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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 3 of 3 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Thursday 5/3/1981
Production Date
Thursday 5/3/1981
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 A109F/11:
Martin Henfield, snf, reporting on what it means to lose a licence following a drink driving offence. Incl 16mm film. Sepmag/Commag. Park/Stephens:- in which he spoke to traffic policeman Ted Young, surgeon David Morrison, who’s made a study of drinking and driving, and long-distance lorry driver John Rolls, who lost his job when he lost his licence. 172’, 4’35” TOTAL VT DUR: 5’34”
RNW A109F/8:
Extract from the European Cup match between Liverpool and CSKA Sofia. First TX: Sportsnight : 4.3.81 1’32”
RNW A109F/9:
Extract from fight in which boxer John Conteh won the World Title. ex-London. 32”
RNW A109F/10:
Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to Cheshire’s County Archaeologist, Rhys Williams, about his research into lost Medieval villages. Incl. 16mm film. Mute. Ward. (Ali oov) 26’, 0’41” TOTAL VT DUR: 4’52”
STUDIO
David Davies, snf, reporting on the success of Liverpool in the European Cup and John Conteh’s decision to retire. Incl. 16mm film.
Part 1: Mute/Sepmag. Higginson:- in which he spoke to Liverpool’s captain Phil Thompson. 88’, 2’20”
Part 2: Mute/Commag. BBC Stock:- extract from interview with John Conteh. 34’, 0’55” TOTAL DUR: 3’41”
On Thursday 5/3/1981 there were 3 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Malcolm Balen, snf, reporting on a demonstration in Preston over education cuts. Mute. Ward. (Malcolm oov)
0 mins 55 secs
2
Film of a meeting of striking water workers in Oldham. Commag. Park. (John oov)
0 mins 20 secs
3
Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting from Carcall of Chester, who have invented a new kind of computerised car telephone system. He spoke to the designer Ted Whitfield. Sepmag. Higginson.
