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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 15/12/1981
Production Date
Tuesday 15/12/1981
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 A150P/3:
Felicity Goodey, snf, talking to Dick Phelps, the General Manager of Central Lancashire New Town, and Counc. Colin Brierley, the Chairman of Manchester’s Planning Committee, about the Government’s decision to withdraw large amounts of aid from the region and to wind up the New Town Development Corporation in four years time. 5’17”
RNW A150P/4:
Stuart Hall with this week’s selection of viewers’ letters. Incl. 16mm film. BBC Stock. (Stu oov)
Part 1: Burnley Dogs. Commag/Sepmag. 23’ 0’36”
Part 2: Heavy lorries. Commag. 9’ 0’14”
and VT. RNWA148B/2 - extract from “The Yangtse Incident” (35mm film) Copyright of EMI. 31” TOTAL VT DUR: 6’59”
STUDIO:
Martin Henfield, snf, reporting on the announcement that ICL is to sell its factory at West Gorton to a Japanese company. 1’01”
On Tuesday 15/12/1981 there were 6 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on how Bury’s “Meals on Wheels” service is coping with the snow. He spoke to two of the volunteers, Majorie Best and Bessie Knott and one of the regular customers, 87-year-old Emily Berry. Sepmag/Commag. Stephens
3 mins 40 secs
2
Malcolm Balen, snf, reporting on how the region’s hospitals are coping with the extra casualties caused by the snow. Mute. Ward.
0 mins 52 secs
3
Film of weather conditions around the region. Mute. Higginson/Ward. (John oov)
1 mins 24 secs
4
Film of some of Liverpool City Council’s typists, who are now back at work. Mute. Ward. (John oov)
0 mins 20 secs
5
Film of children at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital receiving presents for the staff at job centres in Bootle and Old Swan. Mute. Ward. (John oov)
0 mins 21 secs
6
GVs of Central Lancashire New Town. Mute. BBC Stock. (Stu oov)
