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Presented by Tony Lewis
Tennis -at Wembley Arena this week, John McEnroe , the world's number one player, heads a wealth of talent in the Benson and Hedges Tournament.
Cricket - it's the time of year when summer holidays become just a memory -not so for HENRY BLOFELD - out there in Australia, soaking up the sunshine, dipping his toes in the warm sea, oh! and of course keeping in touch with Australia's First Test match against the West Indies in Perth.
In India, the England touring team take on the North Zone in their second match of the series, and reporting on their progress will be PETER BAXTER Producer EMILY MCMAHON

Contributors

Presented By:
Tony Lewis
Unknown:
John McEnroe
Unknown:
Henry Blofeld
Unknown:
Peter Baxter
Producer:
Emily McMahon

Charles Moore of The
Spectator talks with Sue MacGregor about the circumstances which thrust him into being the youngest editor of Britain's oldest political weekly.
Producer PHILLIP HAY

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles Moore
Unknown:
Sue MacGregor
Producer:
Phillip Hay

Love Me Do by LESLEY DAVIES with When she first goes to boarding-school in the early
60s, Suzanne has only one real confidante - her hero, Albert Schweitzer , to whom she writes regularly' but from whom she receives no reply. Her view of the world begins to change when she meets a boy who responds to her highly individual and sensitive nature.
Directed by CHERRY COOKSON Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Lesley Davies
Unknown:
Albert Schweitzer
Directed By:
Cherry Cookson
Suzanne:
Suzanna Hamilton
David:
Julian Firth
Mum:
Jennifer Piercey
Dad:
William Eedle
Mr Richards:
Anthony Hall
Miss Shaw:
Narissa Knights
Hilda:
Clare Travers-Deacon
Penny:
Amanda Kirby
Annabelle:
Rosalind Adams
Old Lady:
Margot Boyd
Pianist:
Stuart Hutchinson

This week Leonard Pearcey talks to the prolific composer Carl Davis about the writing of humorous music, and how he creates his orchestral portraits.
Producer RICHARD WILLCOX. Stereo

Contributors

Talks:
Leonard Pearcey
Unknown:
Carl Davis
Producer:
Richard Willcox.

A feature about the various museums administered by the Metropolitan Police including the famous (or infamous) Crime Museum or Black
Museum. This is the first time that any branch of the media has been allowed into this particular museum. Presented by Gordon Honeycombe with contributions from
Professor Keith Simpson Assistant Commissioner John A. Dellow
Bill Waddell , curator of the Black Museum
Sgt Chris Forester , curator of the Mounted Branch Museum PC Danny Lines, curator of the River Police Museum Producer MARTIN JENKINS

Contributors

Presented By:
Gordon Honeycombe
Unknown:
Professor Keith Simpson
Unknown:
John A. Dellow
Unknown:
Bill Waddell
Unknown:
Sgt Chris Forester
Producer:
Martin Jenkins

Wedding Songs
Most societies have songs associated with wedding feasts, and the music reflects the conflicting feelings which the ceremony often evokes. Kevin Crossley-Holland examines the way in which these songs echo the complex and sometimes contradictory emotions of marriage with examples from different countries and cultures.
Producer LAN GARDHOUSE

Contributors

Unknown:
Kevin Crossley-Holland

by Gordon McKerrow

Neither the deputy head nor the pupils she was accompanying have returned from Brussels. Suspicions are aroused. Could the arrival of a new computer together with the computer expert, Miss Flood, have caused what is seen as the strange behaviour of the school staff?

Contributors

Writer:
Gordon McKerrow
Director:
David Spenser
Poon:
Andrew Sachs
Mr Bliss:
Robert Eddison
Mrs Dooley:
Margot Boyd
Alan Knox:
Mark Straker
Jack Routh:
John Rye
Voice of Comptich:
Robin Summers
Janet:
Zoe Nathenson
John:
Adam Smith
Miss Flood:
Jane Knowles
Policeman/Driver:
Guy Holden
Irene:
Moir Leslie
Mr Elstead:
Stephen Thorne
Patrick:
Peter Acre
Nicholas:
Christopher Douglas
May:
Helena Breck
Andrea:
Melinda Walker
Mrs Hindemith:
Eva Stuart

Nick Page considers the lives and achievements of 12 men and women who have shaped our Christian heritage.
10: Elizabeth Fry - a Woman of Contrasts
Researcher RACHEL VINEY Producer DAVID COOMES

Contributors

Unknown:
Nick Page
Unknown:
Rachel Viney
Producer:
David Coomes

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