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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 8 of 8 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Tuesday 27/10/1981
Production Date
Tuesday 27/10/1981
Introduced By
Stuart Hall
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 A143/3:
Stuart Hall with this week’s selection of viewers’ letters. Incl. 16mm film. Commag. BBC Stock. (Stu oov) - rubbish tip. 14’, 0’22” TOTAL VT DUR: 3’15”
On Tuesday 27/10/1981 there were 8 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to James Stuart Cole, the leader of Merseyside C.C. about the possibility of a rates referendum in the County. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson.
4 mins 14 secs
2
Martin Henfield, snf, reporting from a mass meeting of Leyland truck workers. He spoke to Tony Benn, who addressed the meeting and the Senior Convenor, Alec Calder. Sepmag/Commag. Park.
3 mins 12 secs
3
Film of the evacuation of some homes in Heywood following a fire near a tanker of hydrogen gas. Commag. Stephens. (John oov)
0 mins 33 secs
4
Film of the Capenhurst Nuclear Fuel plant on Wirral. Mute. BBC Stock. (John oov)
0 mins 20 secs
5
Film of the aftermath of a house fire in Burnley. Mute. Park. (John oov)
0 mins 15 secs
6
Film of the launch of the N.W.Tourist Board’s canal boat holidays campaign. Mute. Park. (John oov)
0 mins 25 secs
7
Film of the rehersals for “A System of Natural History”, a sequence of dances commissioned by Cheshire Council to depict the County. We spoke to Chesire’s Art Officer, Tom Andrews and the choreographer Virginia Taylor. Sepmag. Higginson/Ward.
4 mins 35 secs
8
Stuart Hall talking to artist Graham Smith, who specialises in painting sausages and eggs. Sepmag. Higginson.
