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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 6 of 6 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Thursday 19/5/1977
Production Date
Thursday 19/5/1977
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/nw7720/6/mr : Richard Duckenfield, snf, with a report on the effectiveness of controls to the Dutch Elm Disease in the North West. Including 16mm film of trees infected with the disease. BBC Stock. Commag. (Dick oov) 25ft 40 scs. Total vt : 1 min 30 scs.
Studio Interview : Felicity Goodey, snf, talking to Gerry Gillman, General Secretary of the Society of Civil and Public Servants, about Government palns to disperse more than 28,000 Civil Service jobs to areas outside London. 3 min 08 scs
On Thursday 19/5/1977 there were 6 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
GVs protest at Courtaulds Skelmersdale works. BBC Stock. Commag. (Nick oov) GVs Sandy Mill at Royton, due to close in autumn. Park. Mute. (Nick oov) 21ft 33 scs
1 mins 15 secs
2
GVs railways line at Golborne, near Leigh, where a package of gelignite was found. Ward. Mute. (John oov)
0 mins 15 secs
3
GVs Fairey Engineering works at Stockport, where the week old strike is now over. Park. Mute. (John oov)
0 mins 12 secs
4
GVs Liverpool’s Exchange Station, due to be demolished, and the site developed to house civil servants. BBC Stock. Mute. (John oov)
0 mins 15 secs
5
David Davies, snf, talking to Bob Matthewson, former Bolton Wanderers player, who is to referee the Cup Final on Saturday. It will also be his last match. Park. Sepmag.
6 mins 16 secs
6
Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to the only surviving member of the 1922/23 Liverpool team who won the championship both years, Cyril Gilhesby - known as the Liverpool Flier. Higginson. Sepmag.
