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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 5 of 5 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Wednesday 5/3/1980
Production Date
Wednesday 5/3/1980
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 A010Y/5: (2-way interview, N.S.N.)
Malcolm Balen, snf, talking to Fred Silvester, the MP for Withington, about council house sales in Manchester. 1’55”
RNW A010Y/6:
Martin Henfield, snf, talking to Cliff Lloyd, Secretary of the P.F.A., about Alan Hardaker, Director General of the Football League, who died of a heart attack. Incl. 16mm film. Sepmag/Commag. Stephens/BBC Stock - in which he spoke to the Burnley Chairman, Bob Lord, and extract from an interview with Mr Hardaker. 121’ 3’14”
TOTAL VT DUR : 4’34”
STUDIO INTERVIEW:
Felicity Goodey, snf, talking to David Rainford, Chairman of the Inshore Fishing Vessel Owners Association and Harry Fairbotham, President of the Fish Merchants, about the threat to Fleetwood’s fleet unless they get some help from the Governement. 3’32”
STUDIO:
Malcolm Balen, snf, reporting on the row over Manchester Council’s decision to sell 700 houses to Housing Associations, rather than to the tenants who live in them. Incl. 16mm film. Commag. Park - in which he spoke to one of the people affected, Mrs Irene Cox, and to the Chairman of the Housing Committee, Counc. John Smith. 126’ 3’21”
TOTAL VT DUR : 4’07”
On Wednesday 5/3/1980 there were 5 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1.
Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on the fight to save jobs at three factories on Merseyside - Meccano, Hygena and Maeesy Ferguson, where he spoke to the Deputy Convenor, Ron Barry. Commag. Higginson/BBC Stock.
3 mins 40 secs
2.
Film of the Langdale Unit at Whittingham Hospital near Preston. Mute. BBC Stock. (John oov)
0 mins 20 secs
3.
Film of a students’ march through Manchester. Mute. Park. (John oov)
0 mins 25 secs
4.
Film of horse breeder Hugh Mepham from Cornwall, who is moving to Merseyside. Mute. Plymouth crew. (John oov)
0 mins 25 secs
5.
Film of the inshore fishing fleet at Fleetwood. Commag. BBC Stock. (Fel oov)
