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

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Record 5861 – 5880 of 15384 news stories found.
 
 

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Tuesday
24/4/1979
Programme Details 3 Film of the “Adding Life to Years” exhibition in Oldham. Mute. Park. (Chris oov) 0 mins 20 secs
Monday
23/4/1979
Programme Details 3 Film of a diesel train on the Liverpool - Manchester - Hull run, which will soon be replaced by more modern trains. Mute. Park. (Chris oov) 0 mins 17 secs
Friday
20/4/1979
Programme Details 3 Film of a butter packing factory at Luton Grove in Liverpool, where 55 jobs are threatened. Commag. Higginson. (John oov) 0 mins 18 secs
Thursday
19/4/1979
Programme Details 3 Film of a house near Northwich, Cheshire, where two boys died in a house fire. Mute. Park. (John oov) 0 mins 21 secs
Wednesday
18/4/1979
Programme Details 3 Film of the Ringway Airport parachute training corps. Mute. BBC Stock. (Stu oov) 0 mins 10 secs
Tuesday
17/4/1979
Programme Details 3 Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on the discovery of long-lost plans for the world’s first solar heated school, which were the work of Wallasey’s former assistant borough architect, Emslie Morgan. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson. 3 mins 28 secs
Monday
16/4/1979
Programme Details 3 Film of long distance walker Tom Benson, who gave up after 246 miles. Mute. Park. (Chris oov) 0 mins 15 secs
Friday
13/4/1979
Programme Details 3 Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on the new and re-cast bells at St. Peter’s Church in Lower Heswall. He spoke to the bell expert, Ian Penton. Sepmag. Higginson. 2 mins 27 secs
Thursday
12/4/1979
Programme Details 3 Film of a post office van which was ambushed in Liverpool. Mute. Park. (John oov) 0 mins 28 secs
Wednesday
11/4/1979
Programme Details 3 Jim Hancock, snf, with a preview of some of the hot air balloons taking part in a gathering at Preston over the weekend. He spoke to John Wilkinson of Balloon Stables, promoter Bill Clarke and enthusiasts Malcolm and Jane Campbell. Commag. Stephens. 3 mins 53 secs
Tuesday
10/4/1979
Programme Details 3 Film of a play scheme in Salford to entertain mentally handicapped children during the school holidays. Mute. Park. (Chris oov) 0 mins 20 secs
Monday
9/4/1979
Programme Details 3 Film of the Tommyfield Market at Oldham, which is at the centre of a row between traders and the local council. Mute. Park. (David oov) 0 mins 47 secs
Friday
6/4/1979
Programme Details 3 Film of Blackpool Zoo where, its claimed, the animals are being threatened by the seagulls. Mute. Hallas. (John oov) 0 mins 24 secs
Thursday
5/4/1979
Programme Details 3 GVs of Walton Prison, following the lifting of the state of emergency. Commag. BBC Stock. (John oov) 0 mins 19 secs
Wednesday
4/4/1979
Programme Details 3 Film of Stockport Grammer School, following the announcement that it’s to go co-educational next year. Mute. Park. (John oov) 0 mins 20 secs
Tuesday
3/4/1979
Programme Details 3 Film of a group of 300 plumber and heating engineers, whose all-expenses paid trip to Bermuda delayed by the firemens’ strike at Manchester Airport. Mute. Park. (Chris oov) 0 mins 15 secs
Monday
2/4/1979
Programme Details 3 Film of a Commanche aircraft whose undercarriage collapsed on landing at Manchester Airport. Mute. Park. (Chris oov) 0 mins 15 secs
Friday
30/3/1979
Programme Details 3 David Davies, snf, talking to Tommy Cavanagh, the Assistant Manager of Manchester United and to Joe Fagin, the Chief Coach of Liverpool before their meeting in the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Sepmag. Higginson/Park. 5 mins 51 secs
Thursday
29/3/1979
Programme Details 3 Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on the Merseyside police force - which has the highest graduate intake outside London. He spoke to two of them, Constable Greg Morris and Det. Supt. John Evans, and to the Chief Constable Ken Oxford. Sepmag. Higginson. 4 mins 47 secs
Wednesday
28/3/1979
Programme Details 3 Film of the first British Womens Professional and Amateur Golf Tournament at Birkenhead. Mute. Higginson. (Chris oov) 0 mins 20 secs
 
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