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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 4 of 4 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Friday 3/8/1979
Production Date
Friday 3/8/1979
Introduced By
Stuart Hall
Producer
Steve Ireland
Newsreader
John Mundy
Studio-based and videotape material in this programme (not usually held at the NWFA but please enquire)
MANCHESTER VT: RNW A930T/4:
Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to Commander David Johnson of the Navy’s Regional Office about a collection of more than 600 replicas of naval crests owned by a Manchester naval pensioner. Incl. 16mm film. Mute. Park. (Ali oov) 21’ 34”
TOTAL VT DUR: 4’31”
RNW A931N/8:
David Davies, snf, talking to two market gardeners, Bobby Bond and Alan Marshall, and to Bill Sowerbutts about the Common Market regulations over fruit and vegetables. Incl. 16mm film. Mute. (David oov). Park. 25’ 40”
TOTAL VT DUR: 6’03”
RNW A931N/9:
Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on the news that the Manchester Dry Dock Company is to be put in the hands of the liquidators. Incl. 16mm film. Mute. Park. (Nic oov) 23’ 37”
TOTAL VT DUR: 1’20”
On Friday 3/8/1979 there were 4 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Film of preparations for a Canal festival at Ashton-under-Lyne. Mute. Park. (John oov)
0 mins 15 secs
2
Film of the Blackpool Illuminations. Mute. BBC Stock.
(John oov)
0 mins 15 secs
3
Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to Ray Lever, who has built a replica of a Lancaster bomber. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson
2 mins 58 secs
4
Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to 41-year-old David Palmer on his last training session before his bid to swim the Channel. Incl. film of Bob Connolly from Blackpool who plans to ski across the Channel. Sepmag/Commag. Park/Ward
