Mr Strong and Mr Happy
Produced and presented by SALEEM SHAHED
Director ASHOK RAMPAL. BBC Birmingham
A series of five programmes 1: Points of View
There can be problems when a youngster moves from school into his or her first job; what do older workers and new recruits think of each other?
Producer IAN WOOLF
A second-stage Italian language series: ten programmes looking at Italy today.
6: Femminismo; Educazione
Presented by DENIS MACK SMITH
Produced by MADDALENA FAGANDINI
A series of 20 programmes which aims to help mentally-handicapped people get more out of life.
15: Let's Go and Lend a Hand Presented by BRIAN rix
Series producer GORDON CROTON
The first of nine programmes for trade unionists selected from Democracy at Work.
It's no longer just pay. Trade unionists now seek to bargain about health and safety, women's rights at work, pensions, investment decisions. This film shows how the trend towards wider industrial democracy has grown from the struggles of the past.
Producer JOHN TWITCHIN
Book (same title), £1.50, from bookshops
A 24-part French course for beginners on television and radio: 16 Presented by GILLES DATTAS with CHRISTIAN BRUMELL as Michel and ISABELLE ARDITTI
ANDRE MARANNE , JEAN NEHR
CAROLLE ROUSSEAU , ELMA SOIRON Produced by TONY ROBERTS
(Ensemble radio programmes on Sundays at 2.30 pm and Wednesdays at 11.0 pm on Radio 4UK, VHF)
A series of 16 programmes: 6
' Plants bloom marvellously if fed very cheerfully with sherry, gin, and whisky.' This programme shows the .speech shapes studied so far.
Producer BRIGIT BARRY
Five programmes which aim to help speech-impaired people and their families.
With BRIAN TRUEMAN 1: Early Warnings
It is vital for parents to seek help immediately if they suspect their child has a speech problem. What are the signs to look for? Where can you get help?
Executive producer TONY MATTHEWS Producer CHARLES PASCOE
A church is a place of worship, even when there is no congregation present. Each building has something to say, some story to tell. Today, R. T. BROOKS is at St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent.
Presented for television by RAYMOND SHORT
Beliefs, experiences, prayer and reflection brought together in the foyer of the BBC centre in Birmingham.
A series of nine programmes 6: Making a Stand
THE REV EDGAR RUDDOCK is joined by JIMMY HAMILTON-BROWN and others who believe that making a stand can be a religious experience.
Director RAYMOND SHORT
Producer LESLIE MITCHELL BBC Birmingham
With Philip Wrixon, Dan Cherrington
BBC Birmingham
Weather for farmers Michael Fish
THE MOUSEKETEERS introduce two cartoons, Mars and Beyond and Donald's Fire Survival Plan, and scenes from Return from Witch Mountain.
The World's Greatest Dog Show
From an entry of over 8,000 only one dog can achieve the ultimate accolade of Supreme Champion 1979.
Stanley Dangerfield looks at the two days of competition and spectacle that make Crufts the highspot of the dog year. '
Organised by the Kennel Club at Earls Court, London.
Producer MICHAEL LUMLEY
by GEORGE ELIOT dramatised in eight parts by JAMES ANDREW HALL starring withand
7: Tulliver is dead and his wife and family have left the mill. Maggie has unhappily fallen in love with Stephen Guest , her cousin Lucy's fiance.
Music composed by KENYON EMRYS-ROBERTS Script editor ALISTAIR BELL Designer OLIVER BAYLDON Producer BARRY LETTS
Director RONALD WILSON
with Angela Rippon ; Weatherman
Introduced by Cliff Michelmore Villa versus Hotel
The well-publicised problems of Spanish hotels have, in many cases, resulted in a lowering of standards and ' serve yourself' meals. Does this mean hotels are no longer value for money? Is it better to do-it-yourself totally in a villa or apartment? A special report on the alternatives, from the Costa del Sol.
Sail Training - and Life Training
A holiday that aims to ' teach young people how to live and cooperate with their fellow human beings ...' may at first sight seem well off the usual Holiday track. But one or two weeks on the Sail Training Association's ' Sir Winston Churchill' turns out to be a great deal more than social work, at sea.
Film editor MAX WHEELER Studio director TRISTAN ALLSOP
Producer TOM SAVAGE
ROY CASTLE finds out from DR ARCHIE YOUNG how you can measure your stamina fitness, and why it is important to get a little out of breath every day. Roy also joins a group of doctors and their patients at their weekly keep-fit session.
Director BRIAN DAVIES
Producer PETER RIDING
A serial in ten episodes by Brian Clark
Starring Peter Barkworth as Mark, Hannah Gordon as Sylvia, with Keith Barron as Tim Hart, Colin Douglas as Maddox
While Mark Telford tries to fend off the threat of a takeover bid for a local company, his wife Sylvia finds herself fending off the attentions of Tim Hart, to whom she is increasingly attracted.
Peter Barkworth's Preview: page 15
starring Vince Edwards
Richard Basehart , William Shatner When a crashed American bomber is spotted in the Libyan desert 17 years after the war, a routine investigation begins. The sole survivor reported the crew baled out over the Mediterranean - so how did the plane fly back to the desert?
Written by GUERDON TRUEBLOOD Directed by PAUL STANLEY .
with Esther Rantzen
Reporters Paul Ileiney , Chris Serle Featuring Oddities of the Week from Cyril Fletcher
And a collection of the jokes, dramas and problems of real life.
Studio director PIETER MORPURGO Produced by HENRY MURRAY and ESTHER RANTZEN Editor PETER CHAFER
with Angela Rippon ; Weather
The Paperback Programme
Introduced by Ronald Harwood Authors of the Week
Peter Ustinov , with his autobiography Dear Me, described as ' controversial; illuminating; uproarious; joyous; an amused yet desperate search for absolute honesty.'
Nigel Williams , with My Life Closed Twice which The Times called ' a first novel that manages to be amusing and energetic. A cause for celebration.'
Books of the Week chosen by Eleanor Bron , writer and actress Anthony Shaffer , playwright
Dr David Wilson , director of the British Museum
Quiz of the Week set by David Mercer
On PATRICK WHITE
Producer JULIA MATHESON
The last of six programmes presented by CLIVE HOLLOWAY Get the Message
In communicating with other people we use all the senses. But what happens when they're telling us different things?
With mime artist DESMOND JONES
Research MARY SPRENT. Director FRANK ASH Producer MICHAEL GARROD