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Steps into Ballet
Peggy van Praagh describes "Steps into Ballet"
with Donald Britton, Maureen Bruce, Susan Saloman
The Ballet: "Punch and the Child" Part 1
Music by Richard Arnell, played by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham, Bt. (on gramophone records)
Produced by Naomi Capon, who writes on page 21.
(Peggy van Praagh, Donald Britton and Maureen Bruce appear by permission of Sadler's Wells Trust, Ltd.)

Mr. Pastry Takes a Holiday
Mr. Pastry, an expert at winter sports, sets out on a visit to Norway for the ski-ing.
(A BBC Television Film)

Model Railways
Trucks and trains, stations and cranes, and many other working models that go to make up one of the biggest model railway systems in the country are seen in a visit to a big London store.

(to 17.40)

Contributors

Presenter (Steps into Ballet):
Peggy van Praagh
Dancer (Steps into Ballet):
Donald Britton
Dancer (Steps into Ballet):
Maureen Bruce
Dancer (Steps into Ballet):
Susan Saloman
Choreography (Steps into Ballet):
Kenneth MacMillan
Music (Steps into Ballet):
Richard Arnell
Designer (Steps into Ballet):
Michael Yates
Producer (Steps into Ballet):
Naomi Capon
Mr. Pastry (Mr. Pastry Takes a Holiday):
Richard Hearne
Commentator (Model Railways):
Stephen Wade

A play by Philip Mackie.
With Noelle Middleton as Martha Jorgensen, Walter Rilla as Rasmussen, John Stone as Jorgen Jorgensen.
The scene is a hotel bedroom in Copenhagen. Time, the present.
(Noelle Middleton appears by permission of Remus Films, Ltd.)
See page 15

Contributors

Writer:
Philip Mackie
Designer:
Richard Wilmot
Producer:
Stephen Harrison
Martha Jorgensen:
Noelle Middleton
Rasmussen:
Walter Rilla
Jorgen Jorgensen:
John Stone

with Dill Jones (piano), Joe Muddel (bass), Eddie Taylor (drums) and Bert Courtley (trumpet), Bill Le Sage (vibes).
Dancers, Rene and Ronnie Allen
Introduced by Dill Jones.

Contributors

Pianist:
Dill Jones
Bassist:
Joe Muddel
Drummer:
Eddie Taylor
Trumpeter:
Bert Courtley
Vibes:
Bill Le Sage
Dancer:
Rene Allen
Dancer:
Ronnie Allen
Presenter:
Dill Jones
Producer:
Christian Simpson

From the stage of the Television Theatre.
A preview of spring collections by the London Model House Group.

[Photo caption] Model for Spring: This coat in off-white, richly trimmed with ocelot, is from the spring collection of one of the London Model House Group which will be shown at 9.45

Contributors

Devised and compered by:
Michael Whittaker
Incidental music:
Peter Alan and his Players
Presented for television by:
Stephen McCormack

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