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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: Monday 7/11/1977
Production Date
Monday 7/11/1977
Introduced By
David Davies
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/NW7745/1/MR: Alistair Macdonald snf reporting on the pruning of a tree in sale which has been cursed by a gypsy. It is reputed that whoever tries to cut it down will lose a limb. sepmag. stephens. 163’ 4-21
VTC/6ST/NW7740/5/MR: Bill Butler from the AA in the 3rd and final of our series on car maintenance talking about the cooling system of a car. 4-15
Studio: Richard Duckenfield snf talking to Phil Wilkinson, an official of the fire Brigade Union in Manchester about the fireman’s strike. 2-31
On Monday 7/11/1977 there were 6 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Richard Duckenfield snf reporting on the firemans strike and on the case of the fireen in Merseyside in particular. Richard in vision 0-29. commag. Ward. Richard oov 0-18(12)
0 mins 47 secs
2
GVs of a crane which buckled and fell on a couple from Crewe killing them. Mute. park. Chris oov 0-15
0 mins 15 secs
3
GVs of cleaning up operations in the centre of Birkenhead following the explosion of a gas cylinder in a bonfire on Saturday night. mute. Ward. Chris oov 0-20
0 mins 20 secs
4
GVs of trucks at the Sandbach works of Fodens which are to be delivered to Iraq to be used on an irrigation scheme. Mute .Park. Chris oov 0-20
0 mins 20 secs
5
David Davies snf reporting on 7 major contracts which the Stockport based firm of Simon Carves has won from the Soviet Union. He spoke to the managing director of Simon Carves, John Burgess. commag. Stephens. David oov 1-01
2 mins 47 secs
6
Frank Mellor reporting from Lancaster Castle on the plans to get rid of the prison which occupies half of the castle and keep the historic building as a showpiece. sepmag. selwood.
