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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 8 of 8 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Wednesday 5/10/1977
Production Date
Wednesday 5/10/1977
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 : vtc/6st/nw7740/6/mr : David Davies, snf, reporting on a report on battered children by the NSPCC, which praises the special unit in Manchester, set up in 1973, which provides a register of all children who’ve been battered by their parents. Including slides of some injuries inflicted on them. 55s
Studio : David Davies, snf, talking to Bob Johnson, Head of Manchester’s Kidney Transplant team, who will be going to China next year to teach the Chinese about the operations. 2m 53s
On Wednesday 5/10/1977 there were 8 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
David Davies, snf, talking to John Pickett fo the NSPCC about their report on battered children. Commag Stephens
2 mins 45 secs
2
Felicity Goodey, snf, reporting on a rail safety campaign for local children run by workers at ICI’s Castner Kellner Works at Runcorn in Cheshire. She talked to the organiser of the campaign, Bill Shipside. Commag. Selwood. (Fel oov - 51s)
3 mins 43 secs
3
GVs of the British Leyland factory at Speke. Mute. BBC stock. (John oov)
0 mins 16 secs
4
Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on the three month stay of execution on plans to demolish Arkwright House, offered by Preston town council. Mute. BBC Stock. (Ali oov)
0 mins 49 secs
5
GVs of Manchester Airport - where a new body’s been formed. It’s the Manchester Airport Business Users’ Association, which aims to look after travelling executives. Mute. BBC Stock. (John oov)
0 mins 19 secs
6
Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on the plight of the ‘Hartland Point’, a repair and maintenance ship fitted out to service North Sea Oil rigs, which has lain idle at Birkenhead for two years after its owners went into liquidation. He spoke to the Editor of the “Off Shore Oil” newspaper, Cowan Watson. commag. 2m 07s Mute 21s Higginson. (Dick oov - 34s)
2 mins 28 secs
7
Film of the work of the Manchester kidney transplant unit. Commag. BBC Stock. (Stuart oov)
0 mins 25 secs
8
Tim Potter, in the fifth of our series on archaeology in the North West, talking about the threat amateur treasure hunters pose to historical sites. He talked to Sgt. John Marsh of the Kendal Police. Sepmag. Higginson. Also including some slides of various sites.
