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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: Friday 13/7/1979
Production Date
Friday 13/7/1979
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 A928F/8 : (16mm film)
Film of Scott of the Antartic. Mute. Copyright of the British Film Archive.
19’ 30”
RNW A928F/9 :
David Davies, snf, reporting on the issuing of Summonses alleging
corruption against Frank Lofthouse, former chairman of the Lancashire
Police Committee. Incl. 16mm film. Mute. BBC stock/Hallas. (David oov)
38’ 1’01”
Total VT Dur : 1’52”
On Friday 13/7/1979 there were 7 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Nick Clarke, snf, talking to Danny Fellows, Vice-Chairman of the Works Council and John Beard, District Officer of the TGWU, following the announcement to end steel making at Shotton. Commag/Sepmag. Stephens.
4 mins 06 secs
2
Film of the Woolworth’s fire. Mute. BBC stock. (John oov)
0 mins 20 secs
3
Film of the launching of the Scottish Eagles from Cammell Laird’s shipyard. Commag. Higginson. (John oov)
0 mins 25 secs
4
Film of a water mill with a wooden wheel discovered by workmen at Bebington, Wirral. Commag. Ward. (John oov)
0 mins 17 secs
5
Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting from the regional finals of the Young Engineer of the Year competition. He spoke to Tony Bond of the Department of Industry, and to some of the competitiors. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson.
3 mins 55 secs
6
Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on archaeological excavations at Bewsey Old Hall near Warrington. He spoke to Barry Johnson, the Director of Excavations and to Pauline Bearpark, the site’s research assistant. Sepmag/Commag/Mute. Park.
3 mins 55 secs
7
Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to Captain William Colbeck of Birkenhead, who is selling papers and letters from historic expeditions to Antarctica which belonged to his father. Sepmag. Higginson.
