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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Search Results

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Record 10241 – 10260 of 15384 news stories found.
 
 

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Tuesday
20/11/1979
Programme Details 5 Film of the Solar Design Factory in Guide Bridge, AShton-Under-Lyne, who are producing about 250 four poster beds a week. mute. P. Stephens. ( Chris oov) 0 mins 22 secs
Wednesday
21/11/1979
Programme Details 5 Film of an instant council house being lifted into position in Barlow Crescent, Marple. Mute. P. Stephens. (John oov) 0 mins 20 secs
Friday
23/11/1979
Programme Details 5 Film of the offices of the National Heart Research Fund at St Annes. Mute. BBC Stock. (John oov) 0 mins 16 secs
Monday
26/11/1979
Programme Details 5 Film of Sir Bernard Miles, founder of London’s Mermaid Theatre, on a visit to the Robert Watson factory in Bolton - who are making girders for the Theatre. MUte. Park. (Chris oov) 0 mins 22 secs
Tuesday
27/11/1979
Programme Details 5 Felicity Goodey, snf, reporting from the Bowaters factory at Disley where they are carrying out tests to prove that their plastic drums are safer than steel ones for storing chemicals. Sepmag. Park. 3 mins 30 secs
Wednesday
28/11/1979
Programme Details 5 GVs of Liverpool Airport. Mute. BBC Stock. (John oov) 0 mins 18 secs
Thursday
29/11/1979
Programme Details 5 Film of Prince Charles on a visit to Greater Manchester. Mute. Park. (John oov) 0 mins 54 secs
Friday
30/11/1979
Programme Details 5 Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on a small plumbing device which is already saving millions of gallons of water in Wirral. He spoke to the co-inventor, self-employed plumber Mike Rice and Dennis Johnson, the Conservation Engineer for Wirral Council. Sepmag. Commag. Ward. 3 mins 11 secs
Monday
3/12/1979
Programme Details 5 Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on the reforming of the Outward Bound Association of Merseyside and Deeside and talking to founder member, Steve Robarts. He also spoke to the warden of the Eskdale Centre in the Lake District, Roger Putnam. Sepmag. Higginson. 5 mins 09 secs
Tuesday
4/12/1979
Programme Details 5 Richard Duckenfield, snf, repoting on restoration work being carried out to Port Sunlight village in Wirral. He spoke to the Estates Manager, Peter Hodson. Sepmag. Higginson. 3 mins 16 secs
Wednesday
5/12/1979
Programme Details 5 Felicity Goodey, snf, talking to a group of Chinese scientists, who are spending a few months at Lancaster University to study the English way of life. Sepmag. Park. 4 mins 37 secs
Thursday
6/12/1979
Programme Details 5 Film of Nell and Robin Dale of Carnforth, who make hand-made wooden figures. Sepmag. Stephens. 0 mins 0 secs
Friday
7/12/1979
Programme Details 5 Jim Hancock, snf, reporting on restoration to the organ at Rochdale Town Hall 3 mins 13 secs
Monday
10/12/1979
Programme Details 5 Film of the Icelandic trawler Olafur Gisli, which ran into trouble in the sea off Fleetwood. Mute. Hallas. (Fel oov) 0 mins 25 secs
Wednesday
12/12/1979
Programme Details 5 Film of Coun. Sylvia Swithin in Tameside, as she realised her ambition to dance in a chorus line. sepmag. Park. (John oov) 0 mins 40 secs
Thursday
13/12/1979
Programme Details 5 Film of the skeleton of a dinosaur, on show at Manchester Museum. Mute. P. Stephens. (John oov) 0 mins 25 secs
Friday
14/12/1979
Programme Details 5 Film of the Under Secretary for Education, Neil Macfarlane, on a visit to schemes to help unemployed youngsters in Liverpool. Mute. Ward. (John oov) 0 mins 30 secs
Wednesday
31/10/1979
Programme Details 5 Film of the Brooke’s Shoe Shop in Stockport, which disappeared down a ten foot hole. Mute. P.Stephens. (Malcolm oov) 0 mins 45-9 secs
Friday
26/10/1979
Programme Details 5 Film of the reopening of two buildings, converted by the Merseyside Improved Houses association. Mute. Park. (Chris oov) 0 mins 17 secs
Wednesday
24/10/1979
Programme Details 5 Debi Davies, snf, reporting on a scheme to loan works of art from Manchester’s city art galleries to local firms - for a fee of £500 a year. She spoke to the man who thought up the idea, local businessman Timothy Horn and to the Galleries Director, Timothy Clifford. Sepmag. Stephens/Park. 3 mins 54 secs
 
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