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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: Friday 15/9/1978
Production Date
Friday 15/9/1978
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/A837B/9: David Davies, snf, reporting on the closing date for prospective purchasers of the Piggeries flats in Liverpool. Incl. 16mm film. Mute. BBC Stock. (David oov)
RNW/A837/10: Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to Huw Beynon - author of a book about what went wrong with the Triumph TR7 factory at Speke, which closed four months ago with the loss of 3000 jobs - and Frank Banton, the Transport Union Branch Secretary. 3’24’’
RNW/A837/11: (16mm film) Gracie Fields singing the song ‘I Love You Rochdale I do’, which she has composed specially for her concert in Rochdale 53’’
STUDIO INTERVIEWS: David Davies, snf, talking to Counc. Frank Gorton, and Dewi Rees, Regional Director of the Manpower Services Commission, about Counc. Gorton’s complaint that a Work Experience Scheme for School Leavers isn’t working because the commission is taking so long to deal with the paperwork.
Stuart Hall talking to Alan Cross from Winsford in Cheshire, whose family firm have invented something which could earn Britain millions of pounds in export orders. 3’00’’
On Friday 15/9/1978 there were 6 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Felicity Goodey, snf, talking to Gracie Fields on the eve of her gala concert in the theatre named after her in Rochdale. Sepmag. Stephens.
6 mins 04 secs
2
GVs of the incident room set up in the Library at West Kirby, from which detectives are working on the murder of Hazel Booth. Mute. Park. (John oov)
0 mins 20 secs
3
GVs of the Liverpool Road railway station in Manchester, which today celebrates its 148th birthday. Mute. Park. (John oov)
0 mins 15 secs
4
Film of post offices in the Isle of Man, following their announcement of a total profit of £2 3/4 million since it broke away from the GPO five years ago. Mute. BBC Stock. (David oov)
0 mins 15 secs
5
Film of school leavers involved in the Work Experience Scheme. Mute. BBC Stock. (David oov)
0 mins 20 secs
6
GVs of the Triumph TR7 factory at Speke on Merseyside. Mute. BBC Stock. (Ali oov)
