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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: Thursday 19/4/1979
Production Date
Thursday 19/4/1979
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 A916B/5 : (16mm film)
Film of workers from the Dunlop tyre factory, protesting in London against
its closure. Commag. London crew. (Nick oov) 16’ 25”
RNW A916B/6 : (16mm film)
Jim Hancock, snf, taking a look at Tynwald - the Isle of Man parliament. He
spoke to Robert Quail, the Clerk to the Tynwald and to Clifford Irving, the
Chairman of the Executive Council. Sepmag. Ward. 271’ 7’13”
STUDIO :
Felicity Goodey, snf, and David Davies, snf, with the day’s news from the
Election Newsdesk. 2’10”
On Thursday 19/4/1979 there were 7 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
David Davies, snf, talking to two MP’s who aren’t standing for re-election - Alfred Hall Davis, the Conservative MP for Morecambe and Lonsdale, and Simon Mahon, the Labour MP for Bootle. Sepmag. Park/Higginson.
7 mins 04 secs
2
NIck Clarke, snf, talking to Stan Pemberton of the TGWU and to some of the workers at Dunlops about their feelings on the day of the closure of the factory. Commag. Higginson.
4 mins 05 secs
3
Film of a house near Northwich, Cheshire, where two boys died in a house fire. Mute. Park. (John oov)
0 mins 21 secs
4
Film of five French yachtsmen, rescued in mid-atlantic by a ship on her way to Liverpool. Mute. P.Stephens. (John oov)
0 mins 26 secs
5
Film of the funeral of Liverpool soldier Christopher Shanley, shot dead by an IRA sniper in Belfast. Mute. P. Stephens. (John oov)
0 mins 26 secs
6
Film of the opening of Hardwicke Court, a sheltered housing development in Crewe. Mute. Park. (John oov)
0 mins 27 secs
7
Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to 13-year-old David Ross, who has now spent 1000 nights sleeping in a tent in his garden in pursuit of the world camping-out record. He spoke to his parents. Sepmag. Stephens/Park.
