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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 10 of 10 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Thursday 4/12/1980
Production Date
Thursday 4/12/1980
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 A049T/9:
Martin Henfield, snf, reporting on the request by Burnley Council for a financial investigation on those people who owe money to the council resulting from legal costs incurred during their fight to reverse the by-law banning dogs from the town’s parks. Incl. 16mm film. Commag. BBC stock. (Martin oov). 19’, 0’31”. Total VT Dur: 0’45”.
RNW A049T/10:
David Davies, snf, talking to Keith Wilcox, a Manchester Solicitor, about the Manchester group who plan to raise money to build an orphanage in Italy, organised entirely from this country. 2’46”.
RNW A049T/7:
Extract of “A Cgristmas Carol”, by Charles Dickens, faeturing Michael Horden as Ebenezer Scrooge and John Le Messurier as Jacop Marley. Ex-London. 0’23”.
On Thursday 4/12/1980 there were 10 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1.
Debi Davies, snf, talking to James Lester, Employment Minister, about his plans for a new community enterprise programme for adult unemployed. Sepmag/Commag. Stephens
3 mins 06 secs
2.
Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on a new scheme launched in Wirral by the Manpower Services Commission called “Fit to Work”, designed to show employers what disabled children are capable of. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson.
1 mins 28 secs
3.
Film of the aftermath of an explosion in two terraced houses in Prout Street, Longsight, Manchester. Mute. Park. (John oov).
0 mins 19 secs
4.
Film of a Salford packaging firm, Brand Packaging. Mute. Park. (John oov).
0 mins 19 secs
5.
Film of the interior of the Vauxhall plant at Ellesmere Port. Mute.
0 mins 17 secs
6.
Film of Joanne England, from Whitefield, who has become the ten thousandth winner of sports and acrobatic award badge given by the Midland Bank. Mute. Park. (John oov).
0 mins 18 secs
7.
Film of supplies and caravans leaving for Italy’s disaster areas. Mute. Park. (Stuart oov).
0 mins 26 secs
8.
Martin Henfield, snf, reporting on the scheme by a number of small mills in Rossendale to team up and specialise in a new fire proof fabric in order to beat foreign competition. He spoke to Graham O’Neill of Osman, David Hardman of Whittakers & Son Ltd. Commag. Park.
3 mins 07 secs
9.
Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting a book called “Mines and Miners of the South Lancashire Coalfields 1870-1950” written by Mr. Donald Anderson, the author. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson.
3 mins 57 secs
10.
Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on the exhibition at the Central Library in Manchester which traces the connection of Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol with Manchester. Sepmag. Ward.
