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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 8 of 8 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Friday 14/12/1979
Production Date
Friday 14/12/1979
Introduced By
Stuart Hall
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 A509B/8: Stuart Hall reporting on preparations around the region for Christmas. Incl. 16mm film. Mute/Sepmag. Park:- of the decorations in the cities around the North West and of the village of Cartmell in the Lake District, which has eight Christmas trees. 137’ 3’39’’
TOTAL VT DUR: 3’53’’
RNW A950B/9: (8mm film)
Extract of film showing the work of the charity organisation “Survive” in Africa. Mute. Gratis. 37’’
On Friday 14/12/1979 there were 8 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Debi Davies, snf, talking to Don Poevah, the General Manager of Kendals, about the Christmas rush, and Nick Clarke, snf, talking to Robert Shiel, the manager of a wine store which sold £900 worth of champagne in the first three days of this week. Mute/Commag/Sepmag.
5 mins 40 secs
2
Debi Davies, snf, reporting on the shortage of small change in the shops because of an overtime ban at the Royal Mint. She spoke to one small shopkeeper, John Bellis. Sepmag. Stephens.
2 mins 08 secs
3
GVs of the Meccano factory. Mute. BBC Stock. (John oov)
0 mins 25 secs
4
Film of roads blocked by heavy snow. Mute. Park. (John oov)
0 mins 15 secs
5
Film of the Under Secretary for Education, Neil Macfarlane, on a visit to schemes to help unemployed youngsters in Liverpool. Mute. Ward. (John oov)
0 mins 30 secs
6
Film of a model railway exhibition at UMIST. Mute. Park. (John oov)
0 mins 26 secs
7
Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to Ray Williamson of Ruston Diesels in Newton-le-Willows, who have spent the last four months refurbishing the steam locomotive ‘Lion’. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson.
3 mins 27 secs
8
Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on the work of the Liverpool-based charity organisation ‘Survive’, which supplies survival equipment to third world countries. He spoke to the Joint Founders, Margaret Price and Sean O’Leary. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson/Glancy
