Story: The Train to Glasgow Written by WILMA HORSBURGH Presenters
Carol Chell , Lionel Morton
A rock musical by Ken Howard, Alan Blaikley, Melvyn Bragg
The world is coming to an end, and the last survivors board a space-ship ready to leave the doomed planet Earth in search of a new world.
Parts 1 and 2 starring
Ludmila Savelyeva Sergei Bondarchuk
The Russians' own film version of the most famous book in their literature is on a truly Tolstoyan scale with literally thousands of men deployed in the spectacular battle sequences and a peculiarly Russian intensity of emotion in the more intimate scenes. It is shown today and tomorrow in its original four parts with sequences restored that were cut for the English cinema release.
1805: In St Petersburg the talk is of Napoleon, threatening Europe and perhaps Russia herself. Nearer home, there is a more fascinating piece of gossip; Pierre Bezuhov , a socially graceless young man, has inherited a fortune, becoming overnight the most eligible bachelor in town.
Music by VYACHESLAV OVCHINNIKOV Directed by SERGEI BONDARCHUK
A film based on the well-known story by the Brothers Grimm.
A young man, splendidly attired, returns to his native village to seek out the man who had been responsible for the change in his life-style.
Film cameraman PETER suring Music GUNTHER FISCHER
Directed by WOLFGANG HUBNER
English version produced by LOUIS ELMAN De Lane Lea. London
A DDR TELEVISION production
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Scenes from a gala opera night as viewed through the satirical eyes of one of Italy's most brilliant animators.
A cartoon created by BRUNO BOZZETO
A return visit to the Novoye Zdanye Tsirka to enjoy the stars from the Moscow State Order of Lenin Circus presenting their talents, skills and artistry in a special television performance.
And among this evening's performers are
The Kuzakovi a whirlwind act of foot-juggling Schukin and Serebyakov two supreme clowns bringing comedy to the noble art of boxing Alexander Popov and his dogs presenting his unique act of the animals' surgery Sarbat Begbudy juggling with trays, glasses, rings, clubs and balls - on horseback Margarita Kim rag doll contortionist extraordinary Mai one of the world's most lovable clowns and The Volzhanskis unchallenged as the greatest wire-walking act in the world
Ringmaster Gennadi Kourzjamov
Commentator RAY MOORE
Musical director NIKOLAI sokolov Sound JOHN LIVINGSTONE Lighting BRYAN WILKES
Executive producer LOTHAR BOCK
Directed for television by IAN SMITH
(Produced in association with USSR State Television and Radio and the BBC)
By Michael J Bird.
The last of eight episodes starring Jack Hedley.
The Daughters of Themis.
Old gods exact their vengeance and Haldane fights his vendetta to its conclusion.
Doug Henning has been hailed as one of the most dynamic new magicians since Harry Houdini.
In this special show, his theme is 'Nothing is Impossible'. In one of his illusions, he is completely engulfed in flames. In another, he makes a four-ton elephant disappear before the audience's eyes. Doug Henning's guests are singer-dancer Joey Heatherton and fellow-magician Ricky Jay.
The show is hosted by Michael Landon, who was Little Joe in Bonanza.
It will never be the same again.
John Arlott reviews a year of cricket that will always be remembered, not because of the spectacularly successful Centenary Test in Melbourne, not because England regained the Ashes, nor even Geoffrey Boycott's fairytale return to the England team, but because Kerry Packer challenged the cricket establishment of the world and cricket will never be the same again.
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The feature film starring The Marx Brothers
When Dr Hugo Z. Hackenbush, a horse doctor, is engaged to take charge of a general sanatorium the results are predictably hilarious. High spots include Groucho's medical examination of Harpo - horse-doctor style!
