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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: Wednesday 27/4/1983
Production Date
Wednesday 27/4/1983
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/3:
Colin Philpott, snf, reporting on a protest by twenty thousand council workers about a scheme to privatise the refuse collection service in Liverpool. 00m51s
VT 1/RNW A317/L/4: (16mm)
Julie Carter, snf, reporting on a reading machine which can read from a printed page and has been installed in Manchester City Library to help blind people. She spoke to John Roach, College Lecturer and David Owen, Director of Libraries. Sepmag. Park. 162ft 04m19s
TOTAL VT DUR: 04m19s
On Wednesday 27/4/1983 there were 5 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 the USDAW annual conference at Blackpool in which a decision was made to 'black' Kraft products in a bid to save the thousand jobs at stake on Merseyside. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson.
02 mins 27 secs
2
Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting from Blackpool about claims that beaches on North West resorts fall short of EEC standards for cleanliness. He spoke to Bryan Parker, a representative for Environmental Health of Blackpool Council about the risk of pollution. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson.
02 mins 30 secs
3
Film of Wigan Athletic Football Club following a decision by Chairman of the Club, Freddie Pye, to leave. Mute. BBC Stock. (John oov).
0 mins 21 secs
4
Martin Henfield, snf, talking to Wilfred Leonard of Oldham who discovered the grave of Private Jones, a survivor of the Zulu War who was awarded the Victoria Cross which was auctioned today in London. Sepmag/Commag. Park.
3 mins 31 secs
5
Colin Philpott, snf, reporting on the problems facing North West farmers following one of the wettest springs for many years. He spoke to Bill Uttley and Colin Heyes. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson.
