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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 5 of 5 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Thursday 25/1/1979
Production Date
Thursday 25/1/1979
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 A904/5
Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on Britain’s biggest industrial development plans which have just been announced by the Warrington New Town Development Corporation. OB Unit. 7’06’’
On Thursday 25/1/1979 there were 5 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Felicity Goodey, snf, reports on an important effect of the picketting of chemicals firms such as ICI and Shell. That is the possible drying up of supplies of drugs such as antibiotics and tranquillisers because the basic chemicals needed to make the drugs into digestible form are not getting through to drug manufacturers. Felicity talks to Andrew Blenkinsop of Ward Blenkinsop, and to shop steward Michael Murray. Commag. Higginson. Fel. oov.
3 mins 12 secs
2
Jim Hancock, snf, reporting on a beseiged lorry firm, where the drivers are prepared to accept the Management’s pay offer but the union will not let them return to work. He talks to the firm’s managing director, Dermott Canning and his workers about the back to work movement that is gaining strength. Park. Commag. Jim oov.
3 mins 24 secs
3
Film of Stepping Hill Hospital where because of an overtime ban two of their five operating theatres have had to close. MUTE. Oldham. John oov.
0 mins 22 secs
4
Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on the first in a new fleet of buses on Merseyside. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson.
2 mins 30 secs
5
Alistair Macdonald reporting on the opening of a new village hall in Antrobus in Cheshire, which was built by the villagers themselves at a cost of £18000. He talks to Reg Collins, local postmaster and chairman of the village hall committee, and to Roy Reid who kept an 8mm film record of building progress (on 25’’ insert VT). He also spoke to Martin Bracegirdle who was in charge of building, and chairman of the parish council, Albert Low. Sepmag. Commag. Steve Stephens. Ali oov.
