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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 4 of 4 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Wednesday 23/1/1980
Production Date
Wednesday 23/1/1980
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 A004J/6:
Stuart Hall with this week’s selection of viewers’ letters. Incl. captions and 16mm film. BBC Stock. (Stu oov)
Part 1: Commag. Road salt. 9’ 15”
Part 2: Mute. L.S. Lowry’s former home. 13’ 20”
Part 3: Commag. Dee cockle fishermen. 13’ 20”
Part 4: Mute. Adamson’s containers car. 3’ 5”
TOTAL VT DUR: 5’12”
STUDIO:
Jim Hancock, snf, reporting on the call from Manchester’s Police Committee for important changes in the law. Incl. 16mm film. Sepmag. Stephens/BBC Stock, in which he spoke to magistrate Fred Pedley and Archie Thornhill, the Police Committee Chairman. 96’ 2’34”
TOTAL VT DUR: 3’30”
On Wednesday 23/1/1980 there were 4 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1.
Felicity Goodey, snf, reporting on the development, by ICI at Widnes, of a material called saffil which can absorb very high temperatures. Sepmag. Higginson.
4 mins 18 secs
2.
Film of the search for a climber missing in the Scafell area of the Lake District. Mute. Park. (John oov)
0 mins 20 secs
3.
Felicity Goodey, snf, talking to factory inspector Terry Prior on the battle to control cotton dust in textile factories. Sepmag/Commag. Park.
3 mins 31 secs
4.
Martin Henfield, snf, reporting on the final of a tournament in an Oldham pub of the game which is rapidly taking over from darts in the popularity league - Cosmic Invaders. Sepmag. Park.
