General knowledge quiz
'Too old to change' is not something that Fyfe Robertson would readily accept - as you can see in this the second in a series of light-hearted quests.
declares John Crosby, optimist, in this series of highly personal films.
'Pessimism about the future is very fashionable - and very profitable. But if I could have any period of history to live in, I would choose to be living right now.' So says John Crosby, the Observer columnist, who belongs to that long list of celebrated Americans who have settled in Britain.
In this film Crosby tries to bring a spark of common sense to what he regards as the current hysterias about pollution, over population, world food shortages and other sacred subjects.
(First shown on BBC2)
(Colour)
Basil Taylor describes how the watercolour artists, having won recognition by the forming of a Royal Institution of their own, became part of a mystique which still lingers in the salesroom and the collector's den.
The scene is Blackpool - Lancashire's oasis - mecca for thousands of thirsty travellers raring to have a go. But the Blackpool of yore is changing. The new concessionaires are replacing the ornament of the past with the gimcrack of the present. Wrought-iron gives way to plastic, a trip up the Tower is now an Apollo Space Ride. But the spirit of Blackpool lives on, and Colin Welland joins three generations of Blackpool lovers who, despite all, still manage to 'Have their Lovely Time.'
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Arthur Askey with more memories and anecdotes from a lifetime in show business.
A programme for children under 5
Story: "Tigs and his Pockets" by Janet Lilly
A cartoon film series
Astronut in Molecular Mix-up; Twinkle, Twinkle Little Telestar
by Mrs Molesworth
Adapted by Denise Cremona
with Ann Morrish
Today: The Other Side of the Moon
An animal adventure series
with Kenneth Kendall; Weather
followed by Regional Weather
(London only: Nationwide)
(Regional details as Monday)
Transmitted on the Eurovision network from Paris.
Top teams from the following seven countries compete for the Eurovision Trophy:
Great Britain, Belgium, France Germany, Holland, Italy, Switzerland
Introduced by Guy Lux and Simone Garnier
Programme presented by the French Television Service
with Kenneth Kendall and Peter Woods; Weather
An investigation in three parts by John Gould
Starring Anthony Valentine
with Michael Aldridge, Janet Key, Richard Beckinsale
A murder trial: an open and shut case. But why are there three judges and no jury? And who is Paul Frederick, who seems to have power even to influence the course of justice?...
Espionage expert: page 5
A tribute to a man whose personal qualities and professional abilities made him loved and respected by all who knew him. Introduced by Richard Attenborough with contributions from Lauren Bacall, Bryan Forbes, Michael Caine and scenes from Mandy, Touch and Go, The League of Gentlemen, Lawrence of Arabia, Bridge on the River Kwai and Oh! What a Lovely War
Films by courtesy of EMI Elstree Studios Ltd., The Rank Organisation, CIC (UK), Columbia Pictures.
A season of feature films made specially for television: starring Louis Jourdan, Carroll O'Connor, Bradford Dillman, Wilfrid Hyde White
Psychiatrist David Sorell is caught up in a world of nightmare horror induced by a group practising the black arts.
