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Record 1981 – 2000 of 15384 news stories found.
Date |
Film Item Number |
Description |
Duration |
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| Wednesday 26/10/1977 | Programme Details | 1 | Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on the expansion of Tate & Lyle’s Kirkby plant which will refine washing powder from sugar. He spoke to Robin Dugdale, managing director of the company set up to develop the chemical factory. Mute : 14s (9ft) Ward commag 3m13s (121ft) Stephens. Nick oov 1m 16s | 3 mins 27 secs | |
| Thursday 27/10/1977 | Programme Details | 1 | Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on the British Oxygen dispute which has caused thousands of lay offs in other industries. He spoke to Tom Bentley, Secretary of the National Shop Stewards committee. Commag. Stephens. Nick oov 31s | 3 mins 31 secs | |
| Friday 28/10/1977 | Programme Details | 1 | David Davies snf reporting on the opening of the newly widened Runcorn - Widnes ‘Silver Jubilee’ bridge. He spoke to the Transport Minister, Mr William Rodgers. Commag. Higginson. David oov 1-07 | 2 mins 38 secs | |
| Monday 31/10/1977 | Programme Details | 1 | GVs of Dutch Elm trees in the North West area where the Dutch Elm disease is spreading. Mute. BBC stock. Stuart oov. 0-40 | 0 mins 40 secs | |
| Tuesday 1/11/1977 | Programme Details | 1 | David Davies snf talking to Dr Benjamin Alexander, a GP and member of the NW British Medical Association about the shortage of GPs in the region and all over the country . commag. stephens. | 2 mins 48 secs | |
| Wednesday 2/11/1977 | Programme Details | 1 | GVs of Fiddlers Ferry power station following power cuts in the region. mute film .BBC stock. David oov 0-16 | 0 mins 16 secs | |
| Thursday 3/11/1977 | Programme Details | 1 | David Davies snf reporting on the effects of power cuts in the region. He spoke to Ray Knowles, Control Manager of the Grid in the North West. Commag Stephens. | 2 mins 58 secs | |
| Friday 4/11/1977 | Programme Details | 1 | Nick Clarke snf reporting on the use of microwave radio signals being used as an automatic landing system and the british system being developed by plessey. commag. selwood. Nick oov 1-25 | 2 mins 49 secs | |
| Monday 7/11/1977 | Programme Details | 1 | Richard Duckenfield snf reporting on the firemans strike and on the case of the fireen in Merseyside in particular. Richard in vision 0-29. commag. Ward. Richard oov 0-18(12) | 0 mins 47 secs | |
| Tuesday 8/11/1977 | Programme Details | 1 | Richard duckenfield snf reporting on the proposed expansion of one of the regions cancer hospitals, Clatterbridge in Wirral. They need £1/2 million to build and research labs. He spoke to Dr Roger Ryall from the hospital. sepmag 1-35. commag 2-25. Higginson | 4 mins 00 secs | |
| Wednesday 9/11/1977 | Programme Details | 1 | Richard Duckenfield snf reporting from Liverpool town hall on the reaction of Liverpudlians to the proposed statue of the Beatles. Commag. 1-37 sepmag 0-43 Higginson | 2 mins 20 secs | |
| Thursday 10/11/1977 | Programme Details | 1 | Steve Ireland snf reporting on the preparations for the threatened strike by firemen in the North West. He spoke to the head of Lancashire’s fire brigade Jack Warden about the dangers of a strike. sepmag. stephens 3-20 (125’) Ward0-20 (13’) BBC stock 0-25(16’) | 4 mins 05 secs | |
| Friday 11/11/1977 | Programme Details | 1 | Nick Clarke snf assessing the prospects of the Lancashire ports which face a decline in trade. sepmag 3-08 commag 1-02 Selwood | 4 mins 10 secs | |
| Monday 14/11/1977 | Programme Details | 1 | Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting from Fleetwood on the damage the high winds and floods have caused. He spoke to some owners of property about the damage suffered. The 3 mayors of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre have sent a telegram to the Prime Minister asking for national funds to pay for storm damage. Commag. Stephens. Ali oov. 2m 27s | 4 mins 14 secs | |
| Tuesday 15/11/1977 | Programme Details | 1 | Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on the creation of 600 news jobs for Skelmersdale New Town, on Merseyside. The Co-op Bank has announced a £7 million administration centre which will be built there. Mute 21s (13ft) BBC Stock; Commag 3m 13s (121 ft) Selwood. Nick oov 1m 19s | 3 mins 34 secs | |
| Wednesday 16/11/1977 | Programme Details | 1 | Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on the problems for the occupants of high rise flats in Liverpool where a strike by lift engineers means they have to walk up and down flights of stairs. Semag. Higginson. | 3 mins 53 secs | |
| Thursday 17/11/1977 | Programme Details | 1 | Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to Bill Dooley, Senior Shop Steward of the T & G.W.U., about the effects of the unofficial strike of 39 lock-keepers at Eastham. Park. Sepmag. | 1 mins 17 secs | |
| Friday 18/11/1977 | Programme Details | 1 | Edna White talking about her brother, Richard, held for possible spying in Ho Chi Minh City. BBC Stock. Commag. | 0 mins 33 secs | |
| Monday 21/11/1977 | Programme Details | 1 | Felicity Goodey, snf, talking to Farmer John Barton of Galley Hall Farm, Cainforth and Land Use Expert Alan Sly about the damage to farm land after the floods of last week. Stephens. Commag. (Felicity oov 1m 00s) | 3 mins 41 secs | |
| Tuesday 22/11/1977 | Programme Details | 1 | Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on the “Careers for 78” exhibition in Manchester. Phil Stephens. Mute. (Nick oov) | 0 mins 35 secs | |
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