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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 4 of 4 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Wednesday 13/12/1978
Production Date
Wednesday 13/12/1978
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 A850A/2: David Davies, snf, reporting on the increasing use of police dogs in crime fighting. Manchester has the largest force of police dogs outside London, and David meets three members of the force with their dogs and spoke to Chief Insp. John Simpson. 4’27’’
RNW A849F/30: David Davies snf, talks to Dr Duncan Telfer of Lancaster University about the project he heads to trace oil pollution etc., in the sea by means of pictures received from an American satellite. 5’45’’
STUDIO REPORTER SPOT: David Davies, snf, reporting on the latest legal battle to be faced by Manchester United in a very eventful year for them In a court case on Friday the United Directors will defend their plans to raise a million pounds. 1’30
On Wednesday 13/12/1978 there were 4 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Felicity Goodey, talking to Julie Anderson of Bury who has just won the Young Exporter of the Year award for exporting model aeroplanes to Japan very successfully, despite the Japanese reluctance to accept women in trade. Sepmag/Commag. Park.
3 mins 38 secs
2
Film of a protest demonstration inside the Iranian Consulate in Manchester against the Shah, and another protest march in Liverpool by the Mabel Fletcher Technical College to lobby the town hall. They were joined by striking social service workers. Mute. Oldham. Ward.
0 mins 30 secs
3
Film of Icelandic fishermen’s wives who travel in their husbands’ trawlers to do their Christmas shopping. Hallas. Mute.
0 mins 17 secs
4
Richard Duckenfield, snf, reports on the picketing of the Leonard Cheshire Home in Liverpool by NUPE members after 15 of them were sacked after the management refused to recognise their union, backed up by an industrial tribunal. He talks to Area Officer Joanne Hill, and to Hilda White, Head of Care. Higginson. Sepmag / Commag.
