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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: Wednesday 12/3/1980
Production Date
Wednesday 12/3/1980
Introduced By
Stuart Hall
Producer
Steve Ireland
Newsreader
John Mundy
Studio-based and videotape material in this programme (not usually held at the NWFA but please enquire)
MANCHESTER VT : RNW A011S/4:
Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on the possibility of British Aerospace building a factory at Shotton to build Airbus parts. Incl. 16mm film. Mute. BBC Stock. (Ali oov) 33’ 53”
TOTAL VT DUR : 1’36”
RNW A011S/5:
Stuart Hall with this week’s selection of viewers’ letters. Incl. captions and 16mm film. Mute. BBC Stock. (Stu oov) - water treatment. 19’ 30”
TOTAL VT DUR : 2’58”
On Wednesday 12/3/1980 there were 7 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 the Director General of the CBI, Sir John Methven. Comag. Ward.
2 mins 05 secs
2.
Film of Liverpool South Docks. Mute. BBC Stock. (John oov)
0 mins 19 secs
3.
Film of the Ford’s factory at Halewood. Mute. BBC Stock. (John oov)
0 mins 17 secs
4.
Film of the Flying Scotsman pulling into Rainhill Station. Commag. Higginson. (John oov)
0 mins 45 secs
5.
Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting from Britain’s newest telephone exchange, for the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company. He spoke to the man in charge of the operation, David Williams. Sepmag/Commag. Ward.
3 mins 45 secs
6.
Debi Davies, snf, talking to the Bishop of Manchester, Stanley Booth-Clibborn, about his new cape - an ornamental ceremonial cloak. She also spoke to the designer and embroiderer, Renate Melinsky. Sepmag/Commag. Stephens.
3 mins 19 secs
7.
Martin Henfield, snf, reporting on the mix-up over the birthplace of poet Robert Service, the creator of Dangerous Dan McGrew. He spoke to the owner of the house in Preston which has now been recognised as his birthplace. Sepmag. Stephens/Copyright of the National Film Board of Canada.
