The sixth of eight programmes
David Vine and Nik Stuart discuss The Vault
Director John Rickword Producer John Dobson BBC Bristol
Written by MAURICE DODD featuring LEONARD ROSSITER as ' Boot', with JUDY BENNETT
SHEILA STEAFEL and PETER HAWKINS
Music by TREVOR JONES
A Film Fair presentation
Executive producer GRAHAM CLUTTERBUCK
by Norman Hunter
with Kenneth Williams
Today: A Slight Touch of Disaster
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A cartoon series.
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Your ideas, games and activities presented by the children of the Scottish Why Don't You gang.
Producer CATHERINE MCFARLANE Executive producer MOLLY cox
(Please send your ideas to Why Don't You ... ?,[address removed]; but if you want a reply, please enclose an sae)
A series of ten programmes with BILL HARTSTON
7: Traps and Swindles
Join John Noakes and Shep on their voyage of discovery round the coastline of Britain. Queensferry to Whitby
Producer DAVID BROWN Director CYRIL GATES
BBC Manchester
starring Tristram Coffin as Professor Jeff King Chapter 6:
Mystery of the Rocket Man
Wherein the diabolical Dr Vulcan identifies Rocket Man, kidnaps him and is astonished at the appearance of a second Rocket Man who prevents his theft of the secret Sonatrone weapon.
Directed by FRED BRANNON A REPUBLIC serial
based on the books by FRANKLIN W. DIXON , CAROLYN KEENE in Voodoo Doll: Part 2
Written by CHRISTOPHER CROWS Directed by JOSEPH PEVNEY
with Richard Whitmore
Weather Anne Purvis
12.42 Regional News
(London and SE only: News Headlines with subtitles)
A See-Saw programme
The Rastellis Clowns
An insight into the world of music and mirth of The Rastellis, one of Europe's most famous clown families. ALFREDO RASTELLI , his sons ORESTE and VITTORIO and lifelong partner TONY discuss the art of the circus clown. In the first of two programmes we find out what makes a clown and watch a new act being developed and rehearsed at the Kelvin Hall Circus, Glasgow, along with fellow artist BOBBY ROBERTS JR.
Producer IAN CHRISTIE. BBC Scotland
in Quackodile Tears
A WARNER BROTHERS cartoon
Pooh's insatiable desire for honey leads him into a sticky situation.
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The feature film starring
Troy Donahue , Suzanne Pleshette Diane McBain , James Gregory
Newly-commissioned US Cavalry Lt Matthew Hazard is posted to a desolate outpost on the Mexican border.
Screenplay by JOHN TWIST, based on the novel by PAUL HORGAN
Produced by WILLIAM H. WRIGHT
Directed by RAOUL WALSH. Films: page 105
Story: Harry goes to a Fancy Dress Party. Written and illustrated by SHONA KEITH
Presenters Carol Chell, Ben Bazell ,
A cartoon series
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by Miles Kington
with Instant Sunshine: David Barlow, Peter Christie, Miles Kington, Alan Maryon-Davis
by OLIVER POSTGATE. Snowdrifts
Richard Whitmore ; Weatherman
Introduced by Mike Read
How many of this year's Number One hits can you remember? What was the Christmas hit the year Princess Anne was married? Which song kept Greg Lake's I believe in Father Christmas out of the No 1 slot at Christmas 1975?
David Grant Rick Parfitt Cliff Richard v
Barry Gibb Midge Ure
Paula Yates
Assistant producer JILL SINCLAIR Director PHILIP CHILVERS
Producer FRANCES WHITAKER
Presented by Michael Rodd
Judith Hann , Kieran Prendiville and Su Ingle.
Among other things - the holograph Christmas card you can view without a laser; how's this for a present - a 'do it yourself ' swimming-pool kit which you can unwrap in the living-room. And before ringing out the old year-we turn it upside down with some interesting results.
Studio director MARTIN MORTIMORE Producer LAURIE JOHN Editor DAVID FILKIN
The feature film starring
George C. Scott , Trish Van Devere At his secret marine laboratory Dr Jake Terrell has finally succeeded in teaching Alpha, a dolphin, to speak a few words of English. His relationship with Alpha is based on mutual affection and trust-which makes the dolphin tragically vulnerable to exploitation by outsiders.
Screenplay by BUCK HENRY Based on the novel
Un animal doué de raison by ROBERT MERLE
Produced by JOSEPH E. LEVINE Directed by MIKE NtCHOLS Films: page 105
Richard Whitmore ; Weatherman
A film by David Rudkin
with Hywel Bennett, Dinah Stabb, Dan O'Herlihy
featuring Sting
and Anthony Steel, Margaret Whiting, Roland Curram, Ingrid Pitt
A Danish museum case shattered, the pieces of a pagan statue hidden in cars on a North Sea ferry, the subsequent deaths of ferry passengers, an old musician terrified that a curse upon him will cause the devastation of the Earth.
Gideon Harlax, a successful young novelist of 'the paranormal and unexplained', thinks he has found the material for a new book. But as Gideon coldly exploits human tragedies, angry powers from Man's ancient past are gathering.
