Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 282,057 playable programmes from the BBC

Plunder

on BBC Two England

A weekly raid on the BBC archives.
Introduced by Michell Raper.
This edition includes:

Sir Malcolm Sargent conducts his own 'Impression on a Windy Day' (1959)
and The Orchestra as seen by Hoffnung (Monitor: 1960)

People in the Park (1960)
The Tonight team look at the Battersea Sculpture Exhibition.

Ernest Hemingway (died July 1961)
remembered by his friends.

Television Tomorrow (1957)
discussed by a panel including Sir Kenneth Clark and Dr. Bronowski.

Whatever Happened to Skiffle?
A musical craze of the 1950s.
recalled by Chas McDevitt and the Skiffle Group.
With Shirley Douglas
and featuring Mark Sharratt (washboard), Pete Stanley (banjo), Wizz Jones (guitar/kazoo)

Contributors

Presenter:
Michell Raper
Conductor (Impression on a Windy Day):
Sir Malcolm Sargent
Panellist (Television Tomorrow):
Sir Kenneth Clark
Panellist (Television Tomorrow):
Dr. Bronowski
Band (Whatever Happened to Skiffle?):
Chas McDevitt and the Skiffle Group
Singer (Whatever Happened to Skiffle?):
Shirley Douglas
Washboard (Whatever Happened to Skiffle?):
Mark Sharratt
Banjoist (Whatever Happened to Skiffle?):
Pete Stanley
Guitarist/kazoo (Whatever Happened to Skiffle?):
Wizz Jones

BBC Two England

About BBC Two

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More