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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 4 of 4 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Monday 19/5/1980
Production Date
Monday 19/5/1980
Introduced By
David Davies, snf
Producer
Steve Ireland
Newsreader
David Davies, snf
Studio-based and videotape material in this programme (not usually held at the NWFA but please enquire)
MANCHESTER VT: RNW A021J/1:
David Davies, snf, with this week’s feature “Ask Your MP”. Incl. captions and 16mm film. Higginson/London crew.
Part 1: Mute. Comprehensive schools. (David oov) 9’ 15”
Part 2: Commag. Gwynneth Dunwoody. Crewe. 31’ 50”
Part 3: Commag. Lewis Carter-Jones. Eccles. 31’ 49”
Part 4: Commag/Mute. David Hunt. Wirral. 45’ 1’12”
Part 5: Commag. David Alton. Edgehill. 33’ 52”
TOTAL VT DUR: 5’32”
RNW A021J/2:
Bruce Miles reporting on the commemoration in Derbyshire of the dam busters raid. He spoke to Sir Harold (Micky) Martin, a pilot, Toby Foxley, a front gunner and Bill Townsend, flight sargeant. Ex-Birmingham. 7’41”
On Monday 19/5/1980 there were 4 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1.
Martin Henfield, snf, reporting on Tameside Council’s new and speedy scheme for renovating council houses. He spoke to Mrs Howarth, a householder, Jim Findley, one of the demolition gang from G.F. Sharpe of Glasgow and Mrs Hall, another householder. Commag. Stephens.
3 mins 30 secs
2.
Film of grass and heath fires on Winter Hill and Belmont moors. Mute. Park. (David oov)
0 mins 19 secs
3.
Film of a new ninety-three bed hotel in Leyland, which was visited by the Chairman of the British Tourist Authority. Mute. Park. (David oov)
0 mins 22 secs
4.
Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to Lady Arran about her attempts to be the first woman to reach 100 miles an hour in a speed boat on Lake Windermere. Sepmag. Higginson.
