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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 6 of 6 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Friday 8/4/1983
Production Date
Friday 8/4/1983
Introduced By
Stuart Hall
Producer
Steve Ireland
Newsreader
Phil Sayer
Studio-based and videotape material in this programme (not usually held at the NWFA but please enquire)
STUDIO INTERVIEW:
David Davies, snf, talking to David Alton, Liverpool MP for Edge Hill and Eric Ogden, MP for West Derby about the continuing rift between the S.D.P. and Liberals, as shown by the number of Merseyside seats which are being fought by both candidates. 03m30s
STUDIO:
1. David Davies, snf, reporting on a police committee meeting held today at County Hall, where James Anderton, Greater Manchester's Chief Constable defended his decision to arm small teams of officers to combat the recent wave of violent crimes. Incl. 16mm films. Commag. Ward. 30ft 00m48s
TOTAL DUR: 01m46s
2. Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on a public inquiry which was held following last months's tanker train derailment at Warrington, naming faulty track ballast as the problem. Incl. 16mm film. BBC Stock. 18ft 00m28s
TOTAL DUR: 01m13s
On Friday 8/4/1983 there were 6 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
David Davies, snf, reporting on this morning's police committee meeting defending his action to arm small teams of police. Commag. Ward.
0 mins 30 secs
2
Martin Henfield, snf, went along to see how police officers from the region are trained in the use of firearms, following the recent controversy. He spoke to Chief Inspector David James, the Head of Weapons Training. Sepmag/Commag. Park.
02 mins 58 secs
3
Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on an annual conference at Preston which is attended by police throughout the country calling for wider powers in seizing assets from convicted dealers. Commag. Higginson.
02 mins 34 secs
4
Film of the aftermath of a fire at a block of flats in Birkenhead. Mute. Ward. (Phil oov).
0 mins 25 secs
5
Film of David Bellamy launching an appeal for a nature reserve in the Lake District. Mute. Oldham. (Phil oov).
0 mins 29 secs
6
Colin Philpott, snf, reporting on the increasing popularity of tracing family trees, and how more and more people as a result of using the county archives at Chester. He spoke to Mr Redwood, County Archivist.
