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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: Monday 8/8/1977
Production Date
Monday 8/8/1977
Introduced By
David Davies
Producer
Gerry Arnfield
Newsreader
John Mundy
Studio-based and videotape material in this programme (not usually held at the NWFA but please enquire)
MANCHESTER VT:VTC/6ST/NW7732/1/MR: A report on a scheme operated by Veronica Bodnarec and John Wigger among the flat-dwellers of the Ashfield Valley Estate at Rochdale to record their views about the Estate on film. Sepmag. Stephens. 16mm film. Length 129’, Duration: 3’ 27”. Studio: David Davies, snf, talking to Duncan Beaton of the Department of Transport about the problems of traffic build-ups due to lane closures on the busiest section of Manchester’s motorway system-on the M63 at Barton Bridge. (Including commag film (16mm) Higginson. 2’ 13”: 83’. David oov-1’ 37”) Duration:2’ 57”. Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to chris Halhead, who represents the North West’s dairy farmers on the Mild Marketing Board about the Government’s threat to ban farm bottled milk. (Including Mute film (16mm). BBC Stock. 25”:16’- Ali oov) Duration: 2’ 59”.
On Monday 8/8/1977 there were 5 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on the proposed spur road which would take Shell chemical carriers and other heavy traffic from Carrington to the M63. At the moment the tankers have to use totally unsuitable residential roads. He talked to the leader of Trafford district council, Counsillor Colin Warbrick. Mute: Park. 34”, Commag: Selwood. 2’ 42” (Nick oov-1’ 44”)
3 mins 16 secs
2
GV’s of the Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead. Mute. BBC Stock. (John oov)
0 mins 15 secs
3
Film of two huge loads making their way from the Redpath-Dorman-Long plant in Warrington To British Leyland at Longbridge. Mute. Park. (John oov)
0 mins 25 secs
4
Film of a toy lion being flown out from Manchester Airport to New Zealand as a mascot for the British Lions Rugby Union Team. Mute. Ward. (Johns oov).
0 mins 12 secs
5
Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to 90 year old Mrs Rosa Cornes who runs the Post Office in the village of Chorley, near Nantwich, Cheshire, unaided. Sepmag. Higginson.
