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BBC North West Regional News and Documentary Film 1966-1986: Sample Film Clips - Urban
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Michael Delahaye reporting on Hebden Bridge Councils plan to give away houses (1973)
Felicity Goodey visits Aintree Road, Blackpool and joins in a street party to celebrate Centenary Year (1976)
Malcolm Balen talking to Dr Ronald Brunskill about his book on architecture (1981)
A young schoolgirl describes an eyesore near where she lives in Oldham (1982)
Julie Carter reports on the discovery of pottery dating to Roman and Neolithic times in Prestwich (1983)
Richard Duckenfield on the refurbishment of Liverpool's Albert Dock which is nearing completion (1984)
Liverpool resident George Scully speaks about his opposition to slums demolition (1971)
Looks at archaeology in Chester and town planning in Liverpool (1977)
Focuses on slum clearance in Liverpool and a new partnership to boost industry in inner city areas (1977)
Extract on the rejuvenation of the Albert Dock, Liverpool (1983)
Ian Nairn visits Wigan and highlights the town's architectural virtues (1967)
Looks at the Mersey Way Shopping Centre in Stockport (1972)
Presenter Ray Gosling addresses Salford's problems of high unemployment and poor housing (1983)
Extract focusing on squalid conditions in a Victorian terraced slum in Liverpool (1971)
Local residents from Runcorn New Town give their opinions about the housing design (1971)
Presenter Frank Mellor visits Wigan to try to dispel the notion that it is a dismal industrial town (1979)
Lynda Lee revisits the town of Leigh where she lived for the first sixteen years of her life (date unknown)
Felicity Goodey asks local residents why they like living in Preston (1980)