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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: Friday 28/7/1978
Production Date
Friday 28/7/1978
Introduced By
Stuart Hall
Producer
Steve Ireland
Newsreader
Christine Burn
Studio-based and videotape material in this programme (not usually held at the NWFA but please enquire)
MANCHESTER VT: VTC/6ST/NW7830/6/MR: (16mm Film) Frank Mellor talking to fruiterer Jim CUrwen about his partnership with Tommy - the horse who has pulled his cart for 30 years. They both retire this weekend. Stephens. Sepmag. 4’08’’
STUDIO INTERVIEW: David Davies, snf, talking to Vera Ellison, Secretary of the Manchester Arbitration Scheme for Small Claims about the way in which the Small Claims scheme works - and the speed with which claims can be met.
3’19’’
STUDIO: Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on the visit of Energy Secretary Tony Benn to Preston to discuss implications for the North West of a big find of gas in the Irish Sea, and siting of the terminal. 1’00’’
On Friday 28/7/1978 there were 6 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 tests held at Wallasey on the Neutrabaric encapsulated wet wellhead unit - two spheres designed to solve many of the problems of underwater exploration. He spoke to one of the directors or Internec - which designed the spheres - Norman Jackson. Park. Commag.
3 mins 45 secs
2
GVs the rig Offshore Mercury in Morecambe Bay, which has been drilling for gas for two years. BBC Stock. Mute. (Nick oov)
0 mins 30 secs
3
GVs passengers wiating for flights at Manchester Airport. Park. Mute. (John oov)
0 mins 20 secs
4
Pickets on duty at Bidston incinerator plant at Birkenhead Dock - dustbin collections on the Wirral side of the River Mersey have been stopped, due to strike by maintenance men over bonus payments and the days on which overtime should be worked. Park. Mute. (John oov)
0 mins 20 secs
5
GVs work beginning on a derelict site around Foregate Street in Chester. Also views of a model of the shopping development precinct which is to be built on the site - to include a tiny canalside village for pensioners and the disabled, two super stores, a shopping arcade and a two-storey car park. Park. Mute. (John oov)
0 mins 23 secs
6
Felicity Goodey, snf, reporting on the attractions of show jumping - she visited the Lancashire International, under way at Charnock Richard near Chorley. The course this year has been built by Alan Oliver, and Felicity talked to Jan Olof Wannius, from Sweden, who was one of the top money winners at Wembley last week, and Harvey Smith, about the money involved in the sport, and why riders need private sponsorship to help them. She also talked to local rider Cheryl Walker about the problems. Ward. Sepmag.
