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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: Thursday 24/7/1980
Production Date
Thursday 24/7/1980
Introduced By
Felicity Goodey, snf
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 A030F/9:
Felicity Goodey, snf, talking to Dr Ingram Lenton, Chairman of Bowater UK Limited about the closure of the newsprint plant because of unfair foreign competition. 3’22”
RNW A030F/10:
Debi Davies, snf, talking to Ms D. Tyldesley, lecturer in engineering, Paula Derbyshire, a student in engineering, about the course being run at Salford University by the industry’s training board in an attempt to recruit more sixth form girls into the engineering industry. Incl. 16mm film. Mute. Park. (Debi oov) 22’ 35”
TOTAL VT DUR: 4’35”
RNW A030F/33: (Rec. by the LMCR)
Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on the start of the St Helens three day show. He spoke to Ray Wright, the organiser, Roy Eakin, wine tasting judge, Len Marlow, the photography display organiser, and Major David Black, the commander of the Queen’s Lancashire Regiment. 6’02”
STUDIO:
Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on the Deeply Vale Pop Festival in Rossendale which was banned by the courts. Incl. 16mm film. Mute. Park. (Ali oov) 20’ 32”
TOTAL DUR: 47”
On Thursday 24/7/1980 there were 4 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1.
Felicity Goodey, snf, reporting on the possible closure of Bowater UK, newsprint plant at Ellesmere Port. Sepmag/Commag. Ward.
1 mins 21 secs
2.
Film of Sir Richard O’Brien, Chairman of the Manpower Services Commission, visiting the 150th training workshop for Youth Opportunities, which opened in Wigan today. Mute. Park. (John oov)
0 mins 19 secs
3.
Film of the unloading of three million bottles of rum from the tanker ‘Prof Gallant’ at the Mersey docks. Mute. Ward. (John oov)
0 mins 21 secs
4.
Film of two hundred schoolchildren from Chester rehearsing for their opera on the Olympics. Mute + 1/4 inch tape. Ward. (John oov)
