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with Geraldine McEwan A Stitch in Time by PENELOPE LIVELY Today: The Picnic
Directed by MICHAEL KERRIGAN
Producer ANGELA BEECHING
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Story: The Simnel Cake by LEE PRESSMAN
Told by Julie Stevens Presenters
Chloe Ashcroft , Ben Bazcll
(Repeated at 4.20 pmi
from Colwyn Bay, Clwyd
The Wood, the Cross, the Man
This Good Friday, .we join the congregation of St John's Methodist Church, Colwyn Bay, for a united act of worship.
The service is introduced by THE REV JOHN H. DAVIS
Speakers THE REV J. DERRICK LEACH and RAYMON RAINFORD
Soloist ELFRYS ARMSTRONG
Hymns: Beneath the Cross of Jesus; There is a green hill far away; Nature with open volume stands; When I survey the wondrous Cross.
Choirmaster MEIRION DAVIES Organist E. WALTER JONES Producer ELWYN JONES tv presentation by HUWBRIAN Williams BBC Wales
James Cameron , seasoned railway traveller in most countries of the world, boards ' The Flying Scots-man ' and invites you to join him on his journey north through 90 years of railway history into the High Speed Era.
With assistance from
The Railway Repertory Co of 1895 Ronald Herdman
Alan Hockey , George Irving
Historical advisers
0. S. NOCK, STUART RANKIA Director JOHN MACPHERSON
Written and produced hy MICHAEL MARSHALL BBC Scotland
Weather JACK SCOTT
Jeff Peterson gets the surprise of his young life when he reels in his line to find the biggest catch of his fishing career but, as it turns out, it's his father who has most reason to be thankful.
A Walt Disney production
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in Dare-devil Droopy and Caballero Droopy
An MGM cartoon
A feature film starring Danny Kaye
Glynis Johns , Basil Rathbone
Danny Kaye stars as ex-circus clown Hubert Hawkins - alias the Black Fox , alias Giacomo the Court Jester - in this lively musical spoof of a Hollywood swashbuckling film. Among the highlights is a duel with Basil Rathbone as the evil Ravenhurst, an encounter which - like the rest of the film - owes more than a little to The Adventures of Robin Hood.
. Written, produced and directed by NORMAN PANAMA and MELVIN FRANK Films: page 23
from Hickstead
Highlights of the now traditional Good Friday competition, staged this morning over the outer reaches of The All-England Jumping Club. Teams of five, drawn from every branch of equestrianism, compete against the clock over an ' 'honest' mile-and-a-half course.
Introduced by DAVID VINE
Commentators DORIAN WILLIAMS
RAYMOND BROOKS-WARD and MICHAEL TUCKER
Producer FRED VINER
A new cartoon film based on a Russian fairy tale.
Ivan, a young country lad, is presented with a magic pony. It flies him to the capital where Ivan becomes the Royal groom and here his adventures really begin. Story told by MARTIN JARVIS
Presented by DAPHNE JONES
with Peter Woods ; Weatherman
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Tonight, Europe's major challenge comes from Great Britain's Past Master Lynn Davies and Superstars boxer Dave ' Boy ' Green. Sickness has forced BRIAN JACKS , co-holder of the European title, to withdraw. Staged at Freeport in the Bahamas, the competitors choose seven of the ten selected events. The Contenders:
The defending World Superstars champion Brian Budd , the Canadian soccer star who has twice won his country's Superstars championship from Great Britain Lynn Davies, the Welsh athlete who won the Olympic gold medal in the Tokyo long jump, and Dave ' Boy ' Green, the European welter-weight boxing champion from Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi, twice world Grand Prix motor racing champion from New Zealand Peter Snell, one of the world's finest-ever middle-distance runners and winner of three Olympic gold medals from Mexico Rafael Septien, the football star from Dallas Cowboys from Ireland Pat Spillane, Gaelic footballer of the year and from America Dwight Stones, one of the world's greatest high jumpers, Greg Pruitt , the footballer and current USA Superstars champion, Joe Thiesmann , star player from the Washington Redskins football club, Wayne Grimditch , three-times world water ski champion, and Jim Taylor , the star from pro football and winner of the USA Veterans Superstars. Commentators
DAVID VINE and RON PICKERING
Produced in association with Trans World International and Candid Productions Inc Directed by LARRY KAMM of the AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANY Executive producer IAN SMITH
A special holiday presentation of the feature film starring
Virginia McKcnna Ronald Fraser
For the Walker family, a holiday on a farm suddenly becomes an adventure when they find a sailing dinghy in a lakeside boathouse. Then they meet the Amazons. intrepid sailing sisters whose boat flies the Jolly Roger ...
Screenplay by DAVID WOOD from the book by ARTHUR RANSOME Produced by RICHARD PILBROW Directed by CLAUDE WHATHAM Films: page 23
(First showing on British television)
The first of a new series from the stage of the Television Theatre starring Ronnie Corbett
Special guest star Jimmy Tarbuck with The King's Singers and from the world of opera Rita Hunter featuring
GEOFF RICHER'S FIRST EDITION
Choreography GEOFFREY RICHER Vocal direction MAGGIE STREDDER
RONNIE HAZLEHURST AND HIS ORCHESTRA Written by EDDIE BRABEN
Script associate DAVID RENWICK
Additional material DAVID NEWMAN
PETER OSBORNE , IAN DAVIDSON
PETER VINCENT , RON MCDONNELL
SoundADRIAN BISHOP-LAGGETT Lighting BILL MILLAR
Designer BOB COVE
Assistant producer K. PAUL JACKSON
Producer MICHAEL HURLL
with Peter Woods
Weekend Weather JACK SCOTT
by JOHN STAINER
The words selected and written by THE REV J. SPARROW-SIMPSON
This performance of Stainer's greatest oratorio was recorded in Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire.
Stuart Burrows (tenor) Gwynne Howell (bass) Gillian Weir (organ)
Cardiff Polyphonic Choir chorus-master
RICHARD ELFYN JONES
Conducted by John Alldis
Lighting LEN STEPHENS Sound HARRY THOMAS Producer
J. MERVYN WILLIAMS BBC Wales
starring
Steve McQueen , Faye Dunaway with Paul Burke , Jack Weston
Thomas Crown is a property-tycoon who branches out into bank robbery just to relieve his boredom. Ace insurance detective Vicky Anderson starts investigations and is soon fascinated by the handsome millionaire.
Screenplay by ALAN R. TRUSTMAN
Produced/directed by NORMAN JEWISON Films: page 23