A puppet presentation of Cinderella.
(First shown on BBC Wales)
(Crystal Palace, Wenvoe West, Holme Moss, Sutton Coldfield)
(to 13.25)
For the very young
Pippin and Tog hear a fairy story about the first clock.
George Luce
(to 13.53)
A programme for children under five
(Shown at 11.0 a.m. on BBC-2)
by Philippa Pearce
with Judi Dench
The Thursday film this week is from Yugoslavia
There's an important national competition coming up - so there couldn't be a worse possible moment for the stud to lose its best rider. However, Julia hits on an adventurous solution to the problem which this poses for Uncle Dimitri.
by E. Nesbit
Dramatised in seven parts by Denis Constanduros
Bobbie, Peter, and Phyl have made friends with Perks, the railway porter, but they have disgraced themselves by stealing coal from the station to help Mother who is trying to make a living by writing stories.
English version written and told by Eric Thompson.
George Luce
Robert Robinson looks back on September 1952
Tea comes off the ration. Charlie Chaplin returns to Britain. John Derry, the first British pilot to fly faster than sound, dies when his D.H.110 breaks up at Farnborough: his observer and twenty-eight spectators are also killed. The film The Sound Barrier is on release.
6.0-6.15 Local News and Weather
(Rowridge, Brighton, Oxford, Peterborough, Manningtree, Cambridge)
This listing contains language that some may find offensive.
The new auction game
Auctioneer, Peter Wilson Chairman of Sotheby's asks
What am I bid?
Top men and women buyers compete against each other in a contest of saleroom skill and expert knowledge.
A game for laymen played by experts chaired by expert layman Ted Moult
Under the hammer,
Treasures of great value Goods and chattels and the odd 'surprise' lot
Mrs. Heenan is offered a new home. Gran seeks advice from Jeff Langley. Hugh Robertson discovers that a vital part of his railway has disappeared during the move.
From the Midlands
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 Tony Williamson
Starring Ewen Solon
with James Grant, Callum Mill
Guest stars: Ralph Michael, Veronica Strong, Tom Criddle
Watertight security is a vital necessity for all customs and excise offices. The secrets contained in them concern huge sums of money - and can be worth equally large sums to anyone who can get hold of them. In this week's story Smith and Ross attack the problem from two sides, both with equal application.
(First shown on BBC-2)
with Kenneth Kendall
followed by The Weather
Written by Phillip Hersch
Dr. Steve Wojeck a tough, hard-hitting big-city coroner who fights for what he believes in
A new film series from Canada starring John Vernon
Wife murderer? It seems highly unlikely because Joseph Clara appears to be such a harmless little man - but Wojeck is convinced of his guilt. Proving it, however, is quite a different matter...
Introduced by Harry Carpenter
Recalling historic sporting occasions and great champions in their moment of glory.
featuring
Athletics
1957-Derek Ibbotson becomes the last Briton to hold the World Mile Record
Boxing
1939-Boon v. Danahar-a fight which made history
Studio: Eric Boon and Arthur Danahar
Athletics
Four English girls break a world record-four British men equal one
What matters in the news and out of it with Kenneth Allsop and Michael Barratt, Robert McKenzie
with on-the-spot reports by Fyfe Robertson, David Lomax, Philip Tibenham, Denis Tuohy, Linda Blandford, Bernard Falk
with Canon Eric James
A course in drawing and observation
Before you begin, observe the ways in which the leaves curve and twist and the actual form of the plant itself!
Ian Simpson invites you to join the studio group and make your own drawing
(First shown on BBC-2)
Accompanying booklet: see page 14
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