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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 9 of 9 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Wednesday 16/11/1977
Production Date
Wednesday 16/11/1977
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/nw37745/8/mr : Philip Preston and Alistair Macdonald in the first of a series on how to make wooden toys from scrap wood, showing us how to make a scuffer [?] and rake. 4m 07s
Studio : David Davies, snf, talking to Mr Eric Lee from the Prudential Assurance Co. Ltd. about flood damage insurance claims. 2m 55s
On Wednesday 16/11/1977 there were 9 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on the problems for the occupants of high rise flats in Liverpool where a strike by lift engineers means they have to walk up and down flights of stairs. Semag. Higginson.
3 mins 53 secs
2
Felicity Goodey, snf, reporting on the floods around Pilling, east of Fleetwood where one elderly 80 year old couple were cut off for 4 days. Commag. Ward. Felicity oov 53s.
2 mins 57 secs
3
G.V’s of Preston station where ammonia leaked from an ICI tanker outside the station. Mute. Hallas. John oov 18s
0 mins 18 secs
4
GVs of university lecturers from the N.W. going to London to attend a mass meeting on pay. Mute. Park. John oov 15s.
0 mins 15 secs
5
Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on the Alcan pay dispute, at their factory in Skelmersdale. Mute. BBC Stock. Nick oov 45s, & in vision: 12s
0 mins 57 secs
6
GVs of a new tanker being launched at Cammell Lairds in Birkenhead by an 80 year old shipyard worker. Mute. Park. John oov 25s
0 mins 25 secs
7
GVs of Blackpool’s South shore fire station where 5 men have now joined the national strike. Mute. Ward. John oov 15s
0 mins 15 secs
8
Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on fire volunteers from hospitals in St Helens and Knowsley who are being trained to provide 24 hour fire fighting teams. Sepmag. Selwood.
4 mins 06 secs
9
GVs of Philip Preston - toys being played with. Commag. BBC Stock. Stuart. oov 27s
