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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: Thursday 28/9/1978
Production Date
Thursday 28/9/1978
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 A839/6/MR: Felicity Goodey, snf, talking to Robert Steele, a Chester solicitor, who has just had a book published called “Do-It-Yourself Conveyancing” - which gives the general public hints on how to save money on solicitors bills when you buy or sell a house. Inc. 16mm film of houses for sale or sold. Park. Mute. (Felicity oov) 16’’ 3’53
RNW A839/7/MR: David Davies, snf, reporting on the losses made by public transport, gas and electricity boards by people ‘on the fiddle’ in various forms. 16mm film of bus station, railways, electricity and gas showrooms. BBC Stock. Mute. (David oov) 1’38’’
STUDIO INTERVIEW: David Davies, snf, talking to David Gandy, Chief Prosecuting Officer for Greater Manchester, and A. Chisem, Chief Accountant for NORWEB, about tougher policies towards meter “fiddlers” - and the vast amount of money being lost because of fiddling in various forms. 3’40’’
On Thursday 28/9/1978 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 sit-in at Plessey’s telecommunications firm, Edge Lane. He spoke to Doug Mollard, TASS representative, about the sit-in and the cause of it - a possible 600 more redundancies. Ward. Commag. (Nick oov 1’00’’)
2 mins 43 secs
2
GVs GEC, Trafford Park, where workers are to give full support to their firm’s campaign for new orders. BBC Stock. Mute. (John oov)
0 mins 28 secs
3
Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to Janice Carpenter, a University archive assistant, about the project at Liverpool University to repair the 18th century Flemish tapestry before it is re-hung. The repairers are all members of local decorative and fine arts societies - and they discussed the difficulty of finding modern equivalents to the original silks and wools used.
3 mins 42 secs
4
Frank Mellor talking to Eric Wright about his collection of miniature trams. They are scale models, made by himself, of the Birkenhead and Liverpool trams - copied where possible from the original plans. Sepmag. Stephens.
