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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: Monday 19/11/1979
Production Date
Monday 19/11/1979
Introduced By
Stuart Hall
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: RNW 947T/2 (16mm film) Felicity Goodey, snf, reports on a campaign launched in Bolton to help epilepsy sufferers to be accepted by employers: The British Epilepsy Association. Sepmag/Commag. Arthur Selwood. 4’36’’
RNW 947T/1: Alistair Macdonald, snf, reports on today’s launching of a share offer by Thermoskyships to try to raise enough capital to build a prototype model of their airship. 1’26’’
RNW 947T/3: Malcolm Balen, snf, reporting on a youth project at Sutton High School to provide a talking newspaper, the “Sutton Sentinel”, to blind people in the area. Sepmag. Steve Stephens. 2’46’’
On Monday 19/11/1979 there were 6 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Nick Clarke, snf, reports on a new airline, Air U.K., an amalgamation of three airlines, including British Island Airways based at Blackpool. He spoke to BIA’s managing director about his company’s role in Air UK. Commag. Steve Stephens.
2 mins 58 secs
2
Film of Rockware Glass plant in St. Helens where redundancies have been announced. Mute. Ken Ward. Chris oov.
0 mins 20 secs
3
GVs of Vauxhall plant at Ellesmere Port, where production has been restarted. BBC Stock. Chris oov.
0 mins 15 secs
4
Film of Mr Malcolm West paying a fine for Sunday trading at Flletwod magistrates court with a cheque written on his chest. Mute. Ken Ward. Chris oov.
0 mins 27 secs
5
Felicity Goodey, snf, reportd on the launching of the Plain English Campaign’s own magazine, and talks to campaign leader Chrissy Maher about her plans to deliver a copy to Margaret Thatcher in London. Sepmag. Arthur Selwood.
3 mins 40 secs
6
Alistair Macdonald, snf, reports on a new EEC regulation which may mean the end of traditional newspaper wrapping for fish and chips, and talks to fish and chip proprietor, Don Grundy, about his views on the new ruling. Commag. Higginson.
