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Record 10165 – 10184 of 15384 news stories found.
Date |
Film Item Number |
Description |
Duration |
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| Tuesday 5/9/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | Film of miners at Parsonage Colliery, Leigh, who have just been provided with new uniforms, which will be laundered by the Coal Board. Mute. Ward. (Chris oov) | 0 mins 24 secs | |
| Monday 4/9/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | Film of the attempt by 29 long distance swimmers to cross Morecambe Bay from Grange over Sands to Morecambe. Only 5 of them finished, we talked to some of the swimmers. Sepmag/commag. Higginson. | 3 mins 53 secs | |
| Friday 1/9/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | David Davies snf with a report on the Toft Village cricket team who are competing in the final of the National Village Championship at Lords next Monday. He spoke to Don Bailey, the club Captain and some of the other players. Sepmag. Park. | 4 mins 29 secs | |
| Thursday 31/8/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | Richard Duckenfield snf talking to passers- by about the Rainbows which have been painted on to some city centre buildings - hoping to bring smiles and joy to the people. The person in charge is Judy Bates - but the painters were reluctant to talk to us about their project. Higginson. commag. | 2 mins 21 secs | |
| Wednesday 30/8/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | Manx fishing fleet - over 100 are now working the herring grounds. BBC Stock. Mute. (Chris oov) | 0 mins 18 secs | |
| Tuesday 29/8/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | GVs stills of Billy Black Pea Fox and Arthur White - past entertainers from the Rochdale area. Rochdale is preparing amusements which will conjure up the atmosphere of the 40’s to back up a concert to be given by Gracie Fields. Park. Mute. (Felicity oov) | 0 mins 53 secs | |
| Monday 28/8/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | Oulton Park motorcycling circuit in action. With views of Barry Sheene. BBC Stock. Commag. (David oov) | 0 mins 31 secs | |
| Friday 25/8/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | GVs Mains Hall near Blackpool, which has been bought by a college lecturer who’s said he’ll restore it. Hallas. mute (Chris oov) | 0 mins 18 secs | |
| Thursday 24/8/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | No. 14 in the series “A Day in the Life of ...” This week David Davies talked to P.C. Harry Whittle of Singleton, near Fleetwood, about the problems he faces as a village bobby. David also spoke to Chief Superintendent Alf Southern of Lancashire Police - P.C. Whittle’s boss. Park. Sepmag. | 5 mins 45 secs | |
| Monday 11/9/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting from one North West engineering firm - Mather and Platt - who, in an effort to show people what industry is really like, are having a series of open evenings - at which the public can have a look round. Commag. Park. | 3 mins 31 secs | |
| Wednesday 20/12/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | Steve Ireland, snf, reporting on the closure of one of the last steam-driven mills in the country - at Barnoldswick. He spoke to the Mill Manager, James Pollard. Commag. Park. | 3 mins 53 secs | |
| Monday 18/12/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on the Chritsmas shopping rush, and on the precautions the stores are taking against shoplifters. He spoke to Peter Wilson of Lewis’s, Brian Day, an ex-policeman in charge of their security and to some of the shoppers. Sepmag/Commag. Park. | 4 mins 31 secs | |
| Thursday 14/12/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | Film of the Locking Stumps Housing Development at Birchwood, on the outskirts of Warrington, which has won an award for its architect. Mute. Park. (John oov) | 0 mins 15 secs | |
| Friday 8/12/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | Film of a book sale at the Picton Public Library in Liverpool. Mute. Ward. (John oov) | 0 mins 20 secs | |
| Wednesday 6/12/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | Steve Ireland snf reporting on the Post Office’s decision to give preference to unemployed people rather than students to help out with the Christmas Mail. He spoke to Manchester’s Assistant Head Postmaster Ken Barker. Commag. Stephens. Commag. Stephens. | 2 mins 01 secs | |
| Tuesday 5/12/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | Film of Concorde landing at Manchester and diversions from Heathrow because of fog. Mute. Ward. | 0 mins 20 secs | |
| Friday 1/12/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | Film of the official opening of the reconstructed Wallgate Station in Wigan. Mute. Park. (John oov) | 0 mins 20 secs | |
| Thursday 30/11/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | Film of an exhibition at the Port of Liverpool building of work by dockers. mute. Ward (John oov) | 0 mins 22 secs | |
| Wednesday 29/11/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | Aerial GVs of the Pilkington glass company in St Helens. Mute. BBC Stock. (John oov) | 0 mins 15 secs | |
| Tuesday 28/11/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | Film of an exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. Mute. Ward. Chris oov | 0 mins 32 secs | |
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