A magazine for viewers from India and Pakistan including discussions, review of recent news, music, and stories from the communities
Introduced by Saleem Shahed
(to 9.25)
Two masters at a London secondary school had difficulty in finding a suitable musical for their older classes to perform - so they wrote their own.
Twenty-six programmes for beginners in Italian
with Bianca Maria Corbella, Yole Marinelli, Luigi Basagaluppi, Alberto Colzi
(Repeated next Saturday at 10.0 a.m.)
For booklet and records see page 42
(to 10.30)
A Meditation on Old Age
Brian Morris with Richard Bebb, John Franklyn Robbins and recorded voices of elderly people
From the Church of All Hallows, London Wall
A Business Studies series about Management Accountancy
What budgets are most relevant to the control of a company?
Introduced by Graham Turner
(See also Radio 3 (Study) Thursday, 6.30 p.m.)
For book see page 42
A programme for engineers
Completely metric by February 1971. That's the aim of one precision engineering firm. How are they doing it?
Introduced by Arthur Garratt
A series for managers
Must a small group of garages expand to survive?
Tony and Michael Brookes explain to Brian Redhead the dilemmas facing them in building up their own business.
(to 13.00)
Will tomorrow's small farmers be mainly bachelors-or is there a way out in amalgamation?
Frank Taylor visits Devon and Cornwall to see if the economy of the family farm remains attractive enough to ensure its survival.
From the Midlands
followed by the Weather Situation for farmers and growers
Ten leading designers are invited to solve ten domestic design problems for families who want to do some of the work themselves.
For booklet see page 42
A History of Disillusion 1918-1933
Written by Correlli Barnett.
Narrated by Sir Michael Redgrave.
And the voices of Peter Bridgmont, Anton Diffring, Felix Felton, John Fortune, Cyril Luckham, Alec Mango, Paul Martin, Sebastian Shaw, Norman Wynne
and eye-witness accounts of events in 1926.
Series produced by Tony Essex in collaboration with the Australian Broadcasting Commission, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
First shown on BBC-2
Starring Burgess Meredith, Lon Chaney Jr., Betty Field and Charles Bickford
George and Lennie, two wandering labourers, start work on a farm where the owner is harsh, his son insolent, and his new daughter-in-law nearly mad with boredom. George is big simple Lennie's protector and guardian, and Lennie idolises George with blind faith in his capacity to get him out of trouble. Together they dream that one day they may have a farm of their own, but their dream is threatened...
Customers and connoisseurs explore the world of Antiques with Max Robertson
From the South and West
by John Gould
The stars of BBC series pick their favourite episodes
This week: Simon Oates introduces The Spies
Starring Dinsdale Landen, Simon Oates
Guest stars: Ray Barrett, Catherine Woodville
Spies don't have friends - only enemies and lovers.
The General
A cartoon film
Told by Frank Middlemass
How General Jodpur became the most famous general in the whole world, not because he was a good soldier but just because he was good.
and
Tom and Jerry: That's my Mommy
Tom and Jerry playing cat and mouse in a selection from the world-famous award-winning cartoon films
Starring Tom the Cat and a far-from-underdog mouse called Jerry
That's my Mommy ...well don't tell your Poppa!
Bert Foord
The problems of people suffering from anxiety states - fear of leaving the safety of home, fear of lifts and aeroplanes - what we commonly call 'nerves.'
Discussed by Paddy Feeny, A General Practitioner and Dr. Claire Weekes, the Australian consultant whose new approach has produced remarkable results
Repeated tonight at 11.17
Children tell the stories of the early heroes and heroines of the Israelites in the Promised Land.
Told and drawn by Coddenham Church of England School, Suffolk
from The Royal Memorial Chapel, Sandhurst
with the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Corps Band
Conducted by Captain D. Snowden, A.R.C.M., P.S.M.
Introduced by Ronald Allison
O God, our help in ages past (St. Anne)
He who would valiant be (Monks Gate)
O worship the King all glorious above (Hanover)
Thou, whose almighty word (Moscow)
At the name of Jesus (Camberwell)
Fight the good fight with all thy might (Duke Street)
I vow to thee, my country (Thaxted)
Lift high the Cross, the love of Christ proclaim (Crucifer)
Fame and Glory
with Vivien Banfield and Diana Redhead, appeals on behalf of The Malcolm Sargent
Cancer Fund for Children
An appeal to give practical help to children under fifteen, in their homes or in hospital, who suffer from cancer and leukaemia.
Donations, preferably by crossed postal order or cheque, to: [address removed]
by John Galsworthy.
Dramatised by Donald Wilson.
Starring Eric Porter, Nyree Dawn Porter, Susan Hampshire, Nicholas Pennell
On her return home from a trip round the world with Soames, Fleur has met Jon again. He and Anne have decided to make their home in England.
(Eric Porter is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company)
(First shown on BBC-2)
This listing contains language that some may find offensive.
with John Edmunds
and The Weather
Myrna Loy talking to Derek Hart
From oriental belly dancer and femme fatale in the early Silents to the sophisticated star of The Thin Man series of comedy thrillers, Myrna Loy looks back over more than a hundred Hollywood films.
An intelligent and articulate woman, her liberal conscience has taken her beyond the traditional role of the film star.
by Janet Baker
with George Malcolm
and members of The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
led by Raymond Keenlyside
A second opportunity to hear Janet Baker singing a selection from the works of England's greatest song-writer. Introducing this personal choice, she tells of Purcell's life and personality and describes his superb craftsmanship which she illustrates by including rarely heard treasures as well as the famous Lament from Dido and Aeneas.
(Postponed from January 22)
(Shown at 6.15 p.m.)
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