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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Programme Details
Record 1 – 1 of 1 news stories found.
Further details for Look North West: Thursday 20/3/1986
Production Date
Thursday 20/3/1986
Introduced By
Stuart Hall, John Mundy and Julie Carter
Producer
Dave Guest
Newsreader
Studio-based and videotape material in this programme (not usually held at the NWFA but please enquire)
MANCHESTER VT 1/RNW A611/12:
Stuart Hall, with an introduction into the picture George Orwell, author of the book ‘1984’ and ‘The Road to Wigan Pier’, painted of Wigan in 1936. He described it as “A cloth-capped epitomy of a dreary Northern Town”. Captions and Still Store + extract of George Orwell’s book, ‘The Road to Wigan Pier’ (voiced by Peter Wheeler). 01m19s
TOTAL VT DUR: 01m19s
MANCHESTER VT 1/RNW A611/13:
John Mundy, with an introduction into where the title “Wigan Pier” first originated. It was thought to have been established during the early 1890s when a train carrying miners was delayed. The signal-man suggested that the train had stopped at “Wigan Pier”. Voiced by Stuart Hall, waking along the Pier.
TOTAL VT DUR: 02m18s
MANCHESTER VT 1/RNW A611/14:
Colin Philpott, snf, reflecting on the history of the piers and their roles in the 19th century. Inc. Captions and still stores. He spoke to Peter Lewis, Pier Master.
TOTAL VT DUR: 03m47s
MANCHESTER VT 1/RNW A611/15:
John Mundy, in Wigan, taking to Pat Reed, Designer, and Johnathan Lichenstein who coaches the actors and actresses, about the creation of the heritage centre’s unique appearance.
TOTAL VT DUR: 02m49s
PSC:
1. Tim Wyatt, snf, reporting on five crew members of a trawler from Fleetwood, who’re believed to have drowned when their vessel sank in the Irish Sea. They’re all thought to be from South West England. PSC. Higginson. 01m08s
2. PSC of Vale Royal in Cheshire, where industry, business and local authority agencies have combined to encourage investment in the area. PSC. Paul Dobson. Julie carter oov. 00m25s
3. PSC of Withington Hospital, where the Arts Minister, Richard Luce, went to see a mural a quarter of a mile long. It was a joint effort between staff, patients and members of a specialist artistic team. 00m30s
4. Colin Philpott, snf, in Wigan looking at what the Queen will see when she visits Wigan on 21st March. He spoke to Hazel Hawarden, Museums Officer at Wigan Pier and Maralyn Sumner. PSC. Higginson. 05m28s
On Thursday 20/3/1986 there were 1 news stories transmitted.
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[Unknown. See studio-based and videotape material for this programme in ‘programme details’]
