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Record 13505 – 13524 of 15384 news stories found.
 
 

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Monday
30/7/1979
Programme Details 7 Jim Hancock, snf, reporting on athletics coaching sessions for children being run by three PE teachers at Kirkby Sports Centre during the school holidays. He spoke to one of the teachers, Mike Dooling and to some of the children. Commag. Ward. 2 mins 41 secs
Friday
27/7/1979
Programme Details 7 Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to American Nelson Delgado, who was in the Marine Corps with Lee Harvey Oswald and gave evidence to the Warren Commission following the assassination of President Kennedy. He now claims to be in fear for his life. Commag. Park. 1 mins 41 secs
Thursday
19/7/1979
Programme Details 7 Film of Helen Bradley, who died today. Sepmag. BBC stock. 2 mins 56 secs
Friday
13/7/1979
Programme Details 7 Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to Captain William Colbeck of Birkenhead, who is selling papers and letters from historic expeditions to Antarctica which belonged to his father. Sepmag. Higginson. 4 mins 15 secs
Tuesday
10/7/1979
Programme Details 7 Steve Ireland, snf, talking to Ted Stokes, the Director of a small Lancaster firm which has produced a replica of Samuel Crompton’s spinning mule. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson 4 mins 02 secs
Friday
6/7/1979
Programme Details 7 Film of the Royal Exhibition at Chester. Mute. Ward. John oov. 0 mins 20 secs
Wednesday
4/7/1979
Programme Details 7 Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on the laying of an experimental path at the start of the Pennine Way. He spoke to Andy Parsons of the Peak Park Planning Board and to some of the helpers. Sepmag. Ward 4 mins 29 secs
Friday
29/6/1979
Programme Details 7 Film of the backlog of mail because of disruptions to the postal service. Mute. BBC stock. (Stu oov) 0 mins 16 secs
Wednesday
20/6/1979
Programme Details 7 Film of Dr Dave Shimwell carrying out research in the countryside around Manchester. Mute. Park. (Stu oov) 1 mins 20 secs
Tuesday
19/6/1979
Programme Details 7 Film of the England cricket team in practice. Mute. Park. 0 mins 23 secs
Friday
15/6/1979
Programme Details 7 Jim Hancock, snf, reporting on the saving of Christ Church in Crewe, part of which is to become a controlled ruin. He spoke to Crewe Borough Architect, Phillip Heeks and to the Rev. John Malbon. Sepmag. Park. 4 mins 06 secs
Friday
8/6/1979
Programme Details 7 Film of trains, which may be affected by cuts because of the fuel shortage. Mute. Ward. (Jim oov) 0 mins 43 secs
Monday
4/6/1979
Programme Details 7 Film of a new-born tiger being hand-reared at Chester Zoo. Mute. Ward. John oov. 0 mins 30 secs
Tuesday
29/5/1979
Programme Details 7 Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on the restoration of Tom Padden’s 1928 41/2litre Bentley open sports car. Sepmag. Oldham. 4 mins 04 secs
Friday
25/5/1979
Programme Details 7 Richard Duckenfield, snf, reports on the water sports centre at Carr Mill near St. Helens, and talks to Club Commodore, Joe Owen and coach Tony McMahon. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson. 3 mins 48 secs
Monday
21/5/1979
Programme Details 7 Richard Dukenfield, snf, on a new organisation, the British Porcelain and China Artists Association, formed to help the growing numbers of people who have taken up china painting as a hobby and have difficulty finding the materials. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson. 4 mins 37 secs
Wednesday
16/5/1979
Programme Details 7 Frank Mellor visits Lancaster City Museum to find out about a famous native of the city, Lawrence Binyon, the First World War poet. He talks to Edith Tyson of Lancaster Library about his links with Lancaster. Sepmag. Steve Stephens. 3 mins 30 secs
Friday
11/5/1979
Programme Details 7 Richard Duckenfield, snf, reports on the newly extended track for model trains being built by the Wirral Model Engineering Society at Royden Park in Wirral which is shortly to be reopened to the public. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson. 4 mins 32 secs
Wednesday
9/5/1979
Programme Details 7 Felicity Goodey, snf, reports on a new computerised system being installed at the London Road HQ of the Greater Manchester Fire Service which will enable fires to be pinpointed accurately and instantly. Sepmag/Commag. Steve Stephens. 5 mins 13 secs
Tuesday
1/5/1979
Programme Details 7 Film of a bridle way in Standish, which is at the centre of a row over whether part of it should be closed. Commag. Higginson. (Ali oov) 0 mins 42 secs
 
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