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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 9 of 9 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Friday 13/3/1981
Production Date
Friday 13/3/1981
Introduced By
John Mundy
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 A110A/8:
Martin Henfield, snf, reporting on the possible outbreak of legionnaires disease at the Tropicana Gardens Hotal in Benidorn, SPain. 1’17”
RNW A110A/9: (16mm film)
Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to George Wallace, newsagent, about the Victorian children’s games he found at his shop in Buxton. Sepmag. Stephens. 106’, 2’50”
On Friday 13/3/1981 there were 9 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on the civil servants strike in Liverpool and Manchester. He spoke to Hugh Kelly, Society of Professionals Civil Servants and Arthur Keegan, executive officer, customs and excise group. Commag/Mute. Higginson.
3 mins 54 secs
2
Film of Joe Coral’s betting shop in Lodge Lane, Toxteth where the manager was found murdered. Mute. Ward. (john oov)
0 mins 32 secs
3
Malcolm Balen, snf, reporting on the Government’s decision to give financial help to Mersey Docks. Mute. BBC Stock. (Mal oov)
0 mins 51 secs
4
Film of the Duke of Edinburgh’s visit to Merseyside. Mute. Ward. (John oov)
0 mins 29 secs
5
Film of pickets outside the Newsham General Hospital in Liverpool. Mute. Ward. (John oov)
0 mins 19 secs
6
Film of the aftermath of a fire at the Holy Name Primary School in Denmark Road, Moss Side. Mute. Park. (John oov)
0 mins 16 secs
7
Debi Davies, snf, talking to Tony Pass, Conservation Officer for the Greater Manchester Council, about the stores of artefacts kept by the council for future use. Sepmag. Park.
3 mins 47 secs
8
Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to Pete Foster, works convenor, about the plans by workers of Morganite Ceramic Fibres to go on a shorter working week with less pay so that redundancies in the firm could be avoided. Commag/Sepmag. Higginson.
2 mins 57 secs
9
Film of Enos Batty, a devoted Mossley football club fan, cycling to Bangor in Wales to watch the team play. Mute. Park. (John oov)
