7.30 Mathematics '64: 14: Closed Shop
A series of twenty programmes reflecting new trends in mathematics and in the teaching of mathematics. Out of the idea of a Vector Space is extracted the idea of a Group, the simplest and perhaps the most fundamental structure in mathematics.
Presented by Geoffrey Matthews.

8.0 Basis for Decision: The Use of Operational Research: 2: Playing It Through
A series of three programmes on how scientific method can be used to solve problems of management. Some problems are so complex that they can only be solved by building a detailed model of the situation and experimenting with it.
Presented by Professor P. Rivett.

8.45 Studying the Social Sciences: 5: States and Governments
A series of six programmes prepared in association with the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Political Science is the oldest of the social sciences. Since before the days of ancient Greece, men have been concerned with justice, citizenship, and ways of running the state.
Among those taking part: R.H. Pear, William Pickles, Maurice Cranston, Professor L.B. Schapiro, Dr. F.S. Northedge
Introduced by Dr. Alan Little.

9.15 One Hundred Years of Marxism: 8: The Appeal of Communism
A series of nine programmes describing the development of Communist theory and practice from the time of Karl Marx to the present day.
In tonight's programme Eric Hobsbawm, Reader in History at Birkbeck College, London University, Richard Harris, Asian specialist of The Times and Colin Legum, Commonwealth Correspondent of The Observer, consider the appeal and the relevance of Marxism in the developing countries of Africa and Asia.
Introduced by Warren Evans.