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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: Friday 20/3/1981
Production Date
Friday 20/3/1981
Introduced By
Stuart Hall
Producer
Steve Ireland
Newsreader
John Mundy
Studio-based and videotape material in this programme (not usually held at the NWFA but please enquire)
MANCHESTER VT: RNW A111T/10:
Martin Henfield, snf, talking to Harry Middleton of the British Model Soldier Society and George Barnes of the Space Age Society about their annual exhibition. 4’13”
STUDIO:
David Davies, snf, reporting on the possibility of Britain’s first regional indoor tennis centre being nuilt in the North West. Incl. 16mm film. Commag. BBC Stock. 19’, 0’30”
TOTAL DUR: 1’26”
On Friday 20/3/1981 there were 6 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Malcolm Balen, snf, reporting on the continuation of the dispute in some North West hospital. Sepmag/Commag. Park.
2 mins 56 secs
2
Debi Davies, snf, reporting on plans to repair the Fairfield Housing Estate in Buxton. Mute/Commag. BBC Stock.
0 mins 41 secs
3
Film of a special holiday run by Burnley and Pendle Transport. Mute. Park. (John oov)
0 mins 21 secs
4
Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to Gordon Porter of Porter Brothers flag makers of Liverpool about the increase in business because of the Royal Wedding. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson/Ward/Park
3 mins 03 secs
5
Debi Davies, snf, talking to Ken Hall, the M.D. of James Hall and Son, a Preston wholesalers who have invented Telspar, a computer for ordering goods. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson.
3 mins 29 secs
6
Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to nine-year-old Paul Coward from Kirkby-in-Furness, who is one of the country’s top motorcycles scramblers. He also spoke to his parents. Sepmag. Higginson.
