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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: Tuesday 6/6/1978
Production Date
Tuesday 6/6/1978
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/NW7823/2/MR: Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on the rumour that Plessey’s, the Telecommunications people, are to make more Merseyside workers redundant: particularly at the Edge Lane PLant. Inc. 16mm film of Plesseys. Mute. BBC Stock. 40’’
VTC/6ST/NW7823/3MR: (16mm film) Dr Janet Kear, of the Martin Mere Wildfowl Trust, talking about the film of unusual bird families - filmed by Eric Toothill, a North West Ornithologist. Sepmag. Stephens. 3’17’’
On Tuesday 6/6/1978 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 police van from which two youths escaped on their way from Risley Remand Centre to Liverpool Magistrates Court. Ward. Mute. (John oov)
0 mins 21 secs
2
GVs TT track on the Isle of Man. Mute. (Gaggs) (John oov)
0 mins 11 secs
3
The Flying Scotsman emerging from Vickers, the Barrow shipyard, after being completely refurbished. Stringer. Commag. (Steve oov)
0 mins 58 secs
4
ERNIE’s birthday cake - celebrating 21 years of premium bonds. Stephens.Mute. (John oov)
0 mins 27 secs
5
David Davies, snf, reporting on the future of Southport Football Club following their dismissal from the Football League. He spoke to Walter Giller, the chairman of Southport. Higginson.Commag.
3 mins 14 secs
6
Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to Mr MacDonald, Member of the House of Keys, and of the Millenium Committee, and to the Curator of Peel Castle, about the plans to restore the castle and St. German’s Cathedral as part of the Millenium of the Isle of Man. Higginson. Commag.
5 mins 14 secs
7
Felicity Goodey, snf, talking to Ken Holt, Sales Director of a large publishing firm, and to some workers at the East Lancs Papers Mills of Radcliffe, where they are making the paper for Nicholas Montserrat’s latest book ‘Master Mariner’. Park.Commag.
