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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: Wednesday 16/8/1978
Production Date
Wednesday 16/8/1978
Introduced By
Felicity Goodey
Producer
John McManus
Newsreader
Christine Burn
Studio-based and videotape material in this programme (not usually held at the NWFA but please enquire)
MANCHESTER VT: VTC/6ST/NW7833/7/MR: Nick Clarke, snf, talking to Marton Cowburn, President of Manchester Chamber of Trade, about their campaign by the Chamber of Trade to improve parking facilities in the city centre. 2’44’’
VTC/6ST/NW7833/8/MR: Nick Clarke, snf, on the official report on the rail crash at Weaver Junction on 6th August 1975 - it blames human error for the accident. Inc. 16mm film of the crash. BBC Stock. Commag. (Nick oov) 20’’
STUDIO INTERVIEW: Alistair MacDonald, snf, talking to Robin Hayes, founder of the Association formed by parents of brain damaged children, who are fighting for compensation - they are convinced that a hormone tablet given to test mothers are pregnancy was responsible for the damage. 2’10’’
LIVE O.B. FROM HOVE: Peter West with a summary of the day’s play in the Gillette Cup Semi Final between Sussex and Lancashire - in which Lancashire were unlucky.
On Wednesday 16/8/1978 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, reporting on the ‘A’ level results as received by students at a Wilmslow school. She talked to some of the boys, ans asked them what they would do - especially those who has not done as well as they’d hoped. With her were Alan Hallmark, District Careers Advisor, and John Yates. Park. Commag.
4 mins 33 secs
2
GVs of the so-called ‘bionic’ hand - made in Sweden - which will be used on children aged between three and a half and hour and a half. It’s battery powered and activated electronically by the wearer’s muscles. Park. Mute.
0 mins 20 secs
3
GVs Derbyshire Wallabies. BBC Stock. Mute. (Chris oov)
0 mins 20 secs
4
GVs flower displays at the Southport Flower Show, which opens tomorrow. Ward. Mute. (Chris oov)
0 mins 20 secs
5
Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on the RAC report attacking local authority parking schemes, particularly parking meters. Higginson. Commag.
2 mins 12 secs
6
Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on the new campaign started by parents who say their children are handicapped because of hormone pregnancy tests. The film shows 9-year old Mark Chapman who was born with serious brain damage - which his mother is convinced was due to a hormone tablet. Stephens. Commag. (Ali oov)
