For the very young
Stories about a family of wooden dolls who live on a farm.
(to 11.00)
Second day's play at The Oval.
George Luce
Meirion Edwards looks at some of the interesting characteristics of the National Eisteddfod at Barry.
(First shown on BBC Wales)
(Crystal Palace, Holme Moss, Sutton Coldfield, Wenvoe West)
(to 14.08)
A further visit to The Oval.
(On BBC-2 from 4.30)
(to 16.15)
by A.A. Milne
Adapted for television and directed by Paul Ciani
with Alan Bennett
Introduced by Rodney Bewes
with Traffic
(Bert Hayes is appearing at Butlin's Hotels, Cliftonville)
Two of the world's greatest laughter-makers in a selection of their famous short films.
This week: Come Clean
A Hal Roach film
Stan and Ollie gallantly save a young lady from drowning but have some difficulty explaining the situation to their wives.
with Robert Robinson
A weekly look at criticism and comments from younger viewers.
Letters for inclusion in these programmes should be addressed to: Junior Points of View, [address removed]
George Luce
"Designed by the young for the young - it produces that uncommon feeling that something may actually be going to happen at any moment" (Maurice Wiggin, Sunday Times)
"The most sensible, most sane, and sharpest programme of its kind" (Virginia Ironside, Daily Mail)
"Pompous, but pretty good" (William Marshall, Daily Mirror)
"Its heart is in the right place" (Professor David Daiches)
with Peter Asher, John Peel, Tony Palmer, Richard Neville.
A final report on the day's play.
Two related problems and double the fun in a new comedy film series.
Starring Eve Arden, Kaye Ballard
with Herbert Rudley, Roger C. Carmel, Jerry Fogel, Deborah Walley
The Career Girls ...show there's no business like show business!
Burroughs holds a reception at the Bull; Kerr talks to Margot about Amelia; Mrs. Heenan receives a post-card.
From the Midlands
A comedy by Kenneth Horne
Starring Brian Rix, Elspet Gray, Derek Farr, Leo Franklyn
and guest star Cicely Courtneidge
(Brian Rix, Derek Farr, and Leo Franklyn are appearing in "Let Sleeping Wives Lie" at the Garrick Theatre; Sheila Mercier in "Uproar in the House" at the Whitehall Theatre, London)
with Richard Baker
and The Weather
A pace-setting adventure series starring Ben Gazarra as Paul Bryan, a man with no ties and no time to spare.
This week: The Savage Machines
featuring Edward Mulhare as Clive Darrell and Sally Ann Howes as Rhona Darrell
Motor-racing in Spain, Paul and his co-driver join forces with another driver in an attempt to beat all corners by amalgamating two cars into one mechanical triumph. Their efforts, their loyalties to the sport and each other do not add up to total success, but something very near it.
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.
by Mrs. Gaskell
Dramatised in five parts by David Turner
The strikers are determined on Thornton's life - and it is Margaret with an implied taunt of cowardice who has sent him to face them.
A weekly report on exports and industry.
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