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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: Tuesday 6/7/1982
Production Date
Tuesday 6/7/1982
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 1/RNW A227/3:
Stuart Hall, with this week’s selection of viewers’ letters. Incl. captions and 16mm film, and VT Freeze Frame.
Part 1: Film of one man buses. Mute. BBC Stock. (Stu oov). 6ft 00m09s
Part 2: GVs of houses that have been empty for over five years. Mute. BBC Stock. (Stu oov). 08ft 00m13s
Part 3: Film of Lisa Prince who has been unable to stop sneezing. Commag. BBC Stock. 04ft 00m06s
TOTAL VT DUR: 05m45s
VT 1/RNW A227/4:
Martin Henfield, snf with a report on Blackpool’s 50th season of illuminations, he traced the history of the attraction since 1912. Incl. 16mm film, VT extracts and slides.
Part 1: Martin Henfield, snf, reporting on this season’s illuminations. He spoke to Arthur Elliot, Head of Blackpool’s Electrical Services Department. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson. 80ft 02m08s
Part 2: Blackpool Illuminations in the 1930s, with an explanation of how they worked by Professor Stanley Unwin. They were opened by film star Jayne Mansfield. Black and white 16mm film (Archive BBC Stock). Trans. to VT 1/RNW A226/9. 38ft 01m01s
Part 3: Martin Henfield, snf, with a report on the latest electronic gadgets to be used in this year’s display. Sepmag. Higginson. 66ft 01m45s
TOTAL VT DUR: 05m05s
On Tuesday 6/7/1982 there were 5 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on the increasing thefts of wild birds for falconry. A new wildlife and countryside Act is shortly to be enforced to stop these thefts. He spoke to Jane Radcliffe, one of the country’s leading experts. Sepmag/Commag. Ward.
4 mins 32 secs
2
Malcolm Balen, snf, reporting on the second day of the ASLEF rail strike, as more men defy the strike call, a normal sevice was in force at Bury. Commag. Stephens.
1 mins 07 secs
3
Film of the Blue Works at Backbarrow in South Lakeland where there are plans to convert them into an entertainment complex. Mute. BBC Stock. (John oov).
0 mins 22 secs
4
Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on the ‘Special’ Olympics which are exclusively for the mentally handicapped. He spoke to Frank Dean, the US Team Manager. Sepmag/Commag. (Higginson).
02 mins 15 secs
5
Stuart Hall with a report on Private Jimmy Johnson’s homecoming from the Falklands dispute. Commag. (Stu oov).
