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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 4 of 4 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Monday 7/8/1978
Production Date
Monday 7/8/1978
Introduced By
David Davies
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: VTC/6ST/NW7832/1/MR: David Davies, snf, talking to Ken Norman, of the Portia Trust, who has started a campaign for the sister of Rita Nightingale to stand as a candidate for Blackburn in the General Election with the sole purpose of getting elected - getting Rita released - and then resigning. 3’50’’
VTC/6ST/NW7832/2/MR: David Davies, snf, talking to Albert Dingle from Siddington, near Macclesfield, who has come up with a giant gooseberry - it’s beaten a world record set way back in 1852. 1’59’’
VTC/6ST/NW7832/3/MR: Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on the situation in Liverpool Docks. He talked to the Chairman of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company, Sir Arthur Peterson, who was surprised at the suggestion that all dockers should work for one boss. They also discussed a suggestion that some of the empty older docks should be eventually filled in to form a huge handling area for containers. 16mm Commag. Higginson. 3’48’’
On Monday 7/8/1978 there were 4 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
The Mayor of Blackpool, Councillor Mrs. Riley, presenting 13-year-old Carl Beniston, the youngest person to swim the English Channel, with the Freedom of the town’s swimming baths, and an inscribed plaque. Hallas. Mute. (John oov)
0 mins 17 secs
2
Tom Clarkson, Town Crier of Chester, parading through the city with the trophy he won at Hastings - he won the National Town Criers Championship at the first attempt. Mute. Ward. (John oov)
0 mins 16 secs
3
Felicity Goodey, snf, at the exhibition “A Right to Vote” at Manchester Town Hall. She spoke to Manchester Suffragette, 92-year-old Mrs Elizabeth Dean about her experiences during the campaign for women to gain the vote. Manchester’s Lord Mayor, Councillor Ken Franklin, in his speech opening the exhibition, called for voting in this country to be made compulsory. Stephens. Commag. (Felicity oov)
5 mins 37 secs
4
Our weekend event this week was at Sealand, near Chester - where the Duke of Kent, Captain Mark Phillips, Jackie Stewart, Lord Montagu, Jackie Charlton and Tony Gubba (among others) spent the weekend at a sponsored shoot - Clay Pigeon shooting - to raise money for the Commonwealth Games Appeal. Higginson. Commag.
