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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 29/11/1977
Production Date
Tuesday 29/11/1977
Introduced By
Stuart Hall
Producer
John McManus
Newsreader
Christine Burn
Studio-based and videotape material in this programme (not usually held at the NWFA but please enquire)
Manchester vt : vtc/6st/nw7748/3/mr : (16mm) Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on the medium girder bridge developed by the Ministry of Defence, and built by Fairey Engineering - who won the world rights to build them four years ago and now have the right to sell them as well. He spoke to David Glennon, Commerical Manager, Medium Girder Bridge, and reported on the exercise carried out by 75 Engineer Regiment of the Territorial Army based in Manchester as they threw the latest and biggest version of the bridge across the River Lune near Lancaster. Park. Sepmag. 153ft 4m 04s
Manchester vt : vtc/6st/nw7748/4/mr : Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on the offer by Alf Hatton, a retired Oldham mill-owner, of helping to pay Oldham firemen what they want for two months. The offer was refused 53s.
Studio Interview : Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to Harry Bates about the long delayed return of his homing pigeons - of eleven released in mid-August, four returned after nine days, and the 9th returned at the weekend. Now only two remain missing. 1m 50s
On Tuesday 29/11/1977 there were 8 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
David Davies, snf, talking to Mr William Kelsall, OBE, Chief Constable of Cheshire, who retires on Sunday, about some of his memories of past cases. Higginson. Sepmag. (David oov 43s)
4 mins 00 secs
2
Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on the hearing in Burnley where 55 year old Herbert Johns told the court he’d rather go to jail than pay a fine for exercising his dog illegally in one of the town’s parks. Views of the Burnley park. Park. Mute. (Alistair oov) Alistair in vision.
1 mins 08 secs
3
GVs Liverpool house where two children and their grandfather were burned to death. BBC Stock. Mute. (Chris oov)
0 mins 20 secs
4
GVs unveiling on name plaque on ‘City of Liverpool’, one of British Rail’s new high speed trains, by Lord Mayor of Liverpool. Ward. Mute. (Chris oov)
0 mins 22 secs
5
Frankie Vaughan presenting a Sunshine mini-coach to Bradford Grange Special School. Park. Mute. (Chris oov)
0 mins 20 secs
6
GVs exhibition of N.W. Tourist Board places of interest - Jodrell Bank, Canal Boat Museum at Ellesmere Port and the Steamtown Rail Museum at Carnforth. Ward. Mute. (Chris oov)
0 mins 15 secs
7
GVs Harry Bates’ loft with only four of his eleven birds having returned. BBC Stock. Mute. (Alistair oov)
0 mins 53 secs
8
Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to Peter Rowlands, Administrator of the Liverpool community transport scheme, which has grown into Europe’s largest free bus scheme. The group operates a fleet of vehicles on behalf of community organisations throughout Merseyside, but their future is now threatened. Higginson. Sepmag.
