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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 9 of 9 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Thursday 8/3/1979
Production Date
Thursday 8/3/1979
Introduced By
David Davies
Producer
Steve Ireland
Newsreader
Christine Burn
Studio-based and videotape material in this programme (not usually held at the NWFA but please enquire)
MANCHESTER VT: RNW A910L/3: (16mm film)
Extract from “Aquacops”, first broadcast on BBC in 1974. BBC Copyright. 13’ 21”
RNW A910L/5:
Sequence of photographs of the Mottershead Ivory Collection, which was sold today at Sothebys vor over £295,000. 21”
RNW A909S/33:
The fourth in our catering series - South Cheshire Catering College at Crewe. 6’48’’
STUDIO INTERVIEW:
Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to Des Billington, the Chairman of the Western Ship Repairers Workers Action Committee, following the announcement of a deal which could turn the yard into a place to scrap shipping. 3’13’’
On Thursday 8/3/1979 there were 9 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
GVs of Western Shiprepairers at Birkenhead. Mute. BBC Stock. (David oov)
0 mins 20 secs
2
Film of a house in Myrtle Grove, Barnoldswick, in which an elderly couple died in a fire. Mute. P. Stephens. (Chris oov)
0 mins 18 secs
3
Film of the Speedwell Transport film in Clewes Street, Macclesfield, where there was a leak of Bromine gas. Mute. Park. (Chris oov)
0 mins 22 secs
4
Film of 174 Charlestown Road, Blackley - the subject of a test case over people who wanted to buy their own Council houses. Mute. P. Stephens. (Chris oov)
0 mins 21 secs
5
GVs of the Taylor and Hartley Textile Mill at Adlington, which has closed down, and the Tootal print works at Newton, near Hyde, which is being modernised. Mute. Park. (Jim oov)
0 mins 58 secs
6
Film of the Bolton bottle bank. Mute. Park. (Chris oov)
0 mins 16 secs
7
Film of Mrs Ann McCrowan of Ellesmere Port, celebrating her 108th birthday. Mute. Ward. (Chris oov)
0 mins 19 secs
8
David Davies, snf, talking to Chief Insp. Duggie Smith of the Lancashire Police Underwater Unit - which was the first in the country - following the delivery of a new vehicle containing the very latest equipment. Commag. Park.
3 mins 54 secs
9
Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on the visit to Fleetwood of an Icelandic delegation. He spoke to the Icelandic Concul in Grimsby, John Olgereisson, and to Jimmy Cross, the Manager of Marrs, Fleetwood’s main agent for Icelandic fish. Commag. Stephens.
