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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: Wednesday 9/2/1983
Production Date
Wednesday 9/2/1983
Introduced By
Stuart Hall
Producer
Steve Ireland
Newsreader
Diana Mather
Studio-based and videotape material in this programme (not usually held at the NWFA but please enquire)
MANCHESTER VT : 1/RNW A306B/4:
Geoffrey Green, f/lce, talking to Howard Kellett, a 17 year old schoolboy from Alsager, near Crewe, who is among the first people in Britain to benefit from a new operation which corrects spinal deformities, and is being pioneered by a leading orthopaedic surgeon in Staffordshire. Ex-Birmingham. 156ft 04m10s
1/RNW A305/6:
John Francis, f/lce, reporting on a scheme to seal dangerous disused mineshafts in Cornwall which has brought new work to the area and to Merseyside, as the firm developing the scheme comes from Bootle. He spoke to Leslie Parry, Chairman Carrick Policy Committee, Ray Moorcroft, General Manager, and Bob Ford Inventor. Ex-Plymouth. 214ft 05m43s
On Wednesday 9/2/1983 there were 6 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Felicity Goodey, snf, talking to Abdullam Azad, Director of the Muslim Business Development Centre, about the aims of the Business centre in Manchester on the day of its opening. Sepmag/Commag. Stephens.
3 mins 01 secs
2
Film of the Ferns water treatment plant in Bolton where four water workers staged a sit-in. Mute. Park. (Diana oov).
0 mins 18 secs
3
Film of Prescot Street in the centre of Liverpool where three hundred trees were stolen. Mute. Ward. (Diana oov).
0 mins 15 secs
4
Film of the "Ben My Chree", Isle of Man ferry which is out of service for technical reasons. Mute. BBC Stock. (Diana oov).
0 mins 21 secs
5
Film of Norweb shop at Horwich near Bolton which is to close. Mute. Park. (Diana oov).
0 mins 17 secs
6
Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on the launch of a campaign by the Metropolitan authorities in response to growing rumours that the Government might decide to scrap Metropolitan Councils. He spoke to Keva Coombes, Leader, Merseyside County Council, Labour and Neville Goldrein, Conservative. Commag. Higginson.
