Quiz about antique odds and ends
1.25 Interval
For the very young
Told by Gordon Rollings.
(Colour)
Parsley's Tail, Parsley's Good Deed, Parsley's Last Stand, and Parsley's Problem Present are available from booksellers (the first two price 9s 6d. the others 6s) or by post (10s 9d or 7s 3d) from BBC Publications, [address removed]
A programme for children under 5
by Anne Barrett
With John Slater
by Shaun Sutton
Four boys, a girl, and a printing press
A cartoon series about the adventures of the two crazy comedy stars.
from Edinburgh
BBC Outside broadcast cameras bring you the opening ceremony of the Ninth Commonwealth Games in the presence of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Introduced by David Coleman from the Meadowbank Sports Centre
Two thousand competitors from more than 40 countries have gathered in Edinburgh to take part in this great sporting occasion. During the next 10 days they will compete for medals in the nine different sports that make up the Commonwealth Games programme. The Games begin with this afternoon's spectacular opening ceremony in the new Meadowbank Sports Centre.
The parade of teams
The Opening of the Games by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
The arrival of the Queen's message
The taking of the oath
News Headlines at 5.50
The facts, the people, the background of the nation's capital
Written by Owen Holder
Starring John Barrie, Justine Lord, Barry Justice
Dr Somers rescues Mrs Lipska from an unpleasant situation. There is a feeling of hope for the future of the Pike family. Dr Conrad and Dr Carpenter play a game of squash.
Tom and Jerry playing cat and mouse in the Academy Award Winner for the Best Cartoon of 1948.
A new look at Britain's best-sellers, with discs, stars, and news from this week's Top Thirty
Introduced tonight by Jimmy Savile
Top of the Pops Orchestra, Pan's People
by N.J. Crisp
Starring Marius Goring
with Victor Winding, Michael Farnsworth, Valerie Murray
Guest stars, Helen Lindsay, Ken Jones
While its owner is on holiday an abandoned dog wanders the streets and becomes savage, causing the death of a derelict methsdrinker. Could there be some similarity in the lives of man and dog? Have they both experienced a loss they cannot understand?
with Robert Dougall and the BBC's correspondents and reporters around the world and Weather
A special programme of International Folk Music to celebrate the opening of the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.
From Scotland The Corries welcome:
Roger Whittaker (Kenya), Cy Grant (Guyana), The Settlers (England), Lyn and Graham McCarthy (Australia), The Johnstons (Ireland), Deena Webster (Hong Kong), Mari Griffith (Wales), Aly Bain and Mike Whellans (Scotland), Kathakali Dance Company (India)
BBC Scottish Radio Orchestra
Leader Ian Tyre
Conductor Iain Sutherland
(From Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh)
from Edinburgh
Highlights of this afternoon's Opening Ceremony in the Meadowbank Sports Centre by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
And a preview of some of the outstanding events which will take place during the next two days.
Introduced by Frank Bough
A daily look at what matters in the news and out of it
Presented all this week by Kenneth Allsop with the latest news in pictures and with on-the-spot reports by Bernard Falk, David Lomax, Tom Mangold, Fyfe Robertson and Denis Tuohy and special contributions from Keith Kyle and Robert McKenzie
How should the retailer convert his machines and paperwork for decimals?
Introduced by Harold Webb
Closedown
