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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 7 of 7 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Thursday 6/3/1980
Production Date
Thursday 6/3/1980
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/7:
Jim Hancock, snf, reporting on further developments in the Trafford teachers dispute. Incl. 16mm film. Mute. BBC Stock. (Jim oov) 13’ 20”
TOTAL VT DUR : 1’04”
RNW A010Y/8:
Malcolm Balen, snf, to the MP for Withington, Fred Silvester, and the Chairman of Manchester’s Housing Committee, Counc. John Smith, about the Government’s decision to block the Council’s move to sell nearly 700 houses to Housing Associations. Incl. 16mm film. Commag. BBC Stock. (Malcolm oov) 15’ 24”
TOTAL VT DUR : 4’18”
STUDIO:
Martin Henfield, snf, reporting on the end of the corruption trail of Frank Lofthouse. Incl. 16mm film. Mute. BBC Stock. (Martin oov) 10’ 16”
TOTAL VT DUR : 54”
On Thursday 6/3/1980 there were 7 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1.
GVs of the Hygena factory at Kirkby. Mute. BBC Stock. (John oov)
0 mins 18 secs
2.
Film of a team at UMIST, who have won a grant to finance their research into making plastics from alternative products to oil. Mute. BBC Stock. (John oov)
0 mins 25 secs
3.
GVs of Ronaldsway Airport, Isle of Man. Commag. BBC Stock. (John oov)
0 mins 15 secs
4.
Film of a famous boxing belt being auctioned in Fleetwood. Mute. Hallas. (John oov)
0 mins 30 secs
5.
Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to John Lynch, the Secretary of the Shop Stewards Committee at Meccano about plans to vacate the factory. Sepmag/Commag. Ward.
2 mins 13 secs
6.
Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting from A.S.R. Servetron in Bromborough, Wirral, which is to be opened by Prince Philip. He spoke to the Work’s Manager, George CockSam, the Group Chairman, Eric Kohn and to some of the employees. Sepmag. Higginson.
5 mins 00 secs
7.
Martin Henfield, snf, talking to Knott End coastguard Ramsey Taylor, who for the past seven years has been overseeing shipping movements from his cafe, and now has a new station. He also spoke to his wife. Commag. Park
