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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: Thursday 24/4/1980
Production Date
Thursday 24/4/1980
Introduced By
Stuart Hall
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 : RNW A017H/9:
Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to Gerald Kaufman, MP for Ardwick, about the announcement by the Government following his campaign to give protection to tenants against the controversial “rental purchase” schemes.
3’24”
On Thursday 24/4/1980 there were 6 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 experiment by Lancashire police at Skelmersdale to return officers to the beat. He spoke to P.C. Bernard Siney and P.C. Phillip Melling. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson.
4 mins 14 secs
2.
Malcolm Balen, snf, reporting on the escape by two prisoners from Walton Jail. He spoke to Detective Superintendent, Richard Adams. Commag. Ward.
2 mins 35 secs
3.
Film of the pickets outside the Massey Ferguson Tractor factory at Kirkby. Commag. Ward. (John oov)
0 mins 21 secs
4.
Film of Billy Beaumont, Captain of the British Lions team. Commag. BBC Stock. (John oov)
0 mins 10 secs
5.
Felicity Goodey, snf, reporting on the opening of the Pat Seed scanner at the Christie Hospital. She spoke to Pat Seed about her campaign. Commag. Park/BBC Stock.
4 mins 17 secs
6.
Martin Henfield, snf, reporting on the opening of the Woolworth store almost a year after the fire. He spoke to David Williams, the manager of the store, Pat Seeson and Beverley Saville, two of the assistants. Sepmag. Stephens.
