Record 46 – 65 of 65
Accession Number |
Series Title |
Programme Title |
Year |
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| B514 | WAIT WHILE | [GYLES BRANDRETH] | 1971 | |
| Gyles Brandreth visits 'The North' and asks what the future holds for Northern mill towns. Opens with title sequence containing shots of Liverpool, Manchester and Blackpool. Brandreth is shown at the Environment Centre of the North West, where he interviews Director Graham Ashworth about how the environment of the North More... | ||||
| B515 | DECISIONS | TRAIN JOURNEY | 1971 | |
| Focuses on the train line between Buxton and Manchester, which British Rail is threatening to close down because it is losing money. Opening titles include shots of shoppers and commuters in the street. Commuters are interviewed on a platform and on a train about the problem they would have travelling More... | ||||
| B516 | DECISIONS | HOLIDAYS | 1971 | |
| Opening titles include shots of shoppers and commuters in the street. Extract focuses on Blackpool and the competition it is facing from foreign holidays in the Mediterranean. Includes shots of Blackpool guesthouses, people sunbathing both on Blackpool beach and on a beach in the Mediterranean and people eating in a More... | ||||
| B517 | WAIT WHILE | KEN DODD IN WIDNES | 1971 | |
| Ken Dodd presents this humorous tongue-in-cheek look at Widnes as a holiday resort and 'gateway to the world'. He highlights the beautiful scenery, balmy climate and clean, fresh air ('where even the seagulls have smokers cough'). There are general views of Widnes, including the Runcorn Bridge, River Mersey More... | ||||
| B519 | [LOOK NORTH] | CHESTER MURDER | 1971 | |
| No transmission print is held for this programme - trims only. Please contact the NWFA More... | ||||
| B522 | [LOOK NORTH] | NEW BBC CENTRE | 1971 | |
| No transmission print is held for this programme - trims only. Please contact the NWFA More... | ||||
| B537 | [UNKNOWN] | ANDREW CRUICKSHANK APPEAL - RYDAL MOUNT | 1971 | |
| Actor Andrew Cruickshank appeals to viewers for donations to secure the future of Rydal Mount in Ambleside, home of William Wordsworth. Includes exterior and interior shots of Rydal Mount More... | ||||
| B553 | DECISIONS | EDUCATION | 1971 | |
| Extract which looks at secondary education throughout the North West and the impact the reorganisation of secondary moderns and the introduction of eleven-plus examinations have had. Primary Headmaster Peter Helliwell is interviewed and he describes the damaging effect segregating children at age eleven can have. Includes good shots of More... | ||||
| B554 | DECISIONS | SLUMS | 1971 | |
| Extract focusing on a young couple, David and Mary Melia, who live with their baby in squalid conditions in a Victorian terraced slum in Liverpool. They are interviewed about their living conditions and there are shots of the flat interior and a backyard strewn with junk. Includes 'Decisions' series titles More... | ||||
| B555 | DECISIONS | NEW TOWNS | 1971 | |
| Extract looks at Runcorn New Town, which was designated a new town in 1964. Local residents (mostly originally from Liverpool) are interviewed and give mixed reactions to the community spirit, shopping facilities and housing design in the New Town. Includes general views of Runcorn New Town More... | ||||
| B644 | WAIT WHILE | POLLUTION | 1971 | |
| No transmission print exists for this programme, only trims. Please contact the NWFA More... | ||||
| B645 | [UNKNOWN] | [CONTAINERS] | 1971 | |
| No transmission print exists for this programme, only trims. Please contact the NWFA More... | ||||
| B402 | LOOK NORTH SPECIAL | THE COMMON MARKET | 1971 | |
| John Humphrys reports on how joining the Common Market would affect the North West. Different industries are looked at in turn: dairy farming, the horticultural industry, fishing industry, textile industry and motor industry. Austrian Carl Jenning expresses concern from his dairy farm at Malpas in Cheshire. Fylde market gardener Jack More... | ||||
| B433 | LOOK NORTH | SEWELL BLACKPOOL MURDER | 1971-72 | |
| No transmission print is held for this programme - trims only. Please contact the NWFA More... | ||||
| B647 | THAT STUART HALL SHOW | DISCO GIRL | 1971-72 | |
| No transmission print exists for this programme, only trims. Please contact the NWFA More... | ||||
| B281 | LOOK NORTH | JANE TAYLOR - ENQUIRIES AT TIME OF FUNERAL | c. 1972 | |
| B281/1: Footage related to the discovery of the body of ten year old Jane Taylor from Mobberley, Cheshire, five and a half years after her disappearance in August 1966. A presenter interviews the Head of Cheshire C.I.D., Arthur Benfield, about the finding of the body a month earlier (seems to More... | ||||
| B535 | SPORTS LINE UP | LEIGHTON JAMES | c. 1972 | |
| No transmission print exists for this programme, only trims. Please contact the NWFA More... | ||||
| B543 | [LOOK NORTH] | HOSPITAL MURDERS | c. 1972 | |
| No transmission print exists for this programme, only trims. Please contact the NWFA More... | ||||
| B22 | THE DESIGNERS | MACCLESFIELD DESIGNERS, LEYLAND BUS | c. 1972 | |
| Film inserts showing a new housing estate built in Hale. The designers and residents speak about the benefits of the design of the estate. Two men describe plans for the design of an open-plan office More... | ||||
| B634 | [UNKNOWN] | UNSOLD UP THE RIVER [TRAILER] | c. 1972 | |
| Trailer for a programme about the derelict Albert Dock in Liverpool More... | ||||
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