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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 17/8/1977
Production Date
Wednesday 17/8/1977
Introduced By
David Davies
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/NW7733/4/MR:
David Davies talking to Alban Stirrup, a Conservative County Councilor about the plans for Comprehensive Education in cheshire. Including Commag film. Selwood. Feet: 2’ 97”. Duration: 2’ 35”. Total duration:4’ 30”.
VTC/6ST/MW7733/5/MR:
Extract from ‘Some Mothers do ‘ave them’ transmitted on BBC1, 8th March 1973 with Michael Crawford and Michelle Dotrice only appearing.
Duration:40”.
STUDIO: Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to Peter Crayson, manager of Belle Vue Zoo about the Save our Zoo campaign.
On Wednesday 17/8/1977 there were 7 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
GV’s of binmen on strike in Warrington. Mute. Ward. Chris oov:20”.
0 mins 20 secs
2
GV’s of powerboats racing at Carn Mill Dam, St Helens. Mute. BBC Stock. Chris oov:15”.
0 mins 15 secs
3
Film of a tractor worth £14,000 on fire when a tip at Winwick, near Warrington caught fire. Mute. Ward. Chirs oov:15”.
0 mins 15 secs
4
Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on Tony Dethridge and Bob Graham who hunt and collect tubifex worms to feed tropical fish. They sell them in this country and abroad. Sepmag. Selwoos. Ali oov:1’ 24”
3 mins 40 secs
5
David Davies, snf, reporting on a campaign to save Belle Vue Zoo. Commag. BBC Stock. David oov:24”.
0 mins 24 secs
6
Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on a firm from Burnley set up in 1937 in conjuntion with a French firm, Basques Pyrenees, that manufacturers berets. (Including an extract on VT from ‘Some Mothers do ‘ave em’.) Commag. Stephens. Nick oov:1’ 51”.
3 mins 15 secs
7
Frank Mellor talking on film about Dr Ruxton’s house in Lancaster empty for 42 years because of two murders which took place there. The house and the empty cinema next door are causing planners problems. Sepmag. Neil Higginson.
