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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: Wednesday 13/9/1978
Production Date
Wednesday 13/9/1978
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/A837B/5: (16mm film) Dr Janet Kear, of the Martin Mere Wildlife Rserve, talking about the problems they have in protecting the birds from animals which prey on them - like foxes and water voles. 4’24’’
RNW/A837B/6: Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on the bid by the Port of Preston to become the main supply base for gas exploration off the North West Coast. Incl. 16mm film. BBC Stock.
Part 1: Mute: 16’ 25’’
Part 2: Commag 16’ 25’’
TOTAL VT DUR: 1’54’’
On Wednesday 13/9/1978 there were 5 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 a new technique being pioneered by the British Livestock Comapny at their dairy unit in Parbold, which could revolutionise the breeding of livestock, particularly dairy cattle. She spoke to vet Ian Paton, who described how it’s done. Sepmag / Commag. Park.
4 mins 29 secs
2
Stuart Hall reporting from Bolton - which is rapidly gaining a name for itself as the British home of sports motorcycles. He spoke to Terry Wilson, Managing Director of Cottons, one of the oldest names in the motorbike business, who have just acquired a controlling interest in the small Bolton firm of Eatough Motorcross Limited. And he also spoke to Alan Clewes - who built up CCM in the back streets of Bolton, and who has just won an order worth £150,000 to supply 54 bikes for the personal display team of the Sultan of Oman. Commag. Park
5 mins 00 secs
3
GVs of Ford’s Halewood factory - and their latest products, new versions in the Escort range. Mute. P. Stephens. (John oov)
0 mins 20 secs
4
GVs of the greens at Rochdale Golf Club at Norden, partly hacked up and damaged by vandals during the night.
0 mins 20 secs
5
Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to Andrew Hyslop, who will be 98 in Decemeber, who’s just enrolled as a student in a do-it-yourself woodwork course at Wallasey’s Adult Education Centre. Sepmag / Commag. Higginson.
