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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 20/3/1980
Production Date
Thursday 20/3/1980
Introduced By
Stuart Hall
Producer
Steve Ireland
Newsreader
Alistair Macdonald
Studio-based and videotape material in this programme (not usually held at the NWFA but please enquire)
MANCHESTER VT: RNW A012L/9
Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to the Medical Officer for Environmental Health in Salford, Dr John Packer, about the increases in the number of TB cases. 3’22’’
RNW A012L/8: Jim Hancock, snf, talking to the Labour leader of Tameside Council, Counc. George Newton and the ex-Conservative leader, Counc. Colin Grantham, about the prospect of the Tameside education row starting all over again. (Jim oov) 19’ 30’’ TOTAL VT DUR: 4’12’’
On Thursday 20/3/1980 there were 7 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Martin Henfield, snf, talking to Burnley Dog lovers Frank Clifford, Mavis Thornton and Ken Spencer about the hardships they’re facing because of their campaign. Mute/Sepmag. Park.
3 mins 18 secs
2
Film of a house in Stockport, were the dog is suspected of dying of rabies. Mute. P.Stephens. (Ali oov)
0 mins 12 secs
3
Film of the lifting of a bus which overturned in the bad weather near Shaw. Mute. P. Stephens. (Ali oov)
0 mins 19 secs
4
Film of specially adapted wheelchairs for handicapped visitors to Poole’s Cavern in Buxton. Mute. Park. (Ali oov)
0 mins 23 secs
5
Film of a ceremony to mark the refurbishing of Warrington’s ornamental gates. Mute. Ward. (Ali oov)
0 mins 20 secs
6
Film of trials by the Royal Navy of dracone barges, made at the Dunlop factory in Skelmersdale, which are used in the fight against oil pollution. We spoke to the Ministry of Defence’s Chief Anti-Pollution Officer, Commander Geoff Teasdale. Mute/Sepmag. Copyright of Dunlop/ Plymouth crew.
3 mins 13 secs
7
Debi Davies, snf, talking to Dr Norman Searby of Wilmslow, who has spent the last 20 years building a fill-size concert organ in his dining room. Sepmag. Higginson.
