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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: Wednesday 23/12/1981
Production Date
Wednesday 23/12/1981
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 1/RNW A151J/8 (inc 16mm film)
Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on the statistics that we’vw had some of the strangest weather this year for more than a century. Inc. 16mm film. Commag. Library. 28’, 0’45” TOTAL VT DUR: 1’10”
1/RNW A151J/5
Martin Henfield, snf, talking to Michael and Sue Richardson the co-authors of a book on the history of dinky toys. 3’59”
1/RNW A151J/2:
Glossop School Band playing “Christmas Swingalong” piece (Music details over). 3’02”
On Wednesday 23/12/1981 there were 7 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on the financial help given to ex Rugby League star John Burke, after breaking his neck three years ago. Sepmag/Commag. Ward. Higginson
3 mins 19 secs
2
Felicity Goodey, snf, reporting on the work at ICI’s salt mine in Cheshire. She spoke to general manager, Geoff Perks. Sepmag/Commag Library.
2 mins 28 secs
3
Film of a fire at a Jeans factory in Manchester. Mute. John oov. Oldham
0 mins 23 secs
4
Film of South Port Pleasure Beach. Library. Mute. John oov
0 mins 24 secs
5
Film of Chris Watmore and family giving away Christmas trees to pensioners and the unemployed. Sepmag. John oov. Ward.
0 mins 27 secs
6
Film of Dinkey toys. Commag. Library.
0 mins 46 secs
7
Malcolm Balen, snf, reporting at the end of the circus at Belle Vue. He spoke to Jacko Fossett, the clown, and Martin Lacey, lion tamer. Sepmag. Stephens.
