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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 4/8/1978
Production Date
Friday 4/8/1978
Introduced By
Stuart Hall
Producer
Steve Ireland
Newsreader
Christine Burn
Studio-based and videotape material in this programme (not usually held at the NWFA but please enquire)
MANCHESTER VT: VTC/6ST/NW7831/6/MR: (16mm film) Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to John Milner and Neil Simpkins, who have turned a hobby into a unique business - making model steam engines. Higginson. Sepmag. 5’17’’
VTC/6ST/NW7831/7/MR: Nick Clarke, snf, talking to Alan Richardson, Chairman of the N.W. Water Authority’s Finance Committee, about the parlous state of sewers in Manchester, and what can be done to save buildings from falling into them. Inc. 16mm film of some of the sites of fallen-in sewers in the centre of the city. Park. Commag Actuality. (Nick oov)
On Friday 4/8/1978 there were 4 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
GVs Check Out counters at Manchester International Airport - where staff are refusing to operate a computer - check-in slips are being written out by hand. Park. Mute. (John oov)
0 mins 21 secs
2
GVs Croxteth Hall - which has been opened to the public by its new owners, Merseyside Council. Ward. Mute. (John oov)
0 mins 24 secs
3
Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to Ken Taylor - who is in charge of the project of making Oldham Coliseum popular again, and keeping its losses down to a minimum. Park. Commag. (Alistair oov: 1’00’’)
3 mins 03 secs
4
Felicity Goodey, snf, talking to Roy Godfrey, organiser of the model aircraft show at RAF Woodvale, Southport. She also spoke to Bob Nelitz, a Canadian, and the world champion scale modeller, and to Les Smith, who has made a jumbo jet, very much admired by pilot Captain Ken Holder. Higginson. Commag (Felicity oov)
