Record 608 – 627 of 687
Accession Number |
Series Title |
Programme Title |
Year |
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| B642 | NEWS NORTH WEST | [TITLE SEQUENCE] | c. 1983 | |
| No transmission print exists for this programme, only trims. Please contact the NWFA More... | ||||
| B87 | BRASS BEAT | WARDLE HIGH YOUTH BAND | c. 1983 | |
| Incomplete inserts from a programme about Wardle High School in Rochdale. Begins with a montage of shots of pupils participating in school activities including numerous sports, cooking, pottery, art and craft, computing and music. Also includes general views of Rochdale town centre and the surrounding countryside (cuts off abruptly More... | ||||
| B81 | LYNDA LEE'S PEOPLE | GLENDA JACKSON | 1983 | |
| No transmission print exists for this programme, only trims. Please contact the NWFA More... | ||||
| B83 | LYNDA LEE'S PEOPLE | TENNIS | 1983 | |
| Lynda Lee-Potter visits "Matchpoint", the Tennis Centre of Excellence for the North West, also called Bramhall Lane Tennis Club in Stockport, which was built in 1983. Youngsters are seen playing tennis on the indoor courts in the Cheshire Junior Tennis Championships. The Lawn Tennis Association's National Coach and Development More... | ||||
| B85 | LYNDA LEE'S PEOPLE | RETIREMENT | 1983 | |
| B85/1: Programme on the very active retired population of the North West. Lynda Lee Potter joins seven hundred over-60s from Manchester on a trip to Buxton Pavillion Gardens for a day of ballroom dancing. The day is organised by the "Companions Club" and is run by Greater Manchester Transport More... | ||||
| B86 | LYNDA LEE'S PEOPLE | FLEA MARKET | 1983 | |
| Lynda Lee Potter is shown introducing the programme from a flea market held at a church. She visits flea markets at Warburton near Lymm and Bolton. There are shots of sellers arriving, unloading their cars and setting up their stalls, and brief interviews with both sellers and customers More... | ||||
| B94 | CHANGES | CHANGES BY THE MILE | 1983 | |
| Programme on the decline and recent rejuvenation of the Port of Liverpool. Opens with a brief title sequence for the series 'Changes'. Includes various shots of containers and ships at the docks, the Mersey Ferry and the Pierhead. A number of people are interviewed about the Port's heyday in the More... | ||||
| B95 | CHANGES | A FAMILY BUSINESS | 1983 | |
| Programme looking at how fairgrounds have changed, focusing on Daisy Nook Fair near Oldham and Alton Towers Theme Park in Staffordshire. Opens with "Changes" opening sequence and music. The Silcock family are shown, who have held a fair at Daisy Nook every Easter since the early 1900s. The organisers are More... | ||||
| B96 | CHANGES | POLYTHENE | 1983 | |
| Programme on the influence that polythene, or polyethelene, has had on British industry, military, medicine and consumers. Opens with "Changes" series music. The programme contains numerous shots of polythene-wrapped goods and archive footage of factory workers making polythene products. There is also archive footage of the laboratories at Winnington More... | ||||
| B97 | CHANGES | ROWING | 1983 | |
| Programme focuses on Agecroft Rowing Club, Salford, one of the oldest rowing clubs in the country. Opens with "Changes" title sequence and music. There are numerous shots of men from the club rowing on the River Irwell, checking boats on the river banks and being coached. Ways in which the More... | ||||
| B93 | CHANGES | A CHANGE OF AIR | 1983 | |
| Programme focusing on tourism in Blackpool and how it has both resisted and embraced change over the years. Opens with "Changes" series music and shots of aeroplanes performing aerobatics over Blackpool seafront. Various people talk about holidaymakers going abroad and taking weekend rather than fortnightly breaks. There are signs for More... | ||||
| B92 | CHANGES | CREWE RAILWAY STATION | 1983 | |
| Programme on Crewe railway station, which serves more destinations than any other station in England and handles over a thousand passengers a day. Opens with "Changes" title sequence, music and various shots of the station including passenger and freight trains, passengers waiting on platforms, announcer and station cafe. Crewe station More... | ||||
| B106 | YOUNG ENTERPRISE SHOW | LEISURE / LIVERPOOL / BUSKERS | 1983 | |
| Three separate items each approximately 5 minutes long. The first item deals with leisure facilities and Mike Sweeney visits Preston Leisure Centre. There are shots of children having swimming lessons, trampolining and playing volleyball. Presenter Mike Sweeney is seen playing squash and weight training in a gym and Brian Hall More... | ||||
| B104 | YOUNG ENTERPRISE SHOW | HATTERSLEY / JOGGING / PIGEONS | 1983 | |
| Three separate items each approximately 5 minutes long. Presenter Mike Sweeney visits the "Grand Canyon" Youth Centre being built in the high unemployment town of Hattersley, Manchester, by local children. There are shots of the building being built, children painting murals, and interviews with the organisers and some children. The More... | ||||
| B108 | YOUNG ENTERPRISE SHOW | SAHARA TRIP / DANCE CLASS / CYCLECROSS | 1983 | |
| Four separate items each approximately 5 minutes long. The first item is on the Young Explorers Trust, an organisation which has taken youngsters on expeditions abroad since 1972. An organiser and youngsters from Liverpool are interviewed about an expedition to the Sahara desert in Africa and there are stills of More... | ||||
| B118 | YOUNG ENTERPRISE SHOW | [CAREERS ACTIVITY WEEK] | 1983 | |
| Presenter Mike Sweeney visits a special activities week organised by Rochdale Careers Service aimed at teenagers who are on the dole. The teenagers are seen doing a variety of activities: archery, weight training, table tennis, basketball, canoeing, running, windsurfing and Sweeney joins in a canoeing session. He interviews organiser Vilman More... | ||||
| B135 | LYNDA LEE'S PEOPLE | STRINGFELLOWS | 1983 | |
| The interior of the "Number One" nightclub in Manchester is shown and there are shots of people dressed in 1980s-fashion disco dancing and drinking. Lynda Lee Potter interviews Geoff and Paul Stringfellow, owners of the club and brothers of Peter Stringfellow. Includes a brief interview with Coronation Street actor More... | ||||
| B436 | LOOK NORTH | [CHRIS BONINGTON] | 1983 | |
| No transmission print is held for this programme - trims only. Please contact the NWFA More... | ||||
| B440 | [UNKNOWN] | A TALE OF TWO CHINATOWNS | 1983 | |
| A programme which contrasts Liverpool's neglected Chinatown with Manchester's, which has received investment and is thriving. Begins by looking at Liverpool: there are shots of an English language class for Chinese adults; Prince Charles and Princess Diana are shown opening Liverpool's Pagoda Chinese Community Centre in 1982; Brian Wang, Chinese More... | ||||
| B443 | [UNKNOWN] | THE COMING OF THE KINGS | 1983 | |
| Follows the production of an unconventional school nativity play - Ted Hughes' 'The Coming of the Kings' - by Elmers' Green Primary School in Skelmersdale. Narrator gives a history of Skelmerdale, its promising beginnings and current problems with unemployment and crime. The children give their views on the town, which are mostly More... | ||||
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