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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: Tuesday 11/1/1983
Production Date
Tuesday 11/1/1983
Introduced By
Stuart Hall
Producer
Steve Ireland
Newsreader
Stuart Hall
Studio-based and videotape material in this programme (not usually held at the NWFA but please enquire)
MANCHESTER VT : 1/RNW A302A/5:
Martin Henfield, snf, talking to Councillor Ken Rae, Former Chairman Environmental Health Committee, about the clean-up operation, being paid for by the ratepayers in Tameside, of the Chemstar factory in Stalybridge destroyed by fire in 1981. Sepmag/Commag. Stephens. 108ft 02m52s
1/RNW A302A/4:
Martin Henfield, snf, reporting on the visit by survivors from the cruiser HMS Manchester which was sunk during the second world war to the new HMS Manchester at Portsmouth. Ex-Southampton TK. (Martin oov). 38ft 01m00s
1/RNW A302A/3:
Stuart Hall, with this week’s selection of viewers’ letters. Incl. captions and 16mm film.
Part 1: Syd Vincent, Lancashire miners’ leader, speaking about his criticisms of the NUM leader, Arthur Scargill. Commag. BBC Stock. 13ft 00m21s
Part 2: Film of life belts on Blackpool seafront. Mute. BBC Stock. (Stuart oov). 04ft 00m07s
Part 3: Film of Manchester’s architecture. Mute. BBC Stock. (Stuart oov). 06ft 00m10s
TOTAL VT DUR: 04m53s
On Tuesday 11/1/1983 there were 5 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Felicity Goodey, snf, reporting on the civic reception for the Navena, the first British deep-sea trawler to return to the Port of Fleetwood, and the walk out of the dockers at the end of their shift having unloaded only half the catch complaining of a lack of men. She spoke to David Dixon, Dock Manager, Jim Cross, Manager “Marrs”, Owen Oyston, chairman of the new fish handling company, and some of the dockers. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson.
4 mins 31 secs
2
Film of the Triumph Toledo car, in which two people died when it ran away into the River Dee at Chester, and film of the river bank. Mute. Park. (Stu oov).
0 mins 32 secs
3
Film of the replica of the loco which pulled the Royal Train at Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897. Mute. Stringer. (Stu oov).
0 mins 23 secs
4
Julie Carter, snf, talking to George Garlick, Head Warden, Hollingworth Lake, about the row between the Water Authority and GMC over the repairs needed to Hollingworth Lake which would cost £3 million and the Water Authority say they would rather drain the lake than foot the bill. Mute/Sepmag. Park.
3 mins 10 secs
5
Julie Carter, snf, reporting on the three generations in one family with ages ranging from 6 to 60, who make up a tap dance troupe. Sepmag. Higginson. She spoke to members of the family.
