Children's programme.

(First shown on BBC Wales)
(Crystal Palace, Wenvoe West, Holme Moss, Sutton Coldfield)
(to 13.25)

For the very young
Pippin and Tog hear the story of a boy carpenter.

Bert Foord
(to 13.53)

A programme for children under five
(Shown at 11.0 a.m. on BBC-2)

The Little Man and the Elephant
A cartoon story from Finland
The Little Man and the Elephant unexpectedly become heroes

and
On the Lion Hunt
A cartoon from Poland
A photograph of a lion is broken; the man in the photograph, now old reminisces about the adventures leading tip to the photograph

The Thursday film this week is from Yugoslavia.

Julia discovers that truffles although not so precious as gold still have possibilities.

by E. Nesbit.
Dramatised in seven parts by Denis Constanduros.

The children have come to accept and indeed enjoy their new and strange life in a country cottage near the railway line. But the fact that Mother has to work so hard worries them - and when she has fallen sick because of this, they have felt bound to do something about it.
Bobbie, Peter, and Phyl have made friends with an old gentleman who at their request has sent Mother a hamper during her illness, but instead of being grateful Mother is very angry.

English version written and told by Eric Thompson.

Bert Foord

Robert Robinson recalls October 1952. Britain exploded her first A-Bomb; 112 people are killed in the Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash; the Mau Mau threat in Kenya increases; William Hardcastle talks about Adlai Stevenson, Ike's opponent in the American Presidential Election.

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

6.0-6.15 Local News and Weather
(Rowridge, Brighton, Oxford, Peterborough, Manningtree, Cambridge)

6.15-6.40 Fly No More
The future of the Fleet Air Arm
(Rowridge, Brighton)

6.15-6.40 Television Brain of Britain Contest: Midland heat No. 3
(Oxford, Peterborough, Manningtree, Cambridge)

Janet and Peter's behaviour lacks discretion. Bert Harker is late for work. Burroughs goes out of his way to make an ally of Bannister.

From the Midlands

A new look at Britain's best-sellers
Discs - Stars - News from this week's Top Twenty
Introduced tonight by Tony Blackburn
Top of the Pops Orchestra
Directed by Johnny Pearson

by Tony Williamson
Starring Ewen Solon
with James Grant, Callum Mill
Guest stars, Peter Jeffrey, John Cater

Any way of reducing the price of mink coats would be welcomed by some women, even if it means depriving the country of revenue.
(First shown on BBC-2)

with Richard Baker
and The Weather

Written by Grahame Woods
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

A savage killing in an hotel room reveals a racket run by two young homosexuals. When they are charged with murder a blackmailer intervenes and the case takes on a wider, more sinister aspect. Because, as it soon emerges, the particular aberration which the young men have been exploiting is by no means confined to the seamy world which they inhabit. In the most respectable and respected sections of the community it exists - however well concealed.

Introduced by Harry Carpenter
Recalling historic sporting occasions and great champions in their moment of glory.

featuring

Athletics
1948 - Fany Blankers-Koen wins four Gold Medals

Swimming
1958 - Four English girls smash a world record

Ice-Skating
1962 - Donald Jackson wins the world title

Equestrian
1956 - Britain's three-day event team win the Gold Medal at Stockholm

Presented all this week by Kenneth Allsop
with on-the-spot reports by Linda Blandford, Bernard Falk, David Lomax, Fyfe Robertson and Denis Tuohy
and special contributions by Keith Kyle, Robert McKenzie and Olivier Todd including a round-up of the day's news in pictures
Producer of the week, Michael Bukht

A second chance to see a highly-praised programme about a remarkable woman, of whose work an eminent surgeon has said, "There's no question about what she achieves, but I'm damned if I know how she does it."

A course in drawing and observation
So far in our drawing we've only used line. But shading can help us to convey an illusion of solidity and depth.
Ian Simpson invites you to join the studio group and make your own drawing.
(First shown on BBC-2)
Accompanying booklet: see page 11

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