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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 5 of 5 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Tuesday 4/7/1978
Production Date
Tuesday 4/7/1978
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/NW7826/7/MR: Felicity Goodey, snf, talking to teenager, Gary Chapman, a self-taught sculptor whose work was so good that the Imperial War Museum in London has offered him a job at the museum which he starts shortly. 4’28’’
VTC/6ST/NW7827/3/MR: Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on the intensification of the hunt by Warrington police for the man who attacked nine-year-old Leslie Morris and left him for dead. They are now on a major house-to-house investigation asking for anyone with ginger hair to report to them. Inc. 16mm film of police house-to house hunt. Ward. Mute. (Alistair oov) TOTAL VT: 1’02’’
On Tuesday 4/7/1978 there were 5 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Nick Clarke, snf, talking to Tony Smith, Managing Director of Cammel Lairds, about the opening tomorrow by HRH Princess Anne of a vats new ship-construction hall, the biggest in Britain. Part of the celebrations of 150 years of the firm, and a building which they hope won’t be wasted. Higginson. Sepmag
3 mins 53 secs
2
GVs Ennerdale Water - the scheme by the N.W. Water Authority to raise the level by four feet has been turned down by the Lake District Special Planning Board. BBC Stock. Mute. (Chris oov)
0 mins 15 secs
3
GVs parks in Burnley where dog owners are forbidden to walk their pets - the sixth day of the High Court hearing to decide if the Council has a legal right to ban dogs from parks. BBC Stock. Mute. (Chris oov)
0 mins 25 secs
4
GVs this year’s Blackpool Illumination displays, including a new tableau of the Muppets. There will be 500 scenic displays and features, and 75 miles of cables. Hallas. Mute. (Chris oov)
0 mins 35 secs
5
Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to aerodynamics engineer, Dave Clarke, about the ‘Starfield Thunderbolt’ - a vehicle which has been entered into a competition to see how many miles to a gallon it can do. It’s hoping that it will do approximately 1,000 to 1,400 per gallon. Basically, it’s a 500cc lawn mower, a washing machine clutch and an old bicycle frame pieced together. Park. Commag.
