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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 7 of 7 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Thursday 10/11/1977
Production Date
Thursday 10/11/1977
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: VTC/6ST/NW7745/4/MR: GVs of last years (1976’s) RAC rally. Ex London, BBC stock. David oov 0-31. 0-46
VTC/6ST/NW7745/6/MR: Felicity Goodey snf talking to Mrs Margaret Melrose, Chairman of Cheshire School’s sub committee about the decision not to close some small Cheshire schools in villages. 2-25
Studio: David Davies snf talking to Charles Gilbert of the RAC in Manchester about the RAC rally row 2-16
On Thursday 10/11/1977 there were 7 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Steve Ireland snf reporting on the preparations for the threatened strike by firemen in the North West. He spoke to the head of Lancashire’s fire brigade Jack Warden about the dangers of a strike. sepmag. stephens 3-20 (125’) Ward0-20 (13’) BBC stock 0-25(16’)
4 mins 05 secs
2
GVs of a house near Atherton where an 11 year old boy died and a family of 4 was overcome by fumes from a heating boiler. mute. Park John oov 0-15
0 mins 15 secs
3
GVs of blind workers workers demonstrating their skills at various jobs at Birkenhead Employment Office. Mute. Ward. John oov 0-30
0 mins 30 secs
4
David Davies snf reporting on the restriction of entries in the RAC rally. He spoke to Rod Crabtree and John Clegg who claim they’re being pushed out of the competition. sepmag. Stephens. David oov 0-38
2 mins 36 secs
5
Alistair Macdonald snf reporting on the Wigan Observer, a weekly newspaper which has won the annual newspaper design award. Mute 0-29, commag 2-36. stephens Ali oov 0-56
3 mins 05 secs
6
GVs of village schools in the Preston area, which are threatened with closure. mute. BBC stock.
0 mins 25 secs
7
Frank Mellor, talking to and reporting on Edward Cowie from Silverdale whose piano concerto will have it’s world premiere at the BBC Master concert on 6th December. He’s also an ornithologist, a naturalist, a poet and an artist. sepmag. Selwood
