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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 16/6/1978
Production Date
Friday 16/6/1978
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: VTC/6ST/NW7824/6/MR: (35mm film) ex London
Excerpt from film “Fraternally Yours”, the film which gave the “Sons of the Desert” their name, with Laurel and Hardy.
VTC/6ST/NW7824/5/MR: Felicity Goodey, snf, talked to Eric Soothill, cameraman, and Alan Fairhurst, author of book on Europe’s 3000 different varieties of fungus aboput the research that went into the book. + Caption
On Friday 16/6/1978 there were 6 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Alistair MacDonald, snf, reporting on the first road that ever led into the city of Manchester - 2050 years old and uncovered by archaeologists. Talked to Maurice Fitchett, a leader of the dig. Sepmag + Commag Fx. (Park)
4 mins 06 secs
2
Fifteen hundred vehicles loaded on to the nine decks of bulk carrier “Tanabata” - bound for Gulf ports of the United States. Ward. Mute. (John Mundy oov)
0 mins 23 secs
3
Final packing by 24 young people working for Community Industry - who are going to Nepal to undertake surveys and jouneys in the Everest area. Ward. Mute. (John oov)
0 mins 19 secs
4
GVs of Fleetwood’s inshore fishing boats. BBC Stock. Mute. (John oov)
0 mins 12 secs
5
Frank Mellor reporting from Ulverston on the anniversary of Stan Laurel - and the first British Convention of “Sons of the Desert” - a Laurel and Hardy fan club. Sepmag. Stephens.
4 mins 06 secs
6
Richard Duckenfield, snf, talked to Ingo Abraham, Community Onc. Chairman ad Rev. Ernest Hopkins about scheme for anti-vandal patrols on Queen’s Road Estate, Liverpool. Sepmag. Higginson.
