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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 28/10/1981
Production Date
Wednesday 28/10/1981
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: 1/RNW A143F/9 (inc 16mm film)
Martin Henfield, snf, reporting on the fear of an outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease at Heysham nuclear power station. Inc. 16mm film of Heysham power station. Commag. Library. 8’, 0’12” TOTAL VT DUR: 1’09”
1/RNW A134F/8 (inc 16mm film)
Film of interview with Nigel Short the chess prodigy and his father, David, about the book he’s written about Nigel. Incl. Film - commag/sepmag. Park. VT inser: ex BBC Master Game 1981 174’, 4’39” 0’10” TOTAL VT DUR: 4’39”
1/RNW A134F/1
Stuart Hall talking to Hedley Bell, President of Manchester’s Ornithological Society about a new book of sketches of bird life by Charles Tunnicliffe. 4’46”
1/RNW A143F/4
Extract from “The Mersey Sound”- a film about the Beatles with and extract from “twist and Sout”. BBC Stock. First tx: 1963 0’27”
On Wednesday 28/10/1981 there were 6 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 the payment of compensation to traders in Toxteth for riot damages. He spoke to traders, James Stuart, Alex Woolf, Joyce Swift and Councillor Charlie Hutchinson. Sepmag/Commag. Film Higginson.
5 mins 56 secs
2
Film of Eric Ogden, who has resigned from the Labour Party. Mute. John oov. Ward.
0 mins 25 secs
3
GV’s of Warrington General Hospital. Mute. John oov. Ward.
0 mins 20 secs
4
Film of family living in a caravanette at Fleetwood. Mute. John oov. Library.
0 mins 18 secs
5
Film of David Le Gallex breaking the world non-stop driving record at Kirkham in a mini Metro. Mute. John oov. Hallas.
0 mins 26 secs
6
Richard Duckenfield reporting on the opening of the play on the life of John Lennon. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson. He spoke to the Director and 2 members of the cast.
