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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: Friday 5/7/1985
Production Date
Friday 5/7/1985
Introduced By
Stuart Hall/John Mundy
Producer
Olwyn Hocking
Newsreader
Studio-based and videotape material in this programme (not usually held at the NWFA but please enquire)
MANCHESTER VT 1/RNW A527R/13:
Colin Philpott, snf, reporting on the announcement of redundancies at Plessey’s on Merseyside and the Heinz factory in Wigan. Incl. slides. 00m57s
TOTAL VT DUR: 00m57s
VT 1/RNW A527R/14:
Extract of the roadworks on the M1, near Hemel Hemstead. 1st tx. BBC News. 1.7.85. 00m11s
VT 1/RNW A527R/15:
Stuart Hall, reporting on a national schools competition for working out how to build hovercrafts, the competition will be held at Heaton Park, Manchester this weekend. He spoke to Geoff Grant, Teacher and Jonathan Langley, pupil of William Hulme Grammar School. 03m44s
VT 1/RNW A527R/16:
Colin Philpott, snf, reporting on how the sport of rowing was originally a working class sport. He spoke to Neil Wigglesworth, a university student who’s carried out research on the subject. Sepmag/Commag. Ward. 123ft 03m17s
TOTAL VT DUR: 03m17s
PSC:
1. John Mundy with a report of the Queen’s Mother’s visit to Chester. Higginson. 00m47s
On Friday 5/7/1985 there were 5 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
John Mundy reporting on Swintex, in Bury which manufacture traffic cones and have been given the order for the roadworks at Junction 8 on the M1. Commag. Stephens. Incl. VT overlay 1/RNW A527R/14. 00m11s He spoke to Harry Houghton, Swintex Marketing Director.
1 mins 25 secs
2
Paul Newman, snf, reporting on an experiment to demonstrate a revolutionary new street light made from fibreglass rather than concrete. He spoke to Lynda Chalker, Transport Minister. Sepmag/Commag. Stephens.
1 mins 44 secs
3
Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on a world record attempt by the Virgin Challenger to cross the Atlantic. He spoke to Steve Ridgeway, Project Manager. Sepmag/Commag. Ward.
02 mins 45 secs
4
Film of Nick Saunders, who’s set off on a round the world cycling trip. Sepmag. Ward. (Stu oov)
0 mins 17 secs
5
Film of this year’s Town Crier’s competition at Blackpool. Sepmag. Ward. (Stu oov)
