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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 16/3/1979
Production Date
Friday 16/3/1979
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 A911F/6 :
Felicity Goodey, snf, reports on a 24 hour strike by Manchester
ambulancemen which has now been declared indefinite. Including 16mm
mute film of pickets outside hospital and military ambulances standing by.
Park. (Fel oov) 17’ 27”
TOTAL DURATION : 55”
RNW A911F/7 : (16mm film)
Film of the Lookers Professional Squash Championships. Commag.
Park. 26’ 41”
STUDIO INTERVIEW :
Richard Duckenfield, snf, talks to James Mottram, Chairman of Walton Jail’s
Board of Visitors, in a two-way interview with Portland Place. 3’10”
On Friday 16/3/1979 there were 8 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Nick Clarke, snf, reports on the day’s events at Bolton General Hospital where 600 workers are on strike, and talks to the man at the centre of the strike, Jim Kelly, who has been sacked. He discusses the problem of hospital laundry with hospital staff, who say voluntary help will be needed. Commag. Higginson.
4 mins 20 secs
2
Film of Walton Jail, where prisoners are currently locked up for most of the day due to prison officers dispute, and a tense situation now prevails. Mute. Higginson. (Dick oov)
0 mins 27 secs
3
Film of bad weather conditions on the M62 near Rochdale and snow in Derbyshire. Phil Stephens. Brian Oldham. Mute. (John oov)
0 mins 35 secs
4
Film of the Isle of Man T.T. course being tested after improvements to Bray Hill where bumps were being flattened out. Mute. Gaggs. John oov.
0 mins 26 secs
5
Film of County Hall where a delegation of CBI met with councillors to discuss Cheshire’s rates. Mute. Ward. John oov.
0 mins 28 secs
6
GVs of Southport Football Club which has just paid off debts of £32,000 to the Inland Revenue. Mute. Ward. John oov.
0 mins 22 secs
7
Jim Hancock, snf, reports on the Lookers Professional Squash championship to be held at Belle Vue and meets the finalists, Geoff Hunt of Australia and Kamar Zanam of Pakistan, and talks to them about the new portable court that’s being used. Commag. Park.
3 mins 32 secs
8
Felicity Goodey, snf, reports on the Scottish Operas project of taking opera into schools, and visits New Heys Comprehensive in Allerton where a specially commissioned opera called ‘Peace’ was being rehearsed by five members of the cast, both professional and school children about the success of the project. Ending with a scene from the rehearsal. Sepmag. Park. Fel oov.
