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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: Tuesday 23/8/1983
Production Date
Tuesday 23/8/1983
Introduced By
John Mundy
Producer
Steve Ireland
Newsreader
John Mundy
Studio-based and videotape material in this programme (not usually held at the NWFA but please enquire)
MANCHESTER VT 1/RNW A334L/4:
Felicity Goodey, snf, talking to Amar Sabberwal, Managing Director of Turner & Newall's Materials Research, about safe alternatives which could be used instead of asbestos. Incl. 16mm film about asbestos use in factories and she spoke to Jim Hammer, Chief Inspector of the Health & Safety Executive. Park. Mute/Commag. 65ft 01m44s
TOTAL VT DUR: 05m30s
VT 1/RNW A334L/3:
Julie Carter, snf, talking to John Giddens, Assistant Director of Finance at North West Water Authority, about the increase in non-payment of water rates and what they are doing about it. Incl. captions and ryleys. 03m29s
VT 1/RNW A334L/5:
John Mundy with this week's selection of viewers' letters. Incl. captions, VT and 16mm film:
Part 1: Film of the increasingly popular sport of auto-testing which involves safely negotiating a series of obstacles quickly. Commag. BBC Stock. (John oov). 15ft 00m24s
Part 2: VT extract of Ken Hickman, Chairman of the Transport Committee, Greater Manchester, talking about the drop in bus journeys taken by the public. 1/RNW A333S/4. 00m30s
TOTAL VT DUR: 04m12s
On Tuesday 23/8/1983 there were 4 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Film of the Morecambe Bay gas field, where 250 new jobs will soon be on offer. Commag. BBC Stock. (John oov).
0 mins 26 secs
2
Film of Harrington School, Toxteth, and Croxteth Comprehensive School. BBC Stock. Mute. (John oov).
0 mins 35 secs
3
Julie Carter, snf, reporting on the Vulcan bomber, bought by enthusiasts from Blackpool, but which looks unlikely to fly because of a lack of money to run it. Mute/Commag/Sepmag. Park.
02 mins 51 secs
4
Colin Philpott, snf, talking to Mike Litherland, Auctioneer, about a collection of toys and Toby Jugs which will be auctioned tomorrow in Liverpool. Sepmag. Dobson.
