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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: Thursday 14/8/1980
Production Date
Thursday 14/8/1980
Introduced By
David Davies, snf
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 A033N/8:
Martin Henfield, snf, talking to Mike Rogan, from the Taxi Drivers’ Association and Councillor Roger Delahunty, Chairman of the Manchester Enviromental Health Committee, about the action taken by the committee against taxi drivers at Manchester Airport who overcharge. Incl. 16mm film. Mute. Park. (Martin oov) 16’ 25”
TOTAL VT DUR: 3’42”
RNW A033N/9: (16mm film)
Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to Mike Braithwaite, Managing Director of Circraft, a Stockport firm who manufacture circular boats which you steer with your body. Sepmag/Commag. Park. 143’ 3’49”
On Thursday 14/8/1980 there were 4 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1.
Film of the Miss Blackpool Contest. Mute. Hallas. (John oov)
0 mins 25 secs
2.
Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on the sale of houses on the Port Sunlight estate in Wirral. He spoke to Mr and Mrs Harvey, house buyers, and Peter Hodgeson, Estate Manager. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson.
3 mins 28 secs
3.
Malcolm Balen, snf, reporting on the vast number of houses for sale in the village of Elswick near Blackpool which have become vacant now that the army are pulling out of the area. He spoke to Tom Gornall, the chairman of the Parish Council, Harold Glover, the Parish Clerk, joiner and village post master, David Tomlinson, the man in charge of selling the houses. Sepmag/Commag. Park.
3 mins 28 secs
4.
David Davies, snf, talking to Ken Jones, player, captain, chairman, and now groundsman, for Buxton Cricket, about the future for cricket in Buxton considering the adverse weather conditions there. Sepmag/Commag. Park.
