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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 9 of 9 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Thursday 29/11/1979
Production Date
Thursday 29/11/1979
Introduced By
Felicity Goodey
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 A948N/2: Nick Clarke, snf, talking to Tony Griffin, the Managing Director of Air Transcontinental, who are moving their complete operation to Manchester Airport. 3’11’’
RNW A948N/3: (16mm film) Felicity Goodey, snf, reporting on the setting up of a new professional theatre group in Warrington, based, for the moment, in a former mess hall at Burtonwood. Sepmag. Higginson. 4’09’’
On Thursday 29/11/1979 there were 9 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Debi Davies, snf, talking to Mike Pickup of the Manchester Weather Centre about the freak conditions which caused sand from the Sahara to fall over Lancashire. Sepmag. Park.
2 mins 18 secs
2
Nick Clarke, snf, reporting from Fielden House Productivity Centre in West Didsbury, set up for management training. Sepmag. Park.
3 mins 35 secs
3
Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on the results of a survey carried out by UMIST, which says that women are more ambitious than men. He spoke to researcher Sandra Langrish and Avril Cliff, the Export Sales Manager for Galt Toys of Cheadle. Sepmag. Stephens.
2 mins 51 secs
4
Film of a house in Isabel Street, Bolton, in which three people died in a fire during the night. Mute. Park.
0 mins 25 secs
5
Film of Prince Charles on a visit to Greater Manchester. Mute. Park. (John oov)
0 mins 54 secs
6
Film of an unopened supermarket at Kirkdale, Liverpool, which is being converted into a church. Mute. P.Stephens. (John oov)
0 mins 25 secs
7
Jim Hancock, snf, talking to Sir Nicholas Bonsor, the MP for Nantwich, who is introducing a Private Members Bill to alter the drinking laws. He also spoke to Dennis Smith, the N.W. Regional Organiser for the Association of Licences House Managers. Sepmag. Stephens/Ward.
3 mins 34 secs
8
GVs of Manchester Airport, and or Macdonald Douglas airplanes. Commag. BBC Stock/Gratis. (Nick oov)
0 mins 30 secs
9
Film of naturalist Jane Ratcliffe with an injured peregrine falcon, which she took to a vet for treatment. Sepmag. Stephens.
