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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 7 of 7 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Tuesday 1/12/1981
Production Date
Tuesday 1/12/1981
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 A148B/5
Felicity Goodey, snf, reporting on the possibility of a deal between Sandbach Engineering, the successor to Fodens, and Fords, in which they would take over production of the Ford Transcontinental truck. Incl. 16mm film. Commag. BBC Stock. (Fel oov) 34’, 0’55” TOTAL VT DUR: 1’17”
RNW A148B/3:
Stuart Hall with this week’s selection of viewers’ letters. Incl. 16mm film. BBC Stock. (Stu oov)
Part 1: Sausages. Mute. 11’ 0’17”
Part 2: Crosby by-election. Commag. 8’ 0’13”
Part 3: Alderley Edge copper mines. Commag. 8’ 0’12”
Part 4: Tarzan. Commag. 11’ 0’18” TOTAL VT DUR: 5’40”
STUDIO INTERVIEW:
Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to Des Wilson, the founder of Shelter, about their report which says the housing crisis is particularly serious in the North West. 2’21”
On Tuesday 1/12/1981 there were 7 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to Margaret Simey, the Chairman of Merseyside’s Police Committee, about their call to ban the use of CS gas. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson.
4 mins 04 secs
2
GVs of the Rockware Glass Company at St Helens. Mute. Ward. (John oov)
0 mins 30 secs
3
Film of buses in Piccadilly, Manchester. Mute. BBC Stock. (John oov)
0 mins 24 secs
4
Film of a new training workshop for unemployed young people in Rochdale. Mute. Park. (John oov)
0 mins 29 secs
5
Martin Henfield, snf, reporting on a Government White Paper proposing increases in the top size for juggernauts. He spoke to Tom Wilkinson, who has been testing some of the lorries. Sepmag/Commag. park.
3 mins 28 secs
6
Film of houses. mute. BBC Stock. (Ali oov)
1 mins 10 secs
7
Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to Vince Regan, who is now organising next year’s Bolton Marathon. Commag. Park.
