For the very young
(to 11.00)
First day's play at The Oval.
Armchair Cricket 1968: On sale at your bookseller, price 6s., or by post (7s.) from BBC Publications, [address removed]
George Luce
(Parlour Game: "I have a word")
(First shown on BBC Wales)
(Crystal Palace, Sutton Coldfield, Holme Moss, Wenvoe West)
(to 14.03)
A further visit to The Oval.
(On BBC-2 from 4.30)
(to 16.15)
Written by Oliver Postgate
An adventure of Noggin, Prince of the Nogs
Another inventor arrives suddenly in the Northland. Olaf the Lofty, put on his mettle, designs a revolutionary machine. Noggin is horrified, and Olaf leaves the Northland to seek his new inventor friend.
Story told by Oliver Postgate and Ronnie Stevens
An animal adventure series starring Marshall Thompson as Dr. Marsh Tracy, Cheryl Miller as Paula Tracy, Yale Summers as Jack Dane
with Hedley Mattingly and Hari Rhodes
aided and abetted by Clarence and Judy
The adventures of the boy detective and his dog.
The XM2 takes off with Tin Tin, leaving his friends behind.
George Luce
Introduced by John Edmunds.
The closing overs of the first day's play at The Oval.
From the Duke's Hall of The Royal Academy of Music students Paul Patterson, Stephanie Bamford, Richard Deakin challenge professionals Richard Rodney Bennett, Owen Brannigan, Donald Swann in a game of musical knowledge and skill.
Question-Master, Steve Race
Burroughs organises accommodation for the visiting officials connected with the Public Enquiry about the by-pass; Vivienne finds herself in an embarrassing situation.
From the Midlands
(For cast list see page 47)
A new look at Britain's best-sellers.
Discs - Stars - News from this week's Top Twenty.
Introduced tonight by Jimmy Savile.
Top of the Pops Orchestra
Directed by Johnny Pearson
by Sheila Hodgson
Starring Thora Hird, Robert Keegan, James Grout
and Henry Knowles
Is it possible for people from totally different backgrounds to live peaceably as neighbours? Miss Vyner's house has been converted into two flats by the Council. The lower one is now occupied by a noisy, working-class couple. But Miss Vyner still regards the entire house as her own property to do what she likes with. Sarah unwittingly takes on the role of peacemaker and finds herself in the middle of a major battle with no quarter given on either side.
with Robert Langley
followed by The Weather
The inside story of an investigation into an air disaster.
In June last year an airliner crashed on Stockport, killing seventy-two people.
How did it happen?
What was the cause?
Today the Board of Trade publishes the findings. Tonight's film shows how the cause was traced.
Commentary by Richard Baker.
Written by Martin Noble and Michael Shore.
From the North
See page 30
A quick look at the news of the day and a longer look at what matters with Kenneth Allsop and Michael Barratt, Ian Trethowan, Robert McKenzie
with on-the-spot reports by Fyfe Robertson, Julian Pettifer, David Lomax, Philip Tibenham, Denis Tuohy, Linda Blandford.
A thriller in six parts by John Roddick
Starring John Carson, Glyn Houston
with Angela Scoular, John Barron, Judy Parfitt, Brian Wilde and Frederick Jaeger
The mystery surrounding Lisa Martin's death is heightened when Kathy Sheridan finds that all records and photographs of Lisa are missing from the office of the local paper.
including a look at Holiday Weather Abroad.
A simple guide to the language of classical music by Ivor Keys
with Gerald English.
For accompanying publication: see page 35
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