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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 22/8/1977
Production Date
Monday 22/8/1977
Introduced By
David Davies
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/NW7734/1: Extracts from Grandstand BBC 1 Saturdy 20th August showing girl athletes. Dur: 2’00’’
VTC/6ST/NW7734/2: Richard Duckenfield, snf, investigating the development of private charter flights at Liverpool Airport. Sepmag. Higginson. Dur: 5’ 11’’
VTC/6ST/NW7734/3: Tom Brook, snf, talking to members of the Mount Carmel Scottish Pipe band in ENgland and Wales rehearsing at a Salford playground. Sepmag. Stephens. Dur: 4’ 36’’
On Monday 22/8/1977 there were 7 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Nick Clarke, snf, visiting Millom in Cumbria to report on several firms which against all odds are now doing well. 2 years ago we reported on the special industrial problems facing the town. He spoke to the works manager of Tropimere, Brian Sewell. His form makes a type of hovercraft. He also spoke to the Managing Director of the Garston Tanning Co. which took over Millom Leather.
Commag. Selwood. (Nick oov: 2’ 35”)
4 mins 34’’ secs
2
David Davies, snf, reporting on the problems at Manchester’s International airport following the news that air traffic control assistants are going to strike over next weekend. He spoke to Mr. Thomson, of Intasun holidays and some of the delayed passengers. Commag. Stephens. David oov: 48’’.
2’ mins 50’ secs
3
C.V.’s of Cammell Laird’s shipyard at Birkenhead following the strike of 60 stagers. Commag. Ward. Chris oov: 23’’
0 mins 23’’ secs
4
Film of traffic demonstraters in Manchester & Newton-le-Willows. At Golborne protestors delayed traffic because of cancellation of transport for schoolchildren. In Manchester a Bolton housewife rode on horseback to the Traffic Commissioner’s to complai about fare increases. At Dinting, near Glossop the local Railway Preservation society borrowed a 130 on locomotive (steam) for 5 weeks.
Commag: 20’’ Ward. Mute: 17’’, Park. Mute:18’’
0 mins 56’’ secs
5
Felicity Goodey, snf, reporting on the outcome of a steam auction at Gisburn. Felicity oov: 1812’’. Spemag. Stephens.
1 mins 28’’ secs
6
Film of Gerry Keil of the Mount Carmel Band playing the blues on his bagpipes. Sepmag. Stephens.
0 mins 32’’ secs
7
David Davies, snf, talking to Sharon Colyear, Jane Parry and Shirley Strong about the 4 by 200 metre relay race last Saturday. (Including extracts from Grandstand, 20th August 1977)
