1961: Panorama - Duke of Edinburgh on Employment

Richard Dimbleby interviews the Duke of Edinburgh about the opening of Commonwealth Technical Training Week, seven days of activities and publicity about training for skilled work across the Commonwealth. The duke says attitudes to unskilled labour need to be changed in order to compete in a global, skills-based economy.

This interview was the first with a member of the Royal Family on television. The Duke of Edinburgh talks about a subject he is passionate about: the creation of opportunities and the extension of prospects for young people.

BBC Archive: Originally broadcast 29 May 1961.