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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: Friday 31/8/1979
Production Date
Friday 31/8/1979
Introduced By
David Davies
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 A935P/6: Extract from Rugby match featuring Billy Beaumont. Ex-London. 33’’
RNW A935P/7: Jim Hancock, snf, talking to journalist Shelley Rohde about her book “A Private View of L.S.Lowry”. Incl. 16mm film Mute. BBC Stock. 1’35’’
TOTAL VT DUR: 3’58’’
RNW A935P/8: Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on talks between British Shipbuilders and union leaders about the plan to cut thousands of jobs - including 900 at Cammell Lairds. Incl. 16mm film. Mute. BBC Stock. 31’ 50’’
(Nick oov) 1’47’’
RNW A935P/9: David Davies, snf, talking to John Davies, a leading British athletics coach, about the threat to the British Olympics team if the proposed tour of Great Britain by a multi-racial South African rugby team goes ahead. 2’03’’
STUDIO INTERVIEW: David Davies, snf, talking to England’s rugby captain Billy Beaumont about his views over the controversial tour by the South Africans. 3’37’’
On Friday 31/8/1979 there were 6 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Film of the Woolworth’s fire. Mute. BBC Stock. (David oov)
0 mins 30 secs
2
Film of Mrs Thatcher during her visit to the North West. Commag. Park (John oov)
0 mins 10 secs
3
Film of a demonstration in Liverpool against the deportation of a waiter. Mute. Ward. (John oov)
0 mins 20 secs
4
Film of the damage caused by fire to a house in Irlam Road, Sale. Mute. Park. (John oov)
0 mins 10 secs
5
Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on the end of negotiations for the development of Liverpool’s South Docks. He spoke to the Chairman of Merseyside Council County, Sir Kenneth Thompson and the Chairman of the Docks and Harbour Comapny, Sir Arthur Peterson. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson.
3 mins 08 secs
6
Stuart Hall talking to Alan Smith, a senior lecturer in museum studies at Manchester University, about his book “The International Dictionary of Clocks”. Sepmag. Park.
