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A series of five programmes on how to propagate plants, presented by GEOFFREY SMITH 1: Stem Cuttings
Taking stem cuttings is probably the most popular way of increasing one's stock of plants. In this programme Geoffrey Smith shows how to take softwood, semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings, and offers practical advice on growing chrysanthemums - from taking the cuttings to full bloom.
Producer BRIAN DAVIES

Contributors

Presented By:
Geoffrey Smith
Unknown:
Geoffrey Smith
Producer:
Brian Davies

Aspects of Mental Handicap
The last of six short films for parents and those professionally concerned with mental handicap, developed with additional material from the documentary first shown in September 1978.
What Kind of Future?
Written and produced by cordon CROTON :

Contributors

Produced By:
Cordon Croton

A second-stage Italian language series: ten programmes looking at Italy today. 4: Le Regioni
One hundred years after unification-devolution. How is it working out?
Presented by DENIS MACK SMITH

Contributors

Presented By:
Denis MacK Smith

with Roy Hudd and Irene Thomas
'It aims to put more life in your years -to me it's been very good.' The comment of one volunteer from our Fitness Research project, we report on its progress; and we have information on two sensitive topics - senile dementia and incontinence.

Contributors

Presenter:
Roy Hudd
Presenter:
Irene Thomas
Director:
Giles Oakley
Producer:
Brigit Barry

The Trumpet Still Sounds
THE REV HARRY MORTON (General Secretary of the British Council of Churches) reflects on some of the experiences that keep him Christian, and leads an act of studio worship. Readers
GWEN WATFORD, GARY WATSON
ST THOMAS MORE SINGERS conducted by KEVIN BREEN
Producer RAYMOND SHORT

Contributors

Unknown:
Harry Morton
Unknown:
Gary Watson
Unknown:
St Thomas
Conducted By:
Kevin Breen
Producer:
Raymond Short

Ten films about the wildlife of the seashore, presented by TONY SOPER 8: Out to the Islands
Islands have a magic of their own, a magic which brings boatloads of trippers to them every summer. On Skomer Island, off Wales, there are carpets of wild flowers and the cliffs house untold numbers of seabirds.
Producer RON BLOOMFIELD Director JUDY brooks
Book (same title), £4.25, from bookshops

Contributors

Presented By:
Tony Soper

continues the season of classic British war films. Today starring Walter Fitzgerald , Mervyn Johns Ralph Michael , Robert Beatty
Ealing Studios' tribute to the Merchant Navy is based on the heroic recovery of MV San Demetrio by her crew in 1940. Nine hundred miles from Britain and carrying 12,000 tons of petrol, the ship was shelled by a German battleship and caught fire. What happened next was described by an official of the shipping company as ' an epic which will go down in history wherever tales of the sea are told '.
Screenplay by ROBERT HAMER and CHARLES FREND from the official account by F. TENNYSON JONES
Produced by MICHAEL BALCON Directed by CHARLES FREND
, Films: page 19

Contributors

Unknown:
Walter Fitzgerald
Unknown:
Mervyn Johns
Unknown:
Ralph Michael
Unknown:
Robert Hamer
Unknown:
Charles Frend
Unknown:
F. Tennyson
Produced By:
Michael Balcon
Directed By:
Charles Frend
Charles Pollard:
Walter Fitzgerald
John Boyle:
Mervyn Johns
Hawkins:
Ralph Miichael
Yank Preston:
Robert Beatty
Deckhand:
Charles Victor
Bosun Fletcher:
Frederick Piper
John Jamieson:
Gordon Jackson
Capt George Waite:
Arthur Young
John Jones:
Barry Letts
Colum McNeil:
James McKechnie
R J E Dodds:
Nigel Clarke
Capt Fogarty Fegan:
Lawrence O'Madden
Mr Justice Langton:
David Horne

from Hickstead featuring the Everest Double Glazing Grand Prix
This is the main class of this five-day meeting with prize money totalling £15,000. All the leading British riders have entered, including David Broome, Harvey Smith and Caroline Bradley, and Eddie Macken from Ireland, plus full teams from Australia and France.
The Grand Prix is in the form of two rounds with the points from both rounds being added together to decide the winner. In the event of equality, there will be a jump-off against the clock.
Introduced by RAYMOND BROOKS-WARD
Commentators DORIAN WILLIAMS, HUGH THOMAS
Producer JOHNNIE WATHERSTON

Contributors

Unknown:
David Broome
Unknown:
Harvey Smith
Unknown:
Caroline Bradley
Unknown:
Eddie Macken
Introduced By:
Raymond Brooks-Ward
Unknown:
Hugh Thomas
Producer:
Johnnie Watherston

A series of eight programmes 2 : Walking to Heel
Dogs that pull on their leads are a big problem for many owners. In this programme BARBARA WOOD HOUSE shows how with the use of the correct type of choke chain, a dog can be quickly taught to walk to heel on a loose lead.
Producer PETER RIDING

Contributors

Unknown:
Barbara Wood

by PAMELA BROWN starring
THE BLUE DOOR THEATRE COMPANY special guest star Dinah Sheridan
Dramatised by JULIA JONES The last of four episodes
The gang's decision to stage a pantomime, for which they prepare in secret, has become known to their parents. To meet the crisis, Nigel has hit upon a plan which involves a drama competition.
Cast in order of appearance
Music by PAUL READE
Choreography by GERALDINE STEPHENSON Studio lighting JOHN SUMMERS Script editor ALISTAIR BELL Designer MARTIN COLLINS Producer BARRY LETTS
Directed by JOAN CRAFT

Contributors

Unknown:
Pamela Brown
Unknown:
Dinah Sheridan
Dramatised By:
Julia Jones
Music By:
Paul Reade
Choreography By:
Geraldine Stephenson
Editor:
Alistair Bell
Designer:
Martin Collins
Producer:
Barry Letts
Directed By:
Joan Craft
Nigel:
Simon Cowell-Parker
Lynette:
Amanda Kirby
Bulldog:
Ashley Knight
Jeremy:
Dominic Savage
Viccy:
Sally Jane Jackson
Sandra:
Sarah Greene
Maddy:
Jayne Stevens
Mrs Bell:
Jeanne Watts
Mr Bell:
David Stoll
Mr Halford:
Peter Clay
Mrs Halford:
Marian Diamond
Mr Fayne:
Davyd Harries
Mrs Fayne:
Jane Briers
Mr Darwin:
Robert Austin
Mrs Darwin:
Shirley Dixon
Mrs Potter-Smith:
Mona Bruce
Mr Fortune:
Derek Ensor
Mrs Fortune:
Joyce Windsor
Roma Seymore:
Dinah Sheridan
Pinkie:
Eliza Buckingham
Greek chorus:
Unity Grimwood
Greek chorus:
Lola Morrice
Greek chorus:
Anna Delaney

from Plymouth, Devon
Introduced by Geoffrey Wheeler
In 1580 the Golden Hind was sighted off Plymouth Hoe. She had been away for three years. Sir Francis Drake had circumnavigated the globe. This week the people of Plymouth begin their ' Drake 400 ' commemorative festival to celebrate this epic voyage and the Elizabethan spirit of adventure. Today they are gathered to sing their songs of praise in St Andrew 's Church-the church where Drake himself worshipped.
Eternal Father (Melita); Father hear the prayer we offer (Gott's will machen); 0 noble England (Monseurs Almaigne); Thine be the glory (Maccabaeus); 0 for a thousand tongues (Lyngham); Give me joy in my heart (Sing Hosanna); Guide me 0 thou great Redeemer (Cwm Rhondda); All creatures of our God and King (Easter Song).
Organist JOHN BOWDEN
Conductor PHILIP LIDDICOAT
Film director ELIZABETH GORT Producer CHRISTOPHER MANN
Series producer RAYMOND SHORT

Contributors

Introduced By:
Geoffrey Wheeler
Unknown:
Francis Drake
Unknown:
St Andrew
Organist:
John Bowden
Producer:
Christopher Mann

Albatross by J. B. FLACK starring with Burton has taken over ' Red-Air' in Mason's absence. Upon his return Mason believes Blair has connived the situation.
Series devised by ERIC PAICE and N. J. CRISP Script editor JOHN BRASON Designer STANLEY MORRIS Producer GERARD GLAISTER Director MARC MILLER

Contributors

Unknown:
J. B. Flack
Unknown:
Eric Paice
Editor:
John Brason
Designer:
Stanley Morris
Producer:
Gerard Glaister
Director:
Marc Miller
Tony Blair:
Bryan Marshall
Charles Burton:
Clifford Rose
Monica Burton:
Pamela Salem
Kim Hayward:
Carolyn Courage
Ray Mason:
Mark Jones
Paul Blair:
Cecil Humphreys
Pete:
Brian Hall
Dave:
Lloyd McGuire
Airport clerk:
Troy Foster
Captain Edwardes:
Paul Gale
Customs officer:
Terence McGinity

starring
George C. Scott , Susannah York
Charlotte Bronte's classic tale of the shy orphan who falls in love with her rich and arrogant employer is one of the screen's most popular love stories.
Friendless and without prospects, Jane Eyre is thankful to get a job as governess at Thornfield Hall, even though the master of the house is reputed to be a harsh man. More disturbing is the maniacal laughter she hears in the night ...
Screenplay by JACK PULMAN
Produced by FREDERICK BROGGER Directed by DELBERT MANN Films: page 19

Contributors

Unknown:
George C. Scott
Unknown:
Jane Eyre
Unknown:
Jack Pulman
Produced By:
Frederick Brogger
Directed By:
Delbert Mann
Rochester:
George C Scott
Jane:
Susannah York
St John Rivers:
Ian Bannen
Mr Brocklehurst:
Jack Hawkins
Blanche Ingram:
Nyree Dawn Porter
Mrs Fairfax:
Rachel Kempson
Mason:
Kenneth Griffith
John:
Peter Copley
Mary Rivers:
Michele Dotrice
Diana Rivers:
Kara Wilson
Young Jane:
Sarah Gibbon
Mrs Rochester:
Jean Marsh

starring and with Broccoli
A quiet dinner party for four leads to an unexpected revelation of adultery.
Written by LARRY GELBART Directed by NICK HAVINGA

Contributors

Written By:
Larry Gelbart
Directed By:
Nick Havinga
Richard Chapin:
Beau Bridges
Libby Chapin:
Helen Shaver
Dylan Chapin:
Rossie Harris
Nicky Chapin:
Justin Dana

At the heart of the events which make news lie deeper concerns: the principles on which decisions are based, the effective values and beliefs which are shaping society.
In this week's filmed report Peter France considers, with those most directly concerned, the strengths and weaknesses of the values behind this week's headlines.
Film editor MICHAEL ALOOF
Producers DAVID M.THOMPSON and COLIN CAMERON

Contributors

Producers:
David M.Thompson
Producers:
Colin Cameron

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