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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 12/12/1979
Production Date
Wednesday 12/12/1979
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: RNW A950B/4: 16mm film.
Debi Davies snf talking to Barry Smith about his theatre of puppets, which is touring some of the smaller towns in the country. sepmag. Higginson. 179’ 4-47
Studio:
Nick Clarke snf reporting on the meeting of Liverpool City Council about the future of the Meccano factory. Incl. 16mm film. mute. Park. (Nick oov) 38’ 1-00
Total Dur: 1-42
On Wednesday 12/12/1979 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, reporting on the problems over the problems over the building of the Ash Meadow High School in Bury. She spoke to the Headmaster, Charles Parker and Bury’s Deputy Education Director, Norman Dennis. Sepmag / Commag. Park.
4 mins 27 secs
2
Film of the Duchess of Kent on a visit to the Royal College of music in Manchester. Mute. P Stephens. (John oov)
0 mins 30 secs
3
Film of the new lock gates on the Gladstone entrance to Liverpool Docks. Mute. Park. (John oov)
0 mins 25 secs
4
Film of the Oxford pub in Oxford Street which is threatened with demolition. Mute. P Stephens. (John oov)
0 mins 28 secs
5
Film of Coun. Sylvia Swithin in Tameside, as she realised her ambition to dance in a chorus line. sepmag. Park. (John oov)
0 mins 40 secs
6
Nick Clarke snf talking to the minister for Civil Aviation, Norman Tebbit, about the future of Manchester Airport. sepmag. Stephens/BBC Stock
3 mins 17 secs
7
Jim Hancock snf talking to Prof. Henry Lipson, the President of the Literary and Philosopical Society, about scientist John Dalton, whose collection of manuscripts have been donated to the John Rylands Library. Sepmag. Park.
