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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: Wednesday 27/6/1979
Production Date
Wednesday 27/6/1979
Introduced By
Richard Duckenfield
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 A926S/3 : (16mm film)
Film of the meeting of OPEC ministers in Geneva. Commag. Ex-London.
12’ 19”
RNW A926S/4 :
Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on the announcement that work on the second
stage of the Heysham nuclear power station is to go ahead. Incl. 16mm
film. Mute. BBC stock. (Nick oov)
28’ 44”
TOTAL VT DUR : 56”
RNW A926S/5 : (16mm film)
Jim Hancock, snf, reporting on a special Egyptian meal based on recipes
translated from heiroglyphics, prepared for delegates to an Egyptology
Conference at Manchester University. He spoke to the Chef Norman
Gillson and to Dr Rosalie David, Director of the Mummy Research Team.
Sepmag. Park.
149’ 3’59”
On Wednesday 27/6/1979 there were 4 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on the problems over the postal service. He spoke to Alan Wiltshire, the North West Operations Controller. Commag. Ward/Park.
3 mins 50 secs
2
Film of a house destroyed by fire in Bolton, in which five-year-old boy died. Mute. Park. (John oov)
0 mins 17 secs
3
Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting from the Appleton Thorn potato exchange. He spoke to Sid Whalley, the Chairman and a merchant and to Roger Wilkison, the Vice-Chairman and a farmer. Commag. Park.
3 mins 57 secs
4
Frank Mellor talking to Mrs Betty Ashworth of Burnley, a distant descendant of William Farrer of Docker near Kendal, whose face features on banknotes and stamps in Australia. Sepmag. Stephens.
