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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 22/9/1978
Production Date
Friday 22/9/1978
Introduced By
Stuart Hall
Producer
John McManus
Newsreader
John Mundy
Studio-based and videotape material in this programme (not usually held at the NWFA but please enquire)
MANCHESTER VT; RNW/A838W/6: (16mm film) Felicity Goodey, snf, talking to some of the men at Ford’s Halewood plant who have come out on strike as a reaction to the 5% pay offer. BBC Stock. Commag. (Felicity oov) 2’44’’
RNW/A838W/7: Alistair Macdonald, snf, looking at the problems facing consumers due to the strike by three thousand N.W. Gas Service engineers. He talked to Eric Rowbottom, from the Confederation of Registered Gas Installers. 3’13’’
On Friday 22/9/1978 there were 6 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 Richard Prestt, Managing Director of the German owned Bauer (Great Britain) Ltd. of Winsford, about their policy of not employing former employees of two neighbouring firms, as announced in their job advertisement for 200 men. The advertisement in the Job Centre was displayed by mistake, but the understanding is there that now men from these firms will be employed. Park Commag. (David oov: 1’00’’)
4 mins 39 secs
2
GVs GEC Turbine Generator plant at Trafford, which could be in trouble unless it gets new orders - from the home market. Park. Mute. (John oov)
0 mins 20 secs
3
GVs Spurley Hey Comprehensive School in Gorton, where claims that standards are low made by Dr. Rhodes Boyson, has caused the headmaster to say he’s prepared to resign if the claim is proved. BBC Stock. Mute. (John oov)
0 mins 20 secs
4
Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to David Binns, General Manager of Warrington New Town, about the industrial area of the New Town which is becoming known as Britain’s first ‘Science Park’ - because of the number of science based industries found there. Richard also spoke to Alan Pennington of UMIST about the advantages of this setting and facilities for high technological industries. Higginson. Sepmag.
4 mins 08 secs
5
The first in a new series about North West canals with Dr David Owen. This week we took a downhill journey through the heart of Liverpool to the Stanley Dock. Stephens. Sepmag.
4 mins 12 secs
6
MANCHESTER VT: RNW/A838W/8: Rita Nightingale hearing the news of her jail sentence in Thailand. (16mm film) BBC Stock. Commag.
