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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 20/10/1977
Production Date
Thursday 20/10/1977
Introduced By
Sandra Burslem
Producer
John McManus
Newsreader
Stuart Hall
Studio-based and videotape material in this programme (not usually held at the NWFA but please enquire)
Manchester vt : vtc/6st/nw7742/6/mr : Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on the decision of Tynwald, the Manx Parliament to accept in principle plans for a sea link to Heysham. Mute film. BBC Stock. Nick oov 15s Nick in vision : 47s (10ft of film) Total Dur 53s.
vtc/6st/nw7742/7/mr : Felicity Goodey, snf, talking to Sheila Catiss chairman of the National Association for the Welfare of Children in Hospital about the problems of children in hospital and restrictions on parents visiting hours. 2m 46s
Studio : Ken Dodd, the new professor of Buttyology, demonstrating how to make that great delicacy of the region, jam butties. Stuart Hall assisted him. 3m 04s
On Thursday 20/10/1977 there were 6 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on the Kirkby firm of Dubilier which is expanding rapidly after a near closure. Sepmag. 1m 52s commag 2m 03s Higginson.
3 mins 55 secs
2
GVs of Latchford Methodist Church Hall and of houses in Griffiths Street, Warrington where there were smoke bomb attacks. Mute. Ward. Stuart oov 20s
0 mins 20 secs
3
GVs of British Rail’s latest type of commuter train which will be used on Merseyside’s new underground system. Mute. Ward. Stu. oov 10s
0 mins 10 secs
4
GVs of Donald Campbell’s Bluebird on Lake Conniston. Black & White. BBC Stock. Mute. Stu oov 18s
0 mins 18 secs
5
Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on Tony Fahey, a Manchester businessman who has launched a £500,000 project to break the world water speed record. He spoke to Tony Fahey. Commag. BBC Stock. 55s (35ft) Commag. Selwood. 1m 41s (63ft) Nick in vision 47s
3 mins 23 secs
6
Felicity Goodey, snf, reporting on a conference held at Wythenshaw Hospital on the effects of children in hospital. She spoke to Dr. Dermod McCarthy, a consultant at the hospital and Pamela Barnes, the play organiser. Commag. Stephens. Fel oov 31s
