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Record 11625 – 11644 of 15384 news stories found.
Date |
Film Item Number |
Description |
Duration |
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| Tuesday 27/6/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | GVs of Nurse taking instant photographs of babies in hospital. Oldham. Mute. (Felicity oov) | 0 mins 22 secs | |
| Thursday 29/6/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | Frank Mellor talking to Mr Bill Heywood about trout fish farming near Paton Bridge, nr Kendal. No 4 in a series about fishing. Mc Dairmant. Sepmag. | 4 mins 40 secs | |
| Friday 30/6/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on the last days of Old Tyme Dancing at Belle Vue, Manchester. He spoke to regulars at the hall about their feelings on the final night. Higginson. Commag. | 2 mins 37 secs | |
| Tuesday 4/7/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to aerodynamics engineer, Dave Clarke, about the ‘Starfield Thunderbolt’ - a vehicle which has been entered into a competition to see how many miles to a gallon it can do. It’s hoping that it will do approximately 1,000 to 1,400 per gallon. Basically, it’s a 500cc lawn mower, a washing machine clutch and an old bicycle frame pieced together. Park. Commag. | 4 mins 32 secs | |
| Wednesday 5/7/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | GVs ‘Centrelink’ experiment in Skelmersdale. BBC Stock. Mute. (Nick oov) | 0 mins 32 secs | |
| Thursday 6/7/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | GVs bus inspectors carrying out checks on Greater Manchester Transport to find fare dodgers. Hallas. Mute. | 0 mins 28 secs | |
| Friday 7/7/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on the training of 42 young North West sportsmen and women, who have been rewarded for their unselfish achievements in sport. Thye are being sponsored by one of the big five banks and the Physical Education Association. He spoke to Dr Vaughn Thomas, Director of Physical Education at Liverpool Polytechnic, where the traning sessions are being held. Higginson. Sepmag. | 2 mins 57 secs | |
| Monday 10/7/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | Richard Duckenfield snf reporting on the meeting of a Liverpool City Council sub committee over plans for improving the inner-city area. The cost would be £56 million and the Government has granted £30 million. He spoke to Treveor Jones, Leader of Liverpool’s City Council about the cost - and what they want to do with the money. Higginson. commag | 2 mins 40 secs | |
| Tuesday 11/7/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | The new baby at Chester Zoo - a hundred and sixty pound baby elephant - the father is thought to be an African elephant. Zoo officials say they’d never heard of Indian and African elephants cross-breeding before. Park.Mute. (Chris oov) | 0 mins 21 secs | |
| Wednesday 12/7/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | Mr Albert Laugharne, the new Chief Constable of Lancashire ,who began work today as the head of the force. ((John oov) | 0 mins 20 secs | |
| Thursday 13/7/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | Alistair Macdonald snf following the orchid saga in Greater Manchester, Eccles and particularly in Coppull. He spoke to Bill Guiver and George Price of the Residents Action Committee, who are fighting to preserve the reclaimed land and let the orchids grow. They are also fighting Barron Investments Ltd. an Isle of Man firm who want to return the land to agricultural land. Alistair also spoke to Bill Ainscough, Managing Director of Wain homes, a building firm who would use the land for a tip. Chorley council will consider the planning permission for the tip by the end of the month. Higginson. commag. | 3 mins 33 secs | |
| Friday 14/7/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | Frank Mellor talking to John Mansell, professional balloonist, and taking to the air in a hot air balloon as a preview to Morecambe’s Hot Air Rally this weekend. Park. Commag. | 4 mins 40 secs | |
| Monday 18/9/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | David Davies, snf, reporting on the low number of ‘A’ level passes from Spurley Hey School in Gorton. He spoke to the Headmaster - Jack Schofield. Park. Commag. (david oov: 41”). | 2 mins 54 secs | |
| Tuesday 19/9/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | Khalid Aziz talking to Philip Chapman, garage owner, Vicar - Rev. John Salisbury, and Headmistress Vera Newhouse, about the problems of living ina village half in Yorkshire and half in Lancashire - the village of Tosside in the Pennines. BBC Leeds crew. Sepmag. | 2 mins 51 secs | |
| Wednesday 20/9/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | Dr. Janet Kear, Curator of Martin Mere Nature Reserve, talking about the small creatures that inhabit the hedgerows in the countryside. Stephens. Sepmag. | 4 mins 39 secs | |
| Thursday 21/9/1978 | Programme Details | 5 | GVs part of the Manx Herring Fleet - the fishing season ended today, 3 days early. There will now be a complete ban on herring fishing until at least the end of the year in the Irish Sea. BBC Stock. Commag actuality. (John oov). | 0 mins 18 secs | |
| Wednesday 14/4/1982 | Programme Details | 5 | Film of the opening of the new factory for the Mountain Range Company at the Crewe Gates. Mute. Park. (John oov). | 0 mins 20 secs | |
| Wednesday 6/1/1982 | Programme Details | 5 | Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to Merseyside’s Marketing Manager Jack Stopforth about the launch of a campaign to urge big industries based in the county to spend locally on supplies and services. He also spoke to David Dorrity of A.C. Spark Plugs of Kirkby and Harold Stanton of A.P. Precision Hydraulics of Speke - two of the firms taking part. Sepmag. Ward. | 02 mins 57 secs | |
| Friday 8/1/1982 | Programme Details | 5 | Film of Nick Sanders who has officially learned that he’s the fastest cyclist in the World after his round the world trip. Mute. BBC Stock. (John oov) | 0 mins 16 secs | |
| Tuesday 12/1/1982 | Programme Details | 5 | Film of a presentation of an award to Davey Kenyon in Rochdale for the creation of 35 jobs. Mute. Park. John oov. | 0 mins 20 secs | |
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