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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: Monday 26/1/1981
Production Date
Monday 26/1/1981
Introduced By
Stuart Hall
Producer
John McManus
Newsreader
Christine Burn
Studio-based and videotape material in this programme (not usually held at the NWFA but please enquire)
MANCHESTER VT: RNW A104K/1:
David Davies, snf, talking to John Roper, the MP for Farnworth, who has announced his support for the Council for Social Democracy. Dur: 3’29”
RNW A104K/3:
David Davies, snf, reporting on the latest developments in the Handless Corpes trial at Lancaster. Dur:55”
RNW A104K/2:
Stuart Hall talking to Kenneth Ward who has compiled a book of the photographs taken by William Wickham, the first vicar of St Andrew’s Church in Wigan, during the 1880’s. Dur: 4’22”
STUDIO:
David Davies, snf, reporting on the possible support in the region for the new Council for Social Democracy. Incl. captions and 16mm film. Commag. BBC Stock. 22ft Dur:0’35” TOTAL VT DUR: 2’54”
On Monday 26/1/1981 there were 7 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to Hugh Gunton, the Assistant Director of the Peak National Park, about a report on the fires which caused devastation on the moors last May. Mute/Sepmag/Commag. Park/BBC Stock.
3 mins 44 secs
2
Film of the aftermath of an explosion at a bungalow in Urmston. Mute. Park. (Chris oov)
0 mins 32 secs
3
Film of Blackpool’s Grand Theatre. Mute. BBC Stock. (Chris oov)
0 mins 18 secs
4
Film of a special information centre which is opening at the Unilever factory at Port Sunlight. Mute. Ward. (Chris oov)
0 mins 28 secs
5
Film of a vintage horse-drawn charabanc. Mute. Park. (Chris oov)
0 mins 28 secs
6
GVs of St Andrew’s church in Wigan. Mute. BBC Stock. (Stu oov)
0 mins 26 secs
7
Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to Brian Barnes, Wirral’s Director of Leisure Services, about the conversation of a market hall at Woodchurch into a sports centre - at a very low cost. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson.
