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9.15 Job Bank Keyboard Skills
The 'writing machine' has been with us for over a hundred years, and, although the keyboard layout is the same, the technology, the skills and the people who operate them are very different. If you think learning touch typing is only for secretaries - watch this programme!
Director ANN THROUP
9.38 Going To Work Job Sharing
Two pairs of youngsters job sharing. We take a look at how it works for some people. Producer JILL GLINDON REED
Series producer PAUL MITCHELL
10.0 You and Me
My Favourite Drink
MIKE MAYNARD and some young friends have a party and Mike finds out about their favourite drinks.
Director nicci CROWTHER
10.15 Music Time 8: Tempo
Music at slow, fast and in-between speeds, from fast 'car chase' music accompanying the Keystone
Cops, to the slow cat stalking its prey. The children tap the regular beat, chant, and sing a song at different speeds.
Presenters JONATHAN COHEN and HELEN SPEIRS with DAVE ROSE (bass guitar), PETER BorrA (drums).
Producer ELIZABETH BENNETT
10.38 British Social History Man Made The Slave by ALAN PLATER
11.0 Zig Zag
Tides and Winds
Zig Zag explains how tides and winds affect our coastlines and encourages a respect for the sea and its power.
*CEEFAX SUBTITLES
11.23 Thinkabout Shadow Play
Frank, Sally and the children enjoy playing with shadow shapes, but all of a sudden there's a shadow that's a bit scary.
With JIM DUNK as Frank and VICKY ucorish as Sally. Producer PAT FARRINGTON
11.42 General Studies East Versus West
A panel of speakers drawn from the Eastern and Western blocs discuss some of the issues raised in the first two programmes with sixth form students.
With YEVGENI SAFRONOVA
(Soviet Embassy),
ANDREI ANTONOVSKI (Novosti Press),
GEORGE WALDEN , MP and MICHAEL DINYON , Times correspondent. Studio presenter NICK ROSS Studio director SUE WEEKS Producer BRUCE JAMSON
12.10 16 Up
A Place to Live louise CHRISTIAN discusses how to survive landlords - and homelessness.
12.35 On the Rocks 8: Potential Energy
Coal and oil deposits.
1.0 Wheels of Fire 8: Made in India
Large-scale and small-scale industry.
1.31 Pages from Ceefax
1.38 Scotland This Century A Better Life
Improvements in health and housing since the 1900s. Producer ROBERT CLARK
2.0 Words and Pictures The Magic Fish
A poor fisherman hears that the fish he has caught is really a prince and lets him go. The fisherman's wife, though, feels a reward is due and begins to make some strong demands.
Presenter VICKY IRELAND
Producer MOYRA GAMBLETON
2.18 Exploring Science Discovering Oxygen
Producer PETER BRATT
2.40-3.0 The Music Arcade 8: Early Music
SNEAK'S NOYSE play some early music on the shawm, rebec, cittern, violone and theorbo. Producer ELIZABETH BENNETT

Contributors

Director:
Ann Throup
Producer:
Jill Glindon
Producer:
Paul Mitchell
Unknown:
Mike Maynard
Presenters:
Jonathan Cohen
Presenters:
Helen Speirs
Guitar:
Peter Borra
Producer:
Elizabeth Bennett
Unknown:
Alan Plater
Producer:
Pat Farrington
Unknown:
Andrei Antonovski
Unknown:
George Walden
Unknown:
Michael Dinyon
Presenter:
Nick Ross
Producer:
Bruce Jamson
Producer:
Robert Clark
Producer:
Moyra Gambleton
Producer:
Peter Bratt
Producer:
Elizabeth Bennett

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