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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 4 of 4 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Monday 1/12/1980
Production Date
Monday 1/12/1980
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: RNW A049T/3:
Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to Vivian Knight, Cheshire’s Director of Highways, about the shortage of money available to the County Councils for gritting the roads. Incl. 16mm film. Mute. Park. (Ali oov). 29’, 0’47”. Total VT Dur: 3’43”
RNW A049T/1:
Martin Henfield, snf, talking to Dr Frank Bowden, Manchester scientist, and Chris Delaney, an executive of a health club chain (Corline), about the dangers of sunbeds. 4’48”
RNW A049T/2:
Stuart Hall with a report on a Kendal soccer team Netherfield FC which made FA histort by taking part in the longest cup-tie in the British National competition. VT Ex-Leeds in which John Thirlwell asked some of the supporters whether they thought the game would ever end. 1’42”.
STUDIO:
David Davies, snf, reporting on the murder of a Libyan student, Ahmed Mustafa, who was found in a Whalley Range flat over the weekend. Incl. 16mm film in which he spoke to Jack Ridgeway, the man leading the police hunt, about the possibility of a political motive, Mr. and Mrs. Ibrahim Lamlum, neighbours of the student and students who knew him. Sepmag/Commag. Stephens. 134’ 3’35”. Total Dur: 4’14”.
Debi Davies, snf, reporting on the announcement of more redundancies at Leyland Vehicles plants in Leyland, Preston and Chorley. Incl. 16mm film. Sepmag. BBC stock. (Debi oov). 27’, 0’43”. Total Dur: 1’12”.
On Monday 1/12/1980 there were 4 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1.
Malcolm Balen, snf, talking to Hank Kiefer, managing director of Sandbach Engineering (ex-Fodens) about the problems he was facing in the building up of Sandbach engineering. He also reported on the pay-out to Fodens workers from the benevolent Fund. Sepmag/commag. Park.
2 mins 53 secs
2.
Film of sunbeds. Mute. Park. (Stuart oov)
0 mins 29 secs
3.
Film of the aftermath of the fire at E.G. McDonall works in Standish, Wigan. Mute. Ward. (Chris oov).
0 mins 30 secs
4.
Film of forty two Russians visiting a Vodka factory in Warrington. Mute. Ward. (Chris oov).
