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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: Tuesday 28/4/1981
Production Date
Tuesday 28/4/1981
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 A117/4: (16mm film)
Extract from the English National Opera first launched in 1978. Ex-leeds. First tx: 14.11.78. Leeds crew. 28’, 0’45”
RNW A117J/5:
Stuart Hall with this weeks selection of viewers’ letters. Incl. captions and 16mm film. BBC stock. (Stu oov).
Part 1: Isle of Man monument. Commag. 9’, 0’15”
Part 2: Frances Lockett, cotton queeen. mute. 9’, 0’15”
TOTAL VT DUR: 4’38”
RNW A115W/30: (rec. by LMCR)
Malcolm Balen, snf, talking to Arthur Elliot, the Director of Lighting and Electrical Services at the Blackpool Illuminations factory, about their plans for their plans for this year’s illuminations. 4’30”
STUDIO INTERVIEW:
Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to the Chairman of Liverpool’s Housing Committee, Counc. Richard Pine, about their decision to knock down another block of high rise flats. 3’00”
On Tuesday 28/4/1981 there were 6 news stories transmitted.
Film Item Number
Description
Duration
(news descriptions are taken directly from BBC's Programme as Broadcast sheets.)
1
Film of three blocks of high rise flats in Liverpool. Mute. Ward. (Ali oov)
1 mins 22 secs
2
David Davies, snf, reporting on the announcement of the forming of a joint opera company to be shared between Manchester and Leeds. He spoke to Bob Scott, the Administrator of the Palace Theatre and Graham Marchant of Opera North. Sepmag/Commag. Park.
2 mins 38 secs
3
Film of the aftermath of a fire at a camping centre in Bury. Mute. Park. (Chris oov)
0 mins 26 secs
4
Film of the opening of two industrial plants - the Laporte activated earth plant at Widnes and the Solidate weighing equipment factory at Sandbach. mute. Ward. (Chris oov)
0 mins 49 secs
5
Film of a group of handicapped children from Mobberley being taken on a tour of Manchester in their wheelchairs. Mute. Park. (Chris oov)
0 mins 22 secs
6
Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to model ship maker Les Nelson Ewen. He also spoke to Mike Stammers from Liverpool’s Maritime Museum. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson.
