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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 6 of 6 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Wednesday 27/8/1980
Production Date
Wednesday 27/8/1980
Introduced By
David Davies, snf
Producer
Steve Ireland
Newsreader
John Mundy
Studio-based and videotape material in this programme (not usually held at the NWFA but please enquire)
MANCHESTER VT : RNW A035B/4:
Martin Henfield, snf, reporting on the announced unemplyment figures and the effect of redundancy on individuals in the North West. Incl. 16mm film and captions.
Part 1: Martin Henfield, talking to Stan Husband, Manager of Seddon Atkinson, about foreign competition. Mute/Sepmag. Park. 26’ 42”
Part 2: Nigel Roberts, snf, talking to mill workers who were made redundant from Arkwright Mill in Rochdale. Martin Henfield, talking to Freddie Mauby, who was made redundant at the age of 56, Bill Jones, who has never had a job and Dave Good, coordinator of the Government’s Youth Opportunities Programme. Sepmag/Commag/Mute. Park/Higginson. 258’ 6’63”
Part 3: Martin Henfield, snf, talking to Industrial economist, Leslie Fallick. Mute/Commag. Park. 18’ 28”
TOTAL VT DUR: 9’47”
RNW A035B/1:
Malcolm Balen, snf, talking to Bob Battersby, Blackpool’s director of tourism, about this year’s Blackpool Illuminations. Incl. 16mm film. Mute. Hallas.
43’ 1’09”
TOTAL VT DUR: 3’00”
On Wednesday 27/8/1980 there were 6 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1.
David Davies, snf, reporting from Huyton Magistrate’s Court on a man who appeared for the second time charged with the killing of two school boys. Commag. Ward.
0 mins 36 secs
2.
Film of some spare land at Wigan where a 16 year old girl, Donna Harris was found murdered. Mute. Ward. (John oov)
0 mins 24 secs
3.
Film of a new factory, Automotive Products, at Westhoughton. Mute. BBC Stock/Park. (John oov)
0 mins 28 secs
4.
Film of Wigan Victorian Market Hall. Mute. BBC Stock. (John oov)
0 mins 14 secs
5.
Malcolm Balen, snf, reporting on the Salamander, a car for the disabled built by lecturers at Manchester Polytechnic, which is almost ready for public sale. He spoke to John Buckett, lecturer. Sepmag/Commag. Park.
3 mins 18 secs
6.
Debi Davies, snf, talking to Jack Warden, Chief Fire Officer, about the Lancashire Fire Brigade’s new equipment. Sepmag/Commag. Park.
