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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: Monday 22/5/1978
Production Date
Monday 22/5/1978
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/NW7820/8/MR:
Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to Stanley Jackson, - who’s just cycled from his home in Australia to Horwich, where he was born. He’s been studying different lifestyles for a school texbook he’s writing. Higginson Sepmag. 4.30’’
VTC/6ST/NW7821/1/MR
Nick Clarke, snf, talking to Brian Eaton, Manchester’s Estates and Valuation Officer, about Manchester City Council’s meeting to look into plans for a world trade centre in the city. They’re looking at seven possible locations for the building - including Central Station Site and the Albert Square site.
VTC/6ST/NW7821/2/MR
Felicity Goodey, snf, talking to Kay Greenhalgh, Black Belt, and Brown Belt Christine Pomfret, who are about to start training with a national Judo Squad Champions to be staged in Los Angeles next year: they hope to get women’s judo accepted as an Olympic Sport. Kay and Christine deomsntrated some throws - and Felicity tried a fall or two.
STUDIO INTERVIEWS 1. Nick Clarke, snf, talking to Tony Harrison, Chief Executive of Greater Manchester Council - which has taken over the running in the race to win control of the 25-acre Central Station site. The present owners, the firm of George Robinson, has offered the site to the County Council on a 124 lease - and the Council’s policy committee has agreed unanimously to recommend the plan to the full council.
2. Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to Neil Fitton, formerly Chester Barrie’s marketing manager, and now the new Managing Director of the Chester Barrie clothing factory in Crewe which is being taken over by Austin Reed.
On Monday 22/5/1978 there were 7 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
GVs Central Station site. BBC Stock. Mute. (Nick oov)
0 mins 40 secs
2
GVs World Trade Centre site by the Tower of London. London crew. Mute. (Nick oov)
0 mins 40 secs
3
GVs sites for possible World Trade Centre in Manchester - Central Station; site on Lower Mosley Street; Arndale Centre; Cook and Watts Building on Portland Street; Albert Square site - Park. Mute. (Nick oov)
0 mins 41 secs
4
GVs Nigerian Ship ‘River Benue’ from Ghana, which provided Customs with their third big drugs haul in three months. Cannabis worth £20,000 was found in the engine room. Ward. Mute. (Chris oov)
0 mins 12 secs
5
GVs Great Seals being presented to the Lancashire Museum today - Silver bade of the 1792 coat of Arms of the 12th Earl of Lancaster & Great Seals of King George V for the Duchy of Lancaster. Stringer. Mute. (Chris oov)
0 mins 20 secs
6
GVs Chester Barrie factory at Crewe Ward.Mute. (Stuart oov)
0 mins 24 secs
7
Mrs Sheila Dale playing snooker - she has now been told that she can play snooker for the Knutsford Snooker League - not only because of her skill but for her dedicated work as League Secretary over the past twelve months. BBC Stock. Commag. (Stuart oov)
