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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 5 of 5 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Wednesday 18/10/1978
Production Date
Wednesday 18/10/1978
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: RNW A842/1: Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to Eric Soothill, who has just published a book on “Wildfowl of the World”. Inc. 16mm film of some stills from the book. Park. Mute. and 16mm film of wildfowl at Martin Mere. BBC Stock. Commag. (Ali oov) 3’28’’
RNW A842X/6: David Davies, snf, talking to Sammy Rihani from Merseyside Passenger Transport, and Neil Walden from the Department of Transport Studies at Manchester Polytechnic, about yet another scheme launched today to tempt passengers back onto public transport. They include more cut price fares for travel within particular boundaries. 4’07’’
RNW A842X/7: Steve Ireland, snf, reporting on the first day of the public enquiry into Preston’s Civic Hall versus the new inner-city ring-road. The Hall is a listed building, but the whole Preston Council is in favour of demolishing it - the cost of restoration would be nearly £400,000. Inc. 16mm film of Preston Town Hall interior and exterior. BBC Stock. Mute. (Steve oov) 1’01’’
On Wednesday 18/10/1978 there were 5 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
GVs Merseyside and Greater Manchester Transport - trains and buses. BBC Stock. Mute. (David oov)
1 mins 29 secs
2
GVs damage to Whalley Range High School for Girls caused by four gas explosions. Nine firemen were injured in the blast - which happened as the firemen tackled a blaze in the basement of the lower school. Park. Mute. (John oov)
0 mins 23 secs
3
GVs Runcorn New Town development - where ten more firms are moving in to create many new jobs. Ward. Mute. (John oov)
0 mins 21 secs
4
Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to Alwyn Collistor and Harold Kelly - Town Commissioners for Castletown - who are on opposing sdies, although great friends, in the battle to keep “The Smelt”. “The Smelt” is a 40’ stone column erected 150 years ago to commemorate a former Governor, Colonel Cornelius Smelt - but a statue was never erected to put on top. The town council and some local people want the plinth demolished to give more space in the square for next year’s celebrations of 1000 years of Parliamentary rule - but the opposition don’t want a piece of local history destroyed. Higginson. Sepmag. (Alistair oov)
4 mins 17 secs
5
Frank Mellor talking to Alan Hankinson about the exhibition of photographs of mountaineers at Kendal’s Brewery Arts Centre. The photographs were taken around the turn of the century by George and Ashley Abraham who pioneered the art of photographing climbers and mountains. McDairmant. Sepmag.
