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Record 561 – 580 of 15384 news stories found.
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Film Item Number |
Description |
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| Tuesday 29/5/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | David Davies, snf, reports on the Isle of Man’s birching policy. He spoke to Peggy Irving and Rita Gartside, advocates of birching, and Dominic Delaney of the House of Keys. Sepmag. Higginson. | 3 mins 49 secs | |
| Friday 25/5/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Nick Clarke, snf, reports on the visit of James Prior, the Employment Secretary, to Merseyside, where he visited the Vauxhall factory and spoke to union members. nick spoke to James Prior about industrial aid to Merseyside. Commag. Steve Stephens. | 4 mins 47 secs | |
| Thursday 24/5/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Jim Hancock, snf, reporting on objections to plans by British Nuclear Fuels to take more water from Wastwater. He spoke to Brian Oldfield, NWA’s Director of Resource Planning. Sepmag. Park | 0 mins 0 secs | |
| Wednesday 23/5/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Richrad Duckenfield, snf, reports on the Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool which has made a profit in the last month, despite being unsubsidised. He talks to Colin Angus, the theatre manager, about its success and his aim of self-sufficiency for the theatre. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson. | 3 mins 58 secs | |
| Tuesday 22/5/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Richard Duckenfield, snf, talks to Ken Oxford, Merseyside’s Cheif Constable about his report and the fall in crime rates, apart from violent crime. He also talks to Merseyside Councillor, Sydney Moss. Commag. Higginson. | 2 mins 58 secs | |
| Monday 21/5/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Felicity Goodey, snf, reports on the possibility that council tenants may soon be able to but their homes at up to 50% discount. Mute. Oldham. felicity oov. | 1 mins 00 secs | |
| Friday 18/5/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on Shotton’s new steel coating plant and talking to works director, John Powell, and vice chairman of the works council, Danny Fellows. He also spoke to Eddie Jones, the installations engineer in charge of reclaiming the marshy land on which the plant is built. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson. | 4 mins 34 secs | |
| Thursday 17/5/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Nick Clarke, snf, reporting on the history of British Leyland at Speke and the plan for Honda to go into joint production with BL. He spoke to Sir Kenneth Thompson, Merseyside County Council’s Chairman, and to one of the Speke workers. Commag. Selwood. Nick oov. | 4 mins 09 secs | |
| Wednesday 16/5/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Felicity Goodey, snf, talks to the leaders of the Liberal and Labour Liverpool Council members, neither of whom have an overall majority, to find out if there are any circumstances under which the two parties could work together. They are Trevor Jones, Liberal and John Hamilton, Labour. While there is no agreement Liverpool City Council has no leadership. Sepmag. Higginson. | 3 mins 45 secs | |
| Tuesday 15/5/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Alistair Macdonald, snf, reports on the suspension of an officer in charge of a children’s home in Bolton after allegations of cruelty were brought against her by two housemothers and one former housemother. There is to be a council enquiry. Inc. Mute film. Oldham. GVs of home. Alistair oov. | 0 mins 33 secs | |
| Monday 14/5/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Film of Woolworth’s fire as plans for a fund for victims’ families are announced. BBC Stock. Mute. Chris oov. | 0 mins 19 secs | |
| Friday 11/5/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Felicity Goodey, snf, reports on the launching of the first motorway rescue scheme in Britain for horses run by volunteers from the British Horse Society, and talks to four of the people involved in the scheme. Sepmag/Commag. Steve Stephens. Felicity oov. | 4 mins 02 secs | |
| Thursday 10/5/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Film of the Queen on a visit to Preston inspecting a battalion of the Queen’s Lancashire Regiment. Mute. Oldham. John oov. | 0 mins 28 secs | |
| Wednesday 9/5/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Felicity Goodey, snf, reports on what is so far known about the Woolworth’s fire 29 hours after it started. She talks to Fire Chief, Ron Bullers about his theories of the cause, and to two representatives of Woolworths, Mr. Counsell and Mr. Johnson about safety measures in existence at Woolworths. Film of staff returning to lower floor to clear tills. Commag/Mute. Higginson/Oldham. Felicity oov. | 6 mins 31 secs | |
| Tuesday 8/5/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Nick Clarke,snf, reports on a serious fire in Woolworths Store in the centre of Manchester which trapped some of the staff, many of whom escaped via the roof. But some were trapped in a cashiers department with barred windows. He spoke to David Williams, General Manager of the store, and to some of the young men rescued from the roof, and to women workers who escaped. He also spoke to the Fire Chief in charge. Commag/Mute. Steve Stephens | 8 mins 25 secs | |
| Monday 7/5/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | David Davies, snf, reports on the latest developments in the Matlock murder hunt, in which the police were manning checkpoints in the area and questioning bank holiday trippers. Mute. Phil Stephens. David oov. | 0 mins 23 secs | |
| Thursday 3/5/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Alistair Macdonald, snf, reports on a Tanker Training Centre at Fleetwood Nautical College which aims to reduce the accident rate among oil tankers. He joins a training exercise on the Irish Sea and spoke to John Matthews, lecturer, Richard Mulroney, course tutor, Ships Master, Peter Gow, and John Weir. Sepmag. Higginson. | 5 mins 47 secs | |
| Friday 4/5/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Steve Ireland, snf, talking to David Trippier, who got the first Conservative gain in the country - in Rossendale. Commag. Park. | 0 mins 37 secs | |
| Friday 4/5/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Steve Ireland, snf, talking to Ann Taylor, who held on to her Labour seat in Bolton West. Commag. Park. | 0 mins 28 secs | |
| Friday 4/5/1979 | Programme Details | 1 | Steve Ireland, snf, talking to the Tory voctor in Rawtenstall, David Trippier. Commag. Park. | 0 mins 37 secs | |
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