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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 30/11/1978
Production Date
Thursday 30/11/1978
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)
Studio Interviews:
Felicity Goodey snf talking to Frank Benson, the Regional General Manager, Training Services Division, of the Manpower Services Commission, about the shortage of skilled labour. 3-11
David Davies snf talking to Tony Fitzpatrick, secretary of the Governors branch of the society of civil and public servants, about their objections to a scheme which would allow extended family visits to Styal Women’s Prison in Cheshire 2-54
On Thursday 30/11/1978 there were 9 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Felicity Goodey snf reporting on the shortage of skilled labour in the North West. She spoke to Reginald Mercado, Chairman of Cooper Engineering in Birkenhead - who says he could double his turnover if he had the skilled labour. Sepmag/commag. Higginson.
4 mins 05 secs
2
Richard Duckenfield snf from Kegs Services of Preston who are sending their employees on a foreign holiday as a reward. He spoke to thet Works Director, David Morrow and some of the employees. sepmag. Higginson.
2 mins 51 secs
3
GVs of trawlers at Fleetwood. mute. BBC Stock. (John oov)
0 mins 19 secs
4
Film of the Arts Minister, Lord Donaldson, on a visit to Merseyside, including the Lady Lever Gallery at Port Sunlight. Mute. Ward. (John oov)
0 mins 18 secs
5
Film of an exhibition at the Port of Liverpool building of work by dockers. mute. Ward (John oov)
0 mins 22 secs
6
Film of the christmas tree in the pedestrian precinct in church street, Liverpool. Mute. Ward. (John oov)
0 mins 14 secs
7
GVs of Styal Prison in Cheshire. mute. BBC Stock. (David oov)
0 mins 35 secs
8
Film of how the RAF cane to the rescue of a Peregrine Falcon chick stolen from it’s nest. mute. Loaned by the RSPB. (Stu oov)
0 mins 32 secs
9
David Davies snf reporting on a new kind of computer service available in Lancashire Libraries. It’s called BIROS - bibliographic information retrieval on-line service. He spoke to two librarians, John Convey and Alan Longworth. Commag. Stephens.
