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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: Monday 31/10/1977
Production Date
Monday 31/10/1977
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/NW7744/1/MR: David Davies snf talking to Edward Thorp, one of Greater Manchester’s landscape architects and the Cheshire Forestry Officer, Robert Price about the spread of Dutch Elm disease in Cheshire and Greater Manchester. 3-05
VTC/6ST/NW7740/4/MR: Bill Butler of the AA talking about the ignition system in a car in the second in our series on winter motoring. 4-07
Studio: Stuart Hall talking to Mrs Elizabeth Kaplandis, a member of the society for physical Research about Ghosts - an item for Hallowe’en. 2-15
On Monday 31/10/1977 there were 9 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
GVs of Dutch Elm trees in the North West area where the Dutch Elm disease is spreading. Mute. BBC stock. Stuart oov. 0-40
0 mins 40 secs
2
Alistair Macdonald snf reporting on the search in Derbyshire, near Brassington where a fox has been seen walking unsteadily and foaming at the mouth. Police fear that the fox may be rabid and infect other animals. Commag. Stephens. Ali oov. 0-51
3 mins 02 secs
3
Nick Clarke snf reporting on the end of the dispute which halted production of the Bolton Evening News last week. Mute. Selwood. Nick oov 0-53
0 mins 53 secs
4
GVs of British Leyland Triumph plant at Speke on Merseyside where work has resumed for more than 2 300 workers following lay offs recently. mute. BBC stock. Chris oov 016
0 mins 16 secs
5
GVs of the computer Centre Oxford Road, Manchester where Manchester’s Council House waiting list has been computerised. mute. Park. Chris oov. 0-23.
0 mins 23 secs
6
GVs of the new underground station at Lime St, Liverpool. Mute. Ward. Chris oov 0-19
0 mins 19 secs
7
GVs of the Nuclear powered submarine HMS Churchill entering Gladstone lock and berthing at the Royal Seaforth Docks. mute. Ward .Chris oov 0-19
0 mins 19 secs
8
GVs of a terraced house in Accrington which is reputed to be haunted because of it’s proximity to Pendle forest, a centre for witchcraft in the 16th Century. Also GVs of Great Harwood wherre five five figures were sighted in an ordinary house. Mute. Park. Stuart oov. 0-44
0 mins 44 secs
9
Tom Brook snf reporting on a new scheme for police cadets at Wigan Police station. He spoke to Police superintedent Jack Griffiths. sepmag. Stephens.
