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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 5 of 5 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Tuesday 15/8/1978
Production Date
Tuesday 15/8/1978
Introduced By
Felicity Goodey
Producer
John McManus
Newsreader
Christine Burn
Studio-based and videotape material in this programme (not usually held at the NWFA but please enquire)
MANCHESTER VT: VTC/6ST/NW7833/3/MR: Nick Clarke, snf, talking to agent Zena Sharp about the Common Market’s survey on Europe’s unemployed entertainers - with emphasis on the 4,000 or so actors and actresses resident in the North West - more than half of whom are unemployed for a lot of the year. 3’11’’
VTC/6ST/NW7833/4/MR: Final of the Women’s 400 metres race at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, (1st TX: Games reports) with Donna Hartley winning the Gold Medal. 1’04’’
VTC/6ST/NW7833/5/MR: Final of the Women’s 100 metres Hurdles at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, where Sharon Colyear took the Bronze Medal. (1st TX. Games reports)
VTC/6ST/NW7833/6/MR: Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to Dr Duncan Dolton, Area Medical Officer for Health in Liverpool, about the growing lack of response to immunisation campaigns. If the lack grows there could be major outbreaks of polio, diptheria, measles and whooping cough. Inc. 16mm film of an immunisation clinic. Park. Mute. (Richard oov) ‘25’’
STUDIO INTERVIEW: Felicity Goodey, snf, talking to Donna Hartley, Shirley Strong and Sharon Colyear - three North West athletes who were appearing in the successful English Athletics team.
On Tuesday 15/8/1978 there were 5 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
GVs Vauxhalls workers at the Ellesmere Port factory, where work resumes tonight. BBC Stock. Mute. (Chris oov)
0 mins 16 secs
2
David Davies, snf, reporting on the hunt for young spin bowlers - the Northern heat of the National Conpetition was held at Old Trafford today. Park. Commag.
2 mins 34 secs
3
The puils of Cheadle Hulme High School, making their answer to “Star Wars” - “Arena”. It’s being financed by grants from North West Arts and Classic Cinemas - the actors are the school teachers. Peter Bates, the cameraman, and Colin Bodell, the Director, talked about the film. Higginson. Sepmag.
6 mins 52 secs
4
GVs cinemas in Manchester. BBC Stock. Mute. (Nick oov)
0 mins 16 secs
5
Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to Derbyshire Museum staff who are taking a mobile exhibition of relics of the past to remote villages and towns. Alistair caught up with them in Buxton - and talked to the staff and visitors to the exhibition. Park. Sepmag.
