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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 5/12/1980
Production Date
Friday 5/12/1980
Introduced By
John Mundy
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/13:
Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on the take over of the Bolton motorcycle firm, Clewes Competition Machines by the engineering group Armstrong Equipment, which may have saved the firm from collapse. Incl. 16mm film. Commag. Stephens. (Ali oov). 20’, 0’32”. Total VT Dur: 1’20”
RNW A049T/11:
Martin Henfield, snf, reporting on the sale of golf equipment at knockdown prices at a warehouse in Manchester following the bankruptcy of the Professional Golfer’s Co-operative Association. Incl. 16mm film. Mute. Park. (Martin oov). 23’, 0’36”. total VT Dur: 0’46”.
RNW A049T/12:
Extract of the football cup-tie between Netherfield F.C. and Bridlington in which Netherfield finally won the longest running cup tie in F.A. history. Jeremy Thompson spoke to Norman Sharp, Netherfield chairman Frank Catt, Bridlington chairman and some of the players. VT Ex-Leeds. 1’24”.
STUDIO INTERVIEW;
Martin Henfield, snf, talking to Gerald Kaufman, MP for Ardwick, about his success in the Shadow Cabinet ballot. 3’12”.
On Friday 5/12/1980 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, talking to William Driscoll, Governor of Walton Gaol, about the drop in population at the prison as a result of the prison officers strike action. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson.
4 mins 16 secs
2.
Malcolm Balen, snf, reporting on “Operation Skunk”, a campaign organised by the Manchester county’s trading standards department to prosecute traders who are selling counterfeit perfumes. He spoke to Alan Street, director of consumer services. Commag. Park.
2 mins 26 secs
3.
Film of the pedestrianisation in Manchester’s city centre. Mute. Park. (John oov)
0 mins 40 secs
4.
Film of the switching on of the Stockport illuminations. Mute. Park. (John oov).
0 mins 20 secs
5.
Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to Councillor Tom Lavin of the Greater Manchester Council Planning Committee and Donald Lee of the Peak and Northern Footpaths Society, about the dispute over the Wildlife and Countryside Bill. Sepmag/Commag. Park.
