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

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Record 941 – 960 of 15384 news stories found.
 
 

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Film Item Number

Description

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Friday
6/2/1981
Programme Details 1 Debi Davies, snf, reporting on assurances of a secure future for the Vauxhall plant at Ellesmere Port. Commag. Higginson/BBC Stock. 1 mins 23 secs
Monday
9/2/1981
Programme Details 1 Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on further redundancies announced by the Mersey Docks & Harbour Company as part of their new profitabiltiy new profitability plan. Sepmag/Commag. BBC stock/Higginson. 2 mins 07 secs
Tuesday
10/2/1981
Programme Details 1 Film of the Mersey Docks. Mute. Park. (Stuart oov). 0 mins 7 secs
Wednesday
11/2/1981
Programme Details 1 Alistair Macdonald, snf, talking to Terry McCready, the leader of the marathon picket at Western Ship Repairers, which may now be finally called off. Commag. Higginson. 3 mins 49 secs
Thursday
12/2/1981
Programme Details 1 Film of two of the Mersey ferries. Mute. Ward. (John oov) 0 mins 20 secs
Friday
13/2/1981
Programme Details 1 GVs of the Tate and Lyle refinery at Liverpool. Mute. BBC Stock. (John oov) 0 mins 15 secs
Monday
16/2/1981
Programme Details 1 Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to Terry McCready about the decision to carry on the picket at Western Shiprepairers. Sepmag/Commag. Higginson 2 mins 11 secs
Tuesday
17/2/1981
Programme Details 1 Film of the Japanese Ambassador visiting Manchester. Mute. Park. (Chris oov) 0 mins 20 secs
Wednesday
18/2/1981
Programme Details 1 Richard Duckenfield, snf, reporting on the presentation to wives from the Staffordshire Regiment of campaign decorations for their 17 month tour of duty in Northern Ireland. He spoke to some of the wives and to Lt. Col. John Collins. Sepmag. Higginson. 3 mins 15 secs
Thursday
19/2/1981
Programme Details 1 Malcolm Balen, snf, reporting on the decision not to strike by workers at the Leyland Vehicles plant. Mute/Commag. BBC Stock. 0 mins 46 secs
Friday
20/2/1981
Programme Details 1 Film of the aftermath of a fire at a mill in the centre of Manchester. Park. Mute. (John oov) 0 mins 20 secs
Monday
23/2/1981
Programme Details 1 Film of water workers. Mute. BBC Stock. (Malcolm oov) 0 mins 30 secs
Tuesday
24/2/1981
Programme Details 1 Malcolm Balen, snf, reporting on the water workers strike. He spoke to senior shop steward David Nelson and Bryan Bunnell. Sepmag. Park. 1 mins 28 secs
Wednesday
25/2/1981
Programme Details 1 Richard Duckenfield, snf, talking to the Managing Director of Mersey Docks and Harbour Company, James Fitzpatrick, about their future. Sepmag/Commag. Ward. 3 mins 30 secs
Thursday
26/2/1981
Programme Details 1 Malcolm Balen, snf, talking to senior shop steward David Nelson about the spreading of the unofficial water strike. Sepmag/Commag. Park. 2 mins 00 secs
Friday
27/2/1981
Programme Details 1 David Davies, snf, talking a look at the career of Sir Harold Wilson, who has announced that he won’t be standing for re-election. Sepmag/Commag. BBC Stock. 2 mins 47 secs
Monday
2/3/1981
Programme Details 1 Malcolm Balen, snf, talking to Mike Gateley, from the GMWU, about the continuing unofficial water workers strike, after the men from Bury, Oldham, Ashton and Rochdale rejected union advice to go back to work. Sepmag. Park 1 mins 36 secs
Tuesday
3/3/1981
Programme Details 1 Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on the decision by the Government to wind up the Central Lancashire New Town Corporation. He spoke to Len Broughton, Leader of Lancahsire County Council and Dick Phelps, general manager of the Corporation. Sepmag/Commag. Stephens 4 mins 06 secs
Wednesday
4/3/1981
Programme Details 1 Alistair Macdonald, snf, reporting on the re-opening of Pemberton Caravans as a workers-co-operative, now called Pemberton Woodhouse. He spoke to ex-works foreman Ronnie Prescott. Mute/Commag. Stephens. 4 mins 18 secs
Thursday
5/3/1981
Programme Details 1 Malcolm Balen, snf, reporting on a demonstration in Preston over education cuts. Mute. Ward. (Malcolm oov) 0 mins 55 secs
 
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