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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 7/11/1978
Production Date
Tuesday 7/11/1978
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: RNW A845E/5: Extract from a World Cup match featuring the Polish player Kazimier Deyna. Orginally Tx: BBC1 June 1978. Commentator - Alan Weeks. 42’’
RNW A845E/6: Steve Ireland, snf, talking to Bill Hammond, who was chief instructor to the Army Pigeon Service during the War, which was an exclusive intelligence unit that relied on pigeons to carry vital messages. Incl. 16mm film. Commag. Stephens. - in which he spoke to Jane West, Editor of the Greater Manchester Police magazine, who is researching into the Service. 3’05’’
RNW A845E/7: Felicity Goodey, snf, talking to Melanie Tebbutt, who is doing postgraduate research into the pawnbrokers role in society, and to George Wilson - who was a pawnbroker for 50 years. 4’00’’
STUDIO: David Davies, snf, reporting on the unsolved murder of Vera Millward in Manchester last May. Incl. 16mm film. Mute. BBC Stock. (David oov) 15’’
On Tuesday 7/11/1978 there were 5 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
GVs of the A6 through Chapel-on-le-Frith and Whalley Bridge. Mute. BBC Stock. (John oov)
0 mins 20 secs
2
Film of bread queues on Merseyside. Mute. Ward. (John oov)
0 mins 20 secs
3
Film of a new section of motorway on the Manchester outer ringroad. Mute. Park. (John oov)
0 mins 15 secs
4
Felicity Goodey, snf, reporting on an invention by a firm specialising in diving equipment - Aqualogistics of St Helens - which the makers hope will never have to be used. It’s a hyperbaric lifeboat - a lifeboat with a built-in decompression chamber - and the only one in the world is sitting on a Norwegian oil rig in the North Sea. Sepmag. Ward.
4 mins 33 secs
5
David Davies, snf, reporting on the arrival of Poland’s football captain - Kazimier Deyna - who is expected to sign for Manchester City this week. He spoke to their Manager, Tony Book, and also attempted to sepak to Mr Deyna. Commag. Park.
