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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 5 of 5 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Monday 23/4/1979
Production Date
Monday 23/4/1979
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 : RNW A917W/1 :
Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to Peter Toft, who is in charge of the Matlock
Children’s Film Society, and to three of the children about the success of the
Society, which is self-taught and self-financed. Incl. three 8mm clips from
their films. Gratis. 1’33”
TOTAL VT DUR : 4’19”
STUDIO :
Felicity Goodey, snf, with the day’s news from the Election Newsdesk. Incl.
16mm film. Mute/Commag. Park/Higginson. (Fel oov) - of Sir Geoffrey
Howe and Tony Benn. 20’ 32”
TOTAL DUR : 1’20”
Jim Hancock, snf, reporting on the general picture following the close of
nominations for the General Election. Incl. maps of the various
constituencies. 3’00”
On Monday 23/4/1979 there were 5 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
David Davies, snf, reporting from Rossendale, which is the constituency with the smallest Labour majority in the region. He spoke to some of the voters there. Sepmag. Higginson.
6 mins 22 secs
2
Felicity Goodey, snf, reporting from Lancaster, which has the smallest Conservative majority. She spoke to the candidates from the three main parties. Sepmag. Stephens.
5 mins 45 secs
3
Film of a diesel train on the Liverpool - Manchester - Hull run, which will soon be replaced by more modern trains. Mute. Park. (Chris oov)
0 mins 17 secs
4
Film of the Albert Memorial in Manchester. Mute. Park. (Chris oov)
0 mins 15 secs
5
Film of heavy traffic through the Lake District, which has got so bad that a group has been set up to try to ban heavy goods vehicles from using the narrow Lakeland routes. We spoke to the leader of the protest, Ambleside Hotelier, Mrs Bronwyn Nixon, and another member of the group, Jane Renouf. Sepmag/Commag. Ward/Stephens.
