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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: Wednesday 24/1/1979
Production Date
Wednesday 24/1/1979
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 A904X/30
Jim Hancock, snf, reporting on the Peter Pan Centre in Ancoats Manchester, organised as a mutual aid centre by and for the parents of mentally and physically handicapped children. He talks to the mothers about the changes the centre has made in their and their children’s lives, and to the local community worker about the project. Recorded on O.B.Unit. Jim oov. 244 6’30’’
On Wednesday 24/1/1979 there were 6 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Stuart Hall reporting on an incident at Upper Stanhope Street Ambulance station where wires were cut and a senior officer’s car was badly vandalised. Park. Mute. Stuart oov.
0 mins 20 secs
2
David Davies, snf, reporting on the senior officers’ efforts to keep an emergency ambulance service running. He went out with them on a mercy call to take a mentally handicapped child to hospital, and was diverted to another emergency where a man had collapsed in the street. The man died and the child was finally taken to hospital. David talks to the ambulance involved about their feelings on the situation. Commag. Park. David oov.
4 mins 33 secs
3
Felicity Goodey, snf, reporting on a back to work demonstration by lorry drivers in the form of a convoy along the M6. She also reports on the blockade by lorry driver pickets of the Liverpool docks. Commag. Steve Stephens. Mute. Phil Stephens. Mute. Ward. Fel. oov.
1 mins 52 secs
4
Jim Hancock, snf, reporting on the severe winter in the Pennine region and the effects of thick ice coating the electricity cables which are in danger of snapping. He talks to Norman Williams, the generating board’s Northern Manager about the “Siberian” conditions, and the power engineers about the difficulty of maintenance workers. Commag. Higginson. Jim oov.
3 mins 53 secs
5
Film of a school fire in Haslingden which gutted the building. Mute. Oldham. John oov.
0 mins 20 secs
6
Film of a presentation of a mini-bus to handicapped children with money raised by police. The children were taken round the Police Training Centre. Mute. Oldham. John oov.
