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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 9 of 9 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Friday 1/12/1978
Production Date
Friday 1/12/1978
Introduced By
Stuart Hall
Producer
John McManus
Newsreader
John Mundy
Studio-based and videotape material in this programme (not usually held at the NWFA but please enquire)
MANCHESTER VT: RNW A848L/7: Extract from the Coral United Professional Snooker Championships at Preston, featuring Manchester player David Taylor. Originally Tx: BBC1, 30.11.78. 1’06’’
RNW A846Y/32: Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on the problems of coping with the 20 million vehicles which use the Mersey tunnels every year. He spoke to the man in charge of the control room, Sergeant Roy Carlisle and the County Engineer, Ronald Williams. Rec. by the News OB unit.
STUDIO INTERVIEW: Felicity Goodey, snf, talking to the MP for Eccles, Lewis Carter-Jones, about the row over the new children’s unit planned for Christie’s Cancer Hospital. 3’00’’
On Friday 1/12/1978 there were 9 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
GVs of Christies Hospital, and the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital at Pendlebury. Mute. BBC Stock. (Fel oov)
0 mins 49 secs
2
Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on a dispute on Cammel Lairds over the tanker Hudson Cavalier. Sepmag. Higginson.
0 mins 49 secs
3
Film of the remains of a barn on a farm in Shevington, destroyed by fire. Mute. Park. (John oov)
0 mins 15 secs
4
Film of social workers picketing offices in the centre of Warrington. Mute. Ward. (John oov)
0 mins 15 secs
5
Film of the official opening of the reconstructed Wallgate Station in Wigan. Mute. Park. (John oov)
0 mins 20 secs
6
Film of Higson Edwards and Company’s new distribution centre close to Liverpool city centre. Mute. Ward. (John oov)
0 mins 15 secs
7
Steve Ireland, snf, talking to snooker player David Taylor, from Chorlton, who was the eventual runner-up in the Coral UK Professional Championships. He also spoke to his wife, Janice. Sepmag. Park.
3 mins 46 secs
8
David Davies, snf, reporting from Chester College, where three members of the All Blacks rugby team were being put through their paces in the Physical Performance Laboratory He spoke to the Head of PE, Ted Charlesworth, and the New Zealand physiotherapist, Brian MacKenzie. Commag. Park.
3 mins 00 secs
9
Film of an exhibition at Manchester’s Central Library, which explains the history of the Christmas Tree. Sepmag. Stephens. (Stu oov)
