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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: Tuesday 14/4/1981
Production Date
Tuesday 14/4/1981
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 A111T/8: (16mm film)
Extract from Granada TV’s “World in Action” programme featuring the children of Anwar Ditta. First tx: 16.3.81 and Look North West 19.3.81. 10’, 0’16”
RNW A115/5:
Stuart Hall, with this week’s selection of viewers’ letters. Incl. captions and 16mm film. BBC Stock.
Part 1: Greater Manchester bus vandalism. Sepmag. 9’,0’14”
Part 2: RSPCA Campaign. Sepmag/Commag. 18’, 0’29”
TOTAL VT DUR: 4’56”
STUDIO:
1. Debi Davies, snf, reporting on the strike action taken by civil servants which is disrupting all Government departments in the North West. Incl. 16mm film, in which she spoke to Peter Thompson, co-ordinator of the civil servants action in Greater Manchester. Mute/Sepmag. Park. 74’, 1’59” TOTAL DUR: 2’18”
2. Malcolm Balen, snf, reporting on the talks to try and end the rail strike which has stopped trains between Manchester and Sheffield. Incl. 16mm film. Mute. Park. (Malcolm oov) 13’, 0’20” TOTAL DUR: 1’13”
On Tuesday 14/4/1981 there were 7 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Martin Henfield, snf, reporting on the arrival at Manchester Airport of the children of Anwar Ditta after her six year fight with immigration authorities. Alistair Macdonald, snf, spoke to Anwar Ditta, at the Airport. Commag. Park/Higginson.
3 mins 10 secs
2
Film of schoolchildren handing out leaflets at Gorton market as part of the campaign for a Uniform System of Education. Mute. Park. (John oov)
0 mins 18 secs
3
GV’s of the Fleetwood based cargo firm, Pandora. Mute. BBC Stock. (John oov)
0 mins 15 secs
4
Film of the opening ceremony of a bungalow at Booth Hall Hospital burns unit to provide overnight accommodation for parents. Mute. Park. (John oov)
0 mins 20 secs
5
Film of the restored tram from Bolton. Sepmag. BBC stock. (John oov)
0 mins 24 secs
6
Malcolm Balen, snf, talking to Frances Burgess, nee Lockett, from Hyde, who was the first cotton queen in 1930. Mute/Sepmag. Park.
2 mins 34 secs
7
Debi Davies, snf, reporting on the argument over a ten ton hunk of granite on Tynwald Hill, Isle of Man, which was to be monument. She spoke to Cecil Mcfee, Former Member of the House of Keys, and Edward Kermeen, Vice Chairman of the Fianance Board. Sepmag. Higginson.
