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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: Tuesday 26/4/1983
Production Date
Tuesday 26/4/1983
Introduced By
Stuart Hall
Producer
Tom German
Newsreader
John Mundy
Studio-based and videotape material in this programme (not usually held at the NWFA but please enquire)
MANCHESTER VT 1/RNW A317L/2:
Stuart Hall, with this week's selection of viewers' letters. Incl. captions and 16mm film.
Part 1: Film of Strangeways jail following a report about the conditions in the prison. Commag. BBC Stock. (Stu oov). 10ft 00m16s
Part 2: Film of the launch of HMS Edinburgh from Cammel Laird's ship yard. Mute. BBC Stock. (Stu oov). 07ft 00m10s
Part 3: David Davies, snf, talking to John Rham, Governor of Kirkham Prison about prisoners who are being moved to the prison. VT extract. 1/RNW A316Y/7. 00m19s
TOTAL VT DUR: 03m54s
On Tuesday 26/4/1983 there were 7 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 a survey carried out which claims that the Port of Liverpool is on course for economic recovery. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson.
02 mins 56 secs
2
Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on a cattle auction at Wirral which has attracted buyers from many parts of the world. He spoke to Ian Winter, Pedigree Dairy Breeder and Tom Ashton, Pedigree Beef Breeder. Sepmag/Commag. Ward.
3 mins 55 secs
3
Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on the start of work on the construction of more than 200 homes in the Toxteth area of Liverpool. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson.
0 mins 38 secs
4
Film of Stockport County Football Club which is facing closure because of financial trouble. BBC Stock. Mute. (John oov).
0 mins 15 secs
5
Film of a petition which was handed to the Regional Health Authority in a bid to prevent the closure of hospital beds in Manchester. Mute. Stephens. (John oov).
0 mins 21 secs
6
Film of a strike at Unichema Chemicals Limited of Bromborough. Commag. Ward. (John oov).
0 mins 16 secs
7
Martin Henfield, snf, reporting on two Latin American Dance teams from the North West who are representing Great Britain in the European Championships. He spoke to Jean Graves, their instructor. Sepmag/Commag. Ward.
