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BBC North West Regional News Material 1973-1986: Search Results

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Record 2141 – 2160 of 15384 news stories found.
 
 

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Tuesday
20/4/1982
Programme Details 1 Malcolm Balen, snf, talking to Marion Lee, mother of marine Andrew Lee, about the return of her son from South Georgia after being held prisoner by Argentinian troops. Commag. Higginson. 02 mins 39 secs
Wednesday
21/4/1982
Programme Details 1 Film of demonstration by Wirral Council employees who marched from Birkenhead Town Hall to Wallasey Town Hall to lobby councillors in protest against redundancies. Mute. Higginson. (John oov). 0 mins 26 secs
Thursday
22/4/1982
Programme Details 1 Malcolm Balen, snf, reporting on plans by British Rail to shut down the locomotive works at Horwich with the loss of seventeen hundred jobs. It’s part of a national plan to shed 5,000 jobs at engineering works. Mute. BBC Stock/Park. 0 mins 55 secs
Friday
23/4/1982
Programme Details 1 Malcolm Balen, snf, reporting on the vote taken by the Engineering workers at Horwich to fight plans to shed 1700 jobs at the British Rail plant. He spoke to Ada Bromiley, Horwich Job Centre, Dennis Green, Assistant Secretary Works Committee, Stan Lloyd, Chairman Works Committee and Alan Dunkley, Personnel Director, British Rail Engineering Limited. Commag/Mute. Park. 3 mins 25 secs
Monday
26/4/1982
Programme Details 1 Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on the progress of preparations for the Pope’s visit. He spoke to Monsignor John Allen and Tony Young. Sepmag/Commag. Park. 3 mins 50 secs
Tuesday
27/4/1982
Programme Details 1 Film of the Alwen reservoir in Wales. Mute. Ward. (Martin oov). 0 mins 30 secs
Wednesday
28/4/1982
Programme Details 1 Martin Henfield, snf, reporting on the threat of the Pope’s visit being cancelled due to the Falklands crisis and in particular a firm which may go out of business, Spirotex of Poynton, because have not insured themselves. He spoke to Frank Dorer, the Managing Director. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson. 02 mins 46 secs
Thursday
29/4/1982
Programme Details 1 Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on Leigh’s victory against Whitehaven which assured them of winning the Rugby League Championship, the first time since 1906. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson. 3 mins 19 secs
Friday
30/4/1982
Programme Details 1 Film of the Deeply Vale Pop Festival. Mute. BBC Stock. (Stu oov). 0 mins 17 secs
Monday
3/5/1982
Programme Details 1 Film of the effects of the weather on the Bank Holiday weekend on the coastal resorts of Southport and Blackpool. Mute. Ward. (John oov). 0 mins 31 secs
Tuesday
4/5/1982
Programme Details 1 Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on the visit of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh to Merseyside. Commag. Higginson. (Dick oov). 02 mins 38 secs
Wednesday
5/5/1982
Programme Details 1 Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on the visit of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh to Manchester. Commag. Park. (Ali oov). 02 mins 29 secs
Thursday
6/5/1982
Programme Details 1 Felicity Goodey, snf, reporting on the mass meeting at Horwich Works. Mute. Oldham. 0 mins 23 secs
Friday
7/5/1982
Programme Details 1 David Davies, snf, talking to Paul Astbury, a successful Labour candidate in the local election and Glenna Robson, an unsuccessful SDP candidate, about their election campaigns. Sepmag/Commag. Park. 5 mins 46 secs
Monday
10/5/1982
Programme Details 1 Martin Henfield, snf, reporting on the second cell fire at Strangeways Prison in Manchester over the weekend, and the grievances of some of the prisoners at the overcrowding in the prison. He spoke to Norman Brown, Governor and Ivor Searle, Prison Officers Association. Sepmag/Commag. Park. 3 mins 46 secs
Tuesday
11/5/1982
Programme Details 1 Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to Kenneth Antcliffe, Director of Education, about the report stating that the recent violence at St. Saviour’s school in Toxteth could have been avoided. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson. 3 mins 06 secs
Wednesday
12/5/1982
Programme Details 1 Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on the police murder hunt at Nantwich in Cheshire after a man who’d been attacked and robbed died of head injuries. Mute. Ward. (Ali oov). 0 mins 57 secs
Thursday
13/5/1982
Programme Details 1 Film of Princess Anne’s visit to Salford where she opened Radcliffe Primary School. Mute. Oldham. (John oov). 0 mins 48 secs
Friday
14/5/1982
Programme Details 1 Felicity Goodey, snf, reporting on the decision by Tootals the Manchester based textile group, to move their headquarters from Manchester to the USA. She spoke to Alan Wagstaff, Chairman of the Tootal Group. Mute/Sepmag. Park. 02 mins 03 secs
Tuesday
18/5/1982
Programme Details 1 Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on security problems being faced by the police in preparation for the Pope’s visit to Heaton Park in Manchester. He spoke to Assistant Chief Constable, traffic, John Evans, Mrs. Norma Rothwell and Mrs Elva Dunn, both residents in the area who will be affected by parking restrictions. Sepmag/Commag. Park. 3 mins 16 secs
 
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