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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: Thursday 12/3/1981
Production Date
Thursday 12/3/1981
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: A110A/7:
Stuart Hall with this week’s selection of viewers’ letters. Incl. captions and 16mm film. Commag. BBC stock. (Stu oov). re-the Palace Theatre in Manchester. 14’, 0’23” TOTAL VT DUR: 5’06”
LONDON SPUR VT:
Extracts of the F.A. Cup quarter final match between Manchester City and Everton. Ex-T.V. News. (Stuart oov) 1’08”
STUDIO:
Malcolm Balen, snf, reporting on the days sporting news. Incl. 16mm film.
Part 1: Malcolm Balen, snf, talking to John Bond, Manchester City football manager, about the team’s prospects in the F.A. Cup semi-final and film of Craig Johnstone, from Middlesborough F.C. signing for Liverpool. Commag/Mute. Ward/Park. 76’, 2’01”
Part 2: Malcolm Balen, snf, talking to Billy Beaumont, Lancashire and England rugby captain, about his thoughts on going to play in South Africa after the announcement that he is on the black list of sportsmen, compiled by the anti apartheid committee of the United Nations. Commag. Ward. 52’, 1’23” TOTAL DUR: 4’00”
On Thursday 12/3/1981 there were 5 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to Tim Bradbury, Housing Director of Skelmersdale New Town, about the decision by Skelmersdale Development Corporation to demolish homes on the Birch Green Estate which have never been occupied. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson.
5 mins 09 secs
2
Debi Davies, snf, reporting on the strike by civil servants on Merseyside. Commag. Higginson. (Debi oov)
1 mins 29 secs
3
GV’s of the Courtaulds factory at Aintree. Mute. BBC stock. (John oov)
0 mins 23 secs
4
GV’s of Booth Hall Hospital, Manchester. Mute. Stephens. (John oov)
0 mins 24 secs
5
Martin Henfield, snf, reporting on a new Home Office experiment organised by probation officers in Preston to find alternatives to prison for young offenders. He spoke to George Mayne, Senior Probation Officer and some of the offenders taking part in the scheme. Sepmag. Stepehns
