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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 7 of 7 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Wednesday 16/5/1979
Production Date
Wednesday 16/5/1979
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 A920D/6
Alistair Macdonald, snf, talks to Michael Bishop, chairman of British Midland
Airways, about the unexpected success of his company which is making
Liverpool Airport profitable as well as running pofitably the routes taken
over from British Airways at Liverpool formerly run at a loss.
3’12”
STUDIO
David davies, snf, talks to John Graham, Chairman of the Manchester
Council House Buyers’ Association who is threatening to take legal action
against the Labour Council if tenants are not allowed to purchase their
council homes. Including Mute film. BBC Stock. Stuart oov.
13’ 21”
TOTAL DURATION : 3’00”
On Wednesday 16/5/1979 there were 7 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Felicity Goodey, snf, talks to the leaders of the Liberal and Labour Liverpool Council members, neither of whom have an overall majority, to find out if there are any circumstances under which the two parties could work together. They are Trevor Jones, Liberal and John Hamilton, Labour. While there is no agreement Liverpool City Council has no leadership. Sepmag. Higginson.
3 mins 45 secs
2
GVs of the Bolton Children’s Home which is the subject of allegations of cruelty. BBC Stock. Mute. John oov.
0 mins 20 secs
3
Film of a fire at a garage at Blackburn, where thousands of pounds worth of cars were ruined. Mute. Oldham. John oov.
0 mins 15 secs
4
Film of a new bus station at Warrington opened by the Mayor. And the launching of a rescue boat operated by St. John’s Ambulance Brigade at Blackpool. Mute. Oldham. John oov.
0 mins 31 secs
5
Film of the Smelt monument at Castletown in the Isle of Man, intended as a base for a statue, but unfinidhed due to lack of cash. A Southport sculptor, Stephen Taylor, offered to provide a statue for the monument. BBC Stock. Mute. John oov.
0 mins 15 secs
6
Alistair Macdonald, snf, reports on the Speke Action Committee’s attempts to come to a settlement with Dunlop’s management. he talked to union convenor, Charlie Parker and to some of the former Speke workers. Commag. Ward. Alistair oov.
3 mins 06 secs
7
Frank Mellor visits Lancaster City Museum to find out about a famous native of the city, Lawrence Binyon, the First World War poet. He talks to Edith Tyson of Lancaster Library about his links with Lancaster. Sepmag. Steve Stephens.
