with Frank Bough and Selina Scott
Thora Hird reads Helen Bradley's illustrated scenes from an Edwardian childhood
School holiday ideas and activities
A feature film for television starring Cathryn Harrison and Mark Holden
Although forbidden by her father to ride, Jenny Grey determines to spend her life with horses - especially the spirited filly, Blue Fire Lady ...
This film for the family is in the tradition of National Velvet and Gallant Bess with its strong appeal to animal lovers. It introduces one of Australia's pop idols, Mark Holden, to the screen
Screenplay by BOB MAUMILL
Produced by ANTONY i. GINNANE Director Ross dimsey
Contributors
Play By: Bob Maumill
Produced By: Antony I. Ginnane
Director: Ross Dimsey
Jenny Grey: Cathryn Harrison
Barry: Mark Holden
Mclntyre: Peter Cummins
Mrs Gianini: Marion Edward
Mr Grey: Lloyd Cunnington
Mrs Bartlett: Irene Hewitt
Mr Bartlett: Syd Conabere
Grand National Week begins on TV with a four-race card. Races at 2.35, 3.10, 3.45 (continued on BBC2)
Simon Groom gets up at the crack of dawn to sepnd a day with the Household Cavalry, beginning in the stables
Following up its report on possible health hazards caused by British nuclear tests in the 1950s by disclosing the findings of a scientific survey of British servicemen who were on Christmas Island at the time
With the cashew nuts that extract copper from ore, a new laser metal cutter, a lfexible spinal splint and an oxygen carrying drug that could be good news for stroke victims
Comedy with knobs on from the enfant terrible of the Beeb
(1) John. Starting a new 13-part drama of the kind that the BBC tends to do rather well, in a modest way: remember Accident? Each episode introduces us to one of the jurors who will come together, in the last one, to help decide whether a young man should go to prison for life. And as we learn something about the jury members, we see how their verdict will be affected by the kind of people they are; how the trial and verdict will affect their lives. Desmond McNam- j ara is the first juror, John, jolted out of his dull rut I and given a new lust for drama and excitement by the atmosphere of the trial
Sir Robin Day invites more personal views on issues of the day from guest pundits Lord Annan, Helen Liddell, Geoffrey Pattie and Cyril Smith
(3) Who Cares? Eric Midwinter continues his demand for a drastic rethink in our attitudes to the old, looking now at the burden carried increasingly by families as state provision for the elderly diminishes. Community care is a wonderful theory — unless you’re a 68-year-old man struggling to cope with a 90-year-old mother. And who is there to care for the carers?
