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Record 2041 – 2060 of 15384 news stories found.
Date |
Film Item Number |
Description |
Duration |
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| Friday 16/6/1978 | Programme Details | 1 | Alistair MacDonald, snf, reporting on the first road that ever led into the city of Manchester - 2050 years old and uncovered by archaeologists. Talked to Maurice Fitchett, a leader of the dig. Sepmag + Commag Fx. (Park) | 4 mins 06 secs | |
| Monday 19/6/1978 | Programme Details | 1 | Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on the 40th anniversary of Manchester Airport being celebrated this week. He talked to Mr Gerrit Dykstra, KLM Manager, Manchester: Alan Scholefield, Aviation Historian: Edith Hilton, Information Desk Supervisor: and Mr Ken Wilson, Head of Operations..... about Ringway’s growth into Britain’s biggest municipal airport. Steophend / Park. Sepmag: Ward.Mute | 8 mins 24 secs | |
| Tuesday 20/6/1978 | Programme Details | 1 | Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on the 30th anniversary of the day Manchester University’s Mark One Computer went into operation. Park. Sepmag. | 2 mins 50 secs | |
| Wednesday 21/6/1978 | Programme Details | 1 | Headline of Fleetwood Docks. Mute. (Felicity oov) Ward. | 0 mins 10 secs | |
| Thursday 22/6/1978 | Programme Details | 1 | Nick Clarke snf talking to Mr John Horam, Junior Transport Minister, in Manchester today about two new schemes to improve NW motorway systems. An extension to the M63 through Stockport and lighting on the M62. GVs of Stockport and the M63. Higginson . commag. (Nick oov1-30) | 3 mins 16 secs | |
| Friday 23/6/1978 | Programme Details | 1 | GVs of the council flat on the top floor of Fairlea House, Toxteth, Liverpool, home of Darryn Clarke, 3yr old boy who died through torture and neglect. Ward. Mute. | 0 mins 15 secs | |
| Monday 26/6/1978 | Programme Details | 1 | GVs of Burnley’s park. BBC Stock. Mute. (Felicity oov) | 0 mins 16 secs | |
| Tuesday 27/6/1978 | Programme Details | 1 | Princess Anne in the North West to open a maternity unit in Bolton and a primary school in Hyde. Park. Mute. (Chris oov) | 0 mins 15 secs | |
| Wednesday 28/6/1978 | Programme Details | 1 | Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on Pilkington’s interest in energy conservation and new research at the Government’’s Harwell labs into the use of infra-red aerial photography. | 4 mins 00 secs | |
| Thursday 29/6/1978 | Programme Details | 1 | Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on West coast ship repairers final meeting in Birkenhead. Yard due to close Friday 7th July. Talked to Hugh Cooley who has worked there since 1940. Higginson. Commag. (Nick oov) | 4 mins 12 secs | |
| Friday 30/6/1978 | Programme Details | 1 | Deputy High Court Judge Mr Hugh Francis, Q.C., who’s hearing the Burnley Dogs Case, visited some of the parks in Burnley from which dog owners are banned from walking their pets. Park. Mute. (Nick oov) | 0 mins 50 secs | |
| Monday 3/7/1978 | Programme Details | 1 | Photograph of 9-year-old Leslie Morris - police are trying to get information in the hunt for a ginger haired man who’s wanted for attempting to murder the boy. BBC Stock. Mute. (Chris oov) | 4 mins 06 secs | |
| Tuesday 4/7/1978 | Programme Details | 1 | Nick Clarke, snf, talking to Tony Smith, Managing Director of Cammel Lairds, about the opening tomorrow by HRH Princess Anne of a vats new ship-construction hall, the biggest in Britain. Part of the celebrations of 150 years of the firm, and a building which they hope won’t be wasted. Higginson. Sepmag | 3 mins 53 secs | |
| Wednesday 5/7/1978 | Programme Details | 1 | Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on the announcement by Plessey Telecommunications that they’re to cut their Merseyside workforce by a further 600 people. Views of the Edge Lane plant, which is the factory involved in the redundancies. BBC Stock. Mute. (Nick oov) | 0 mins 30 secs | |
| Thursday 6/7/1978 | Programme Details | 1 | Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to Cliff Keetch, A.U.E.W. Convenor and Sam Howard, A.U.E.W. Organiser, about the continuing dispute at Ince B power station in Cheshire. The engineering workers have voted to return to work on Monday, but the dispute hasn’t been resolved. Higginson. Sepmag. | 2 mins 37 secs | |
| Friday 7/7/1978 | Programme Details | 1 | Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on the summer rush at the Liverpool Passport Office. The office is now issuing 12,000 passports a week compared with 30,000 in the whole of last year. Higginson. Sepmag. | 2 mins 58 secs | |
| Monday 10/7/1978 | Programme Details | 1 | GVs Victor Works in Broadgreen, Liverpool - one of the Lucas factories threatened with closure. Ward mute. (nick oov) | 0 mins 28 secs | |
| Tuesday 11/7/1978 | Programme Details | 1 | Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on the work of the Manpower Services Commission special Programme Units, which has taken over from the Government Job Creation Scheme. he spoke to Peter Rimmer, Area Manager; Catherine Mackie, Tutor on the Employment Production Course and John Cawdrey, employer. Higginson. Sepmag. | 5 mins 00 secs | |
| Wednesday 12/7/1978 | Programme Details | 1 | Nick Clarke snf reporting on the 2 man mine between Marple and Glossop - the Ludworth Moor Pit. It’s run by Tony Lodge from Bury who was an NCB face worker, and Geoffrey Du Feu from Leeds. They both gained mining degrees from Leeds University, but opted to work Ludworth Moor. The coal from the face costs £28 a ton if you pick it yourself, as many local people do, and Tony and Geoffrey are determined to make the mine pay. Park. sepmag | 3 mins 09 secs | |
| Thursday 13/7/1978 | Programme Details | 1 | GVs Oldham General Hospital, where the worlds first test tube baby is expected shortly. Mrs Lesley Brown’s room in the hospital is guarded by men hired by Oldham Health Authority. BBC Stock. mute. (John oov) | 0 mins 12 secs | |
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