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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 6 of 6 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Tuesday 15/3/1977
Production Date
Tuesday 15/3/1977
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 : vtc/6st/7711/2/mr : Liz Donnelly, snf, talking to Mrs Pat Seed, who has cancer, and Dr. Ian Todd from Christie’s Hospital who is treating her, about the fear of the disease, and the machine that is needed to diagnose it more quickly, but which costs a quarter of a million pounds. Ward. Commag. (144 ft) Dur 3 min 50 scs (16mm film)
London 2-way : (Norman Shaw North) David Davies, snf, talking to Roger Stott, MP., about his meeting with President Jimmy Carter, and the effects of his Presidency on Great Britain. dur 3 min 03 scs
Studio Interview : Nick Clarke, snf, talking to councillor Joe Hood about the attitude of the Preston Borough council to the allegations that they made a 4, 750 % profit on a recent land deal. Dur 2 min 34 scs
On Tuesday 15/3/1977 there were 6 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Nick Clarke, snf, talking to Mrs. Olive Smith about her mother’s land, which was bought by Preston Borough council on a compulsory purchase order for £4,000 for housing. They now say the Department of the Environment paid £190,00 for it, and an extra half-acre, for which Mrs Smith was paid£200, is for sale - she would like to buy it back, but the asking price is now £4,000. Nick also spoke to councillor Ron Marshall, who feels that something should, and can, be done to help Mrs. Smith. Park. Sepmag.
4 mins 17 secs
2
GVs Plessey’s at Kirkby, where the sit-in is to be carried on. BBC Stock. mute. (John oov)
0 mins 18 secs
3
GVs David Soul arriving at Ringway in his private jet for two concerts at the Apollo Theatre, Ardwick Green. Park. Mute. (John oov)
0 mins 25 secs
4
Arrival of St. Etienne at Anfield for the Second Leg of their European Cup Tie match with Liverpool tomorrow. Higginson. Commag. (John oov)
0 mins 20 secs
5
Frank Mellor, talking to Norman Ossliff, who was nearly killed in the Manx Grand Prix of 1947 riding a Norton, and two Geoff Gardiner and Derek Irving, who have restored the machine. Dobson. Sepmag.
4 mins 03 secs
6
Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on the Buxton Wallabies, whose owner is to be subjected to a “Wallaby Tax” by the Inland Revenue. BBC Stock. Sepmag. (Alistair oov)
