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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 8 of 8 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Tuesday 20/12/1977
Production Date
Tuesday 20/12/1977
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: VTC/6ST/NW7751/2/MR: Felicity Goodey snf talking to Douglas Burgess from Holmes Chapel about his hobby of engraving on glass. Including TK/Mute ( Ward. 34”, 22’, Felicity oov:34”. 3-58
VTC/6ST/NW7751/3/MR: Felicity Goodey snf talking to Bill Parker from Prestwich Hospital about the work of Lancashire’s Psychical Research Society and several people who had experienced strange incidents: Mrs Connie Williamson, manageress of a Blackpool restaurant, and Mrs Brearley whose house in Stretford was haunted. Including mute film: GVs of the Brearley house: mute, Park12”; 8’, Fel oov12”; GVs of the lobster pot restaurant, mute, Hallas, 25”,16, Fel oov : 25” Total dur: 155’ 4-08
On Tuesday 20/12/1977 there were 8 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
David Davies snf talking to Stanley Parr, Lancashire’s chief constable who has just been dismissed. commag. Selwood 2-38 (99’) BBC stock 1-00 (38’) David oov 46”
3 mins 58 secs
2
Alistair Macdonald and Richard Duckenfield, (both snf) reporting on how people in the North West are spending money for christmas. Commag: Stephens: 1-38: Higginson 1-59. Alistair oov 1-20
3 mins 37 secs
3
Nick Clarke snf reporting on the confederation of British awards to industry in the North West. sepmag. Ward: 30”: BBC stock: 30”
1 mins 00 secs
4
GVs of a motorway pile-up on the M62 near Scammonden Dam.
0 mins 30 secs
5
GVs of a £25000 fountain in Church Square St Helens to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Pilkington Glass Co. Mute. Ward. Chris oov. 0-30
0 mins 30 secs
6
GVs of the Lake District where a campaign is being mounted to keep the Falkland Islands British, mute. McDairmant. Stuart oov 30”. Frank Mellor spoke to several people involved in the campaign. sepmag 2-40. McDairmant.
3 mins 10 secs
7
Nick Clarke snf reporting on the development of photochromic glass by a firm in Wigan, part of Pilkingtons. He spoke to Richard Melling from the firm. Sepmag. Selwood.
4 mins 28 secs
8
GVs of a house in Manchester which has a poltergeist. mute. Park. Stuart oov 0-20
