news), 23 Jun 1988. Report about a scheme by the Industrial Society and Sainsbury’s to offer training and employment opportunities to unemployed people in inner city areas (a pilot scheme in Peckham and a similar scheme in North Kensington). Students completing the course were guaranteed a job interview with Sainsbury’s. Includes footage of Ladbroke Grove store (which took part in the North Kensington scheme) and interviews with Sainsbury’s staff at the store who joined the company through this scheme.
14. (55:08) Thames (ITV) “Thames News”, 29 Jun 1988. Item about the dispute between Sainsbury’s and the architect Ian Pollard about the Egyptian style design of the Warwick Road, Kensington Homebase store.
15. (57:38) BBC1 “London Plus”, 29 Jun 1988. Report about the Warwick Road, Homebase dispute.
16. (1:01:24) LWT (ITV) “The Six O’Clock Show”, 8 Jul 1988. Report about the Warwick Road, Homebase dispute. Includes interview with Gurth Hoyer Millar (Homebase chairman).
17. (1:07:32) BBC1 “The Six O’Clock News”, 11 Jul 1988. Report about an expected gap in the number of young people available in the labour market during the 1990s including interview with Owen Thomas of Sainsbury’s about how the company intends to recruit staff. Footage is included from inside a Sainsbury’s store.

Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes.