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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 4 of 4 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Monday 16/10/1978
Production Date
Monday 16/10/1978
Introduced By
Stuart Hall
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: RNW A842X/2: (16mm film) Steve Ireland, snf, talking to Keith Dunn, from Merseyside, who was hoping to attempt his own water speed record on Lake Windermere today, and to mechanic John Gibbons. The weather was too bad for his R1 Hydroplane - but some attempts were made. Steve also spoke to Les Moore from Solihull and Andy Chesham from Coventry. Ward. Sepmag. 3’46’’
RNW A842X/3: David Davies, snf, reporting on the first day of the trial of five boys - aged between 16-19 - accused of the murder of 17-year-old David Evans, who was awaiting sentence for indecently assaulting a 7-year-old girl. The youths - all at Risley Remand Centre - held their own private trial and found Evans guilty, they sentenced him to death by hanging at midnight.
On Monday 16/10/1978 there were 4 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to Michael Callory, Deputy Dircteor of Highways in Cheshire, about the County Council’s request to the Government to extend the M57 motorway by three miles to ease congestion on Birchfield Road, Widnes, which is one of the most hazardous roads in the North West. Higginson. Sepmag / Commag.
3 mins 22 secs
2
GVs skycradle being used to replace an overhead electricity line across Edenfield by-pass near Bury. Park. Mute. (Chris oov)
0 mins 25 secs
3
Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to a group of men who were on minesweepers during the last war. He took Cheadle writer, Paul Lund (who has written a book with co-author Harry Ludlam called “Out Sweeps”), Harry Thompson, a Mine Development Officer, Norman Collard, Hal Booth, Dennis Boys, down to HMS Dee on the Mersey, and talked to them about their exploits during the war. Higginson. Sepmag / Commag FX
6 mins 32 secs
4
Our weekend event this week was held on the 0838 Manchester- Sheffield-York excursion - on locomotive Number 6115, Scots Guardsman. Members of the Dinting Railways Centre near Glossop have spent nine years restoring the steam locomotive - the engine owned by the Bill Family. Chief Engineer Stephen Allsop, Hubert Parrish - who carried out the lettering and lining - and Chairman Dr. Simon Bryant, talked about the project and the hard work wthat has gone into the restoration to full working order. Ward. Sepmag. (Staurt oov)
