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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: Thursday 28/2/1980
Production Date
Thursday 28/2/1980
Introduced By
Stuart Hall
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 A009E/6:
Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to Howard Hill, the author of ‘Freedom to Roam’ - the story of the battle to win rambling rights to mountain areas. He also spoke to one of the principal trespassers, Bernard Rothman. Sepmag. Higginson. 234’ 6’15”
On Thursday 28/2/1980 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 on a major pile-up on the M62 near Liverpool. He spoke to one of the drivers involved - George Moloney. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson.
2 mins 50 secs
2.
Film of a tree house with all mod cons at Thornton near Blackpool. Mute. Hallas. (John oov)
0 mins 25 secs
3.
Martin Henfield, snf, reporting from underneath the streets of Manchester on the terrible condition of the city’s sewers. He spoke to the City Engineer, Geoffrey Read. Sepmag/Commag/Mute. Park.
4 mins 21 secs
4.
Malcolm Balen, snf, talking to the North West’s first woman railway guard, Janet Twentyman. He also spoke to one of her colleagues, guard Jock Sewell. Sepmag. Higginson.
2 mins 17 secs
5.
Martin Henfield, snf, talking to Peter Walker of Altrincham, one of only four specialist pipe repairers in the country. Sepmag. Park.
