To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the BBC's service for the Asian audience in Britain, a special programme of music and laughter.
With Mahesh Kumar, Joni Junior and Party
Presented and produced by Mahendra Kaul
(from Birmingham: repeated Wed, 12.25)

The Engineering Programme
Arthur Garratt and David Shute investigate three new production techniques - Isostatic Pressing, Cold Extrusion, and Photofabrication.

Twenty-six programmes for beginners in Italian
with Bianca Maria Corbella, Yole Marinelli, Luigi Basagaluppi, Alberto Colzi

Some New Testament parables turned into modern songs by Michael Cockett, John Murphy and Roger Haines
Sung by Eileen Greaves, Tony O'Driscoll, and The Sowers
with David Mahlowe reading from the New English Bible, and Wilfred Harrison reading from The Parables of the Kingdom by C.H. Dodd
From the Parish Church of William Temple, Wythenshawe

An international marksman as well as an explosives expert, Colonel Brian Shaw of Nottingham University has been developing his lecture demonstration for 30 years. In this shortened version he concentrates on explosive materials and the nature of explosions.

June Heward, a widow with five children, asks... how to feed the family and get value for money?

Zena Skinner's Radio Times Recipes will be published by BBC Publications on 15 October, price 5s.

'Exporting means nothing more than marketing across a political frontier. It's an attitude of mind.'
Introduced by Brian Jackson

Introduced by Henry Fell

A new combine harvester can cost 16,000, so every extra season it runs represents a huge saving in costs.
Geoffrey Rose shows how a combine should be put to bed after harvest.
(from Birmingham)

Weather for farmers

1.50 Interval

Science or arts? For many children the decision has to be made at 13 and doors into higher education and careers quickly begin to close. How inevitable is specialisation within the present educational system? How can options be kept open as long as possible?

Lord Stokes has said that any British driver who buys a foreign car needs his head examined, because our cars are better value for money. Nevertheless, foreign car imports are rising steeply. How is the British car industry fighting the import flood-and the growing threat to our export sales in Europe?
BBC Economics Correspondent Graham Turner reports from Paris on the eve of the London Motor Show.

Starring Robert Newton
with Kit Taylor, Connie Gilchrist

Stranded in Portobello without a ship, the rascally Long John Silver is soon reunited with Jim Hawkins, his young 'Treasure Island' shipmate. Long John schemes to sack the King's warehouse and follow new clues to Flint's gold.
(This Week's Films: see page 15)

A cartoon film from France
Caesar came and saw but could not conquer the intrepid Asterix and his chums.

Another look at the stars of the silent comedy screen: introduced by Michael Bentine, from the National Film Theatre, London

Buster Keaton, Harry Langdon, Charles Chaplin, and The Keystone Cops demonstrate one of the arts all these silent comedians had in common - split-second timing.
(A BBCtv production in association with Mitchell Monkhouse Associates and Raymond Rohauer)

Customers and connoisseurs explore the world of antiques with Max Robertson
Customers Ursula Bloom, Daniel Baber
(from Bristol)

by Alexandre Dumas
Dramatised in six parts by Alexander Baron

Rosa has frustrated the attempts of Boxtel, alias 'Mynheer Jacob,' to steal the bulb of the black tulip, and secretly brought it to flower in her room. Believing that they are alone in the prison, she has taken Cornelius from his cell to show it to him.

by John Pennington
Created by A. J. Cronin
Starring Andrew Cruickshank as Dr Cameron, Barbara Mullen as Janet, Bill Simpson as Dr Finlay
with Jack Watson as James Dobbie and Edith MacArthur as Kate Dobbie

Kate Dobbie complains of palpitations and of not being able to sleep at night. She is also frightened of dying. But Dr Finlay is really disturbed when she tells him she is frightened of her husband...

Jack Watson, who plays James Dobbie, is the son and sometime partner of the comedian Nosmo King. Recently he has been seen as Sir Bernard Spilsbury, the pathologist, a Schweitzer-like doctor in The Troubleshooters as well as in Coronation Street and Manhunt.

Starring Richard Burton, Robert Newton with James Mason as Rommel

Richard Burton gives a vigorous portrayal as the seasoned British officer who takes command of a company of inexperienced troops. His stern and unyielding methods make him very unpopular at first with the men, but ultimately he wins their respect when they stubbornly refuse to give up their key position while under constant attack from Rommel's forces.
(This Week's Films: see page 15)

with Kenneth Kendall
and Weather

A programme in two parts on the past, present and future of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

"We possess possibly the best opera and ballet companies in the world, but a wind of change may be blowing through our most important national cultural institution." Sir David Webster, General Administrator since 1945, and Sir Frederick Ashton, Director of the Royal Ballet since 1964, have both retired while Georg Solti, Musical Director since 1961, will be leaving next year to be succeeded by Colin Davis.

This evening the first part of this special documentary film traces the tempestuous history of the Royal Opera House from the time the first building opened its doors in 1732 up to the present day, 26 years after Sir David Webster's appointment.

Among the many artists and staff associated with the Royal Opera House who will be seen in tonight's programme are: Sir Frederick Ashton, Sir Thomas Beecham,
Maria Callas, Edward Downes, Dame Margot Fonteyn, David Franklin, Carlo Maria Giulini, Tito Gobbi, Rudolf Nureyev, Georg Solti, Michael Somes, Dame Ninette de Valois as well as Sir David Webster himself
(Part 2: Omnibus next Sunday)

A series of live conversations. Each week Robert Robinson is joined by three people. They are men and women of distinction in widely differing fields. They hold strong views on the topics of today - and tomorrow.
Among those taking part tonight is John Kenneth Galbraith, economist, author of The Affluent Society, and former us Ambassador to India.