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Record 10325 – 10344 of 15384 news stories found.
 
 

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Monday
2/7/1979
Programme Details 5 Olenka Frenkiel, snf, talking to some of the competitors in the Fourth Greater Manchester Festival of Sport for the Disabled in Tameside. Sepmag. Park. 3 mins 56 secs
Friday
29/6/1979
Programme Details 5 Film of preparations for the Lord Mayor’s Parade in Manchester. Mute. Park. (John oov) 0 mins 20 secs
Thursday
28/6/1979
Programme Details 5 Jim Hancock, snf, reporting on a gathering of spinning enthusiasts at Whitegate near Northwich. He spoke to Liza Leadbeater and Alison Howitt, of the National Trust. Sepmag/Commag. Park. 3 mins 04 secs
Tuesday
26/6/1979
Programme Details 5 Film of the Croal-Irwell Valley. Mute. Park. 1 mins 00 secs
Monday
25/6/1979
Programme Details 5 Steve Ireland, snf, talking to Mick Robinson, who has just signed for Manchester City Football Club. Commag. Park. 0 mins 41 secs
Friday
22/6/1979
Programme Details 5 Film of Old Moor Quarry near Buxton. Mute. Park. (John oov) 0 mins 15 secs
Wednesday
20/6/1979
Programme Details 5 Film of a concrete canoe built by students from Manchester University. Mute. Park. (John oov) 0 mins 20 secs
Tuesday
19/6/1979
Programme Details 5 Film of traffic congestion caused by a burst gas main in Deansgate, Manchester. Mute. Park. (Chris oov) 0 mins 15 secs
Monday
18/6/1979
Programme Details 5 Film of members from the Pennine Aviation Museum at Bacup digging up an aircraft engine which had been buried for more than 30 years at Pilling Sands near Fleetwood. We spoke to the Chairman of the Museum, David Stansfield. Sepmag/Commag. Ward. 4 mins 57 secs
Friday
15/6/1979
Programme Details 5 Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on a new scheme in the Works Experience Scheme - a course in Falconery. He spoke to falconer Allan Oswald and to John Ellwood of the Career Service. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson. 3 mins 47 secs
Thursday
14/6/1979
Programme Details 5 Felicity Goodey, snf, reporting on the opening of a special brass rubbing centre at Manchester Cathedral. She poke to Max Stubbs, the Cathedral Guide and to Paul Tickner, Director of British Heritage, who set up the centre. Sepmag/Commag. Park. 4 mins 06 secs
Wednesday
13/6/1979
Programme Details 5 Jim Hancock, snf, reporting on an experiment being carried out at Myerscough College near Preston to find a way to stop sports pitches from becoming waterlogged in winter and dried out in summer. He spoke to Martin Jones, a lecturer in Turf Management. Sepmag/Commag. Park. 3 mins 57 secs
Tuesday
12/6/1979
Programme Details 5 Felicity Goodey, snf, talking to Dianne and Colin Clayton from Winter Hill near Bolton, who have just completed a three year sail around the world in their home-made 40 foot ketch. Commag. Ward. 4 mins 11 secs
Friday
8/6/1979
Programme Details 5 Film of the Whit Walks at Mossley, Manchester. Mute. Park. (John oov) 0 mins 35 secs
Wednesday
6/6/1979
Programme Details 5 Jim Hancock, snf, reports on Baxtrol, a fuel substitute invented in 1949 by John Baxter, whom Jim spoke to about the possibility of his invemtion coming into its own again with the current petrol crisis. Commag. Steve Stephens. 4 mins 15 secs
Tuesday
5/6/1979
Programme Details 5 Film of a new British motorbike to be manufactured in Northern Ireland. Mute. BBC Stock. John oov. 0 mins 25 secs
Monday
4/6/1979
Programme Details 5 Film of the Northern Lawn Tennis Club in Didsbury where Sue Barker was competing with other top players. Mute. Phil Stephens. john oov. 0 mins 28 secs
Friday
1/6/1979
Programme Details 5 Stuart Hall reporting from the Whitworth Gallery in Manchester where an exhibition of Hungarian costumes has opened, and spoke to Robin Vowsden about the exhibits. Sepmag. Steve Stephens. 4 mins 25 secs
Wednesday
30/5/1979
Programme Details 5 Jim Hancock, snf, reports on work on the runway of Manchester Airport which is carried out at night so that the runway can function during the day. Commag. Steve Stephens. 4 mins 08 secs
Tuesday
29/5/1979
Programme Details 5 Film of Walton Prison which Mr. Leon Brittan, Home Office Minister, is planning to visit. Mute. BBC Stock. Chris oov. 0 mins 20 secs
 
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