Next month Ben Carlin and his wife set off again on the next stage of their journey round the world in an amphibious jeep. This afternoon they demonstrate the jeep afloat and ashore, and talk about their experiences and plans.
The second half of the sixty-second annual men's lacrosse match.
From Regent's Park. London.
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Armand and Michaela Denis on Filming in Africa
(Previously televised on December 4)
(to 16.00)
Sugar and Spice
A mixed bag of entertainment.
Trouble Bruin
with Sooty and Harry Corbett.
Mr. Bun
Dennis Robertson with Peter Hawkins.
The Appleyards
(to 18.05 app.)
John Will, the granite cutter, invites viewers to meet some of the people of Aberdeen, his native city and his home for sixty years.
Introduced by John R. Allan.
(Kirk o' Shotts, Glencairn, Holme Moss and Aberdeen only)
(to 19.15)
(Simultaneous broadcast with the London, Midland, North, and West of England Home Services)
In 1930 Bing Crosby made his film debut as one of the Rhythm Boys in 'King of Jazz'. His first solo appearance was in 'Big Broadcast' (1932). Since then he has starred in more than forty films, extracts from which are presented as a tribute to a great crooner.
Artists appearing with Bing Crosby in this film include Bob Hope, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera Ellen, Dorothy Lamour, Fred Astaire, Jane Wyman, Mary Martin, Betty Hutton, William Bendix, Cedric Hardwicke.
(Televised by arrangement with Paramount Pictures)
A programme of stars of this year's pantomimes.
Norman Evans, Betty Jumel from 'Humpty Dumpty' at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham
Nat Jackley, Jillian Comber from 'Aladdin' at the Empire Theatre, Leeds
Tessie O'Shea from 'Robinson Crusoe' at the Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
Tommy Cooper from 'Humpty Dumpty' at the Hippodrome Theatre, Dudley
Joan Regan from 'Babes in the Wood' at the Finsbury Park Empire, London
Barry Lupino, Vic Gordon, Peter Colville from 'Dick Whittington' at the Harrow Coliseum
Billy 'Uke' Scott from 'Aladdin' at the Hippodrome Theatre, Ipswich
Eugene's Flying Ballet by arrangement with Bertram Montague
The Television Toppers
Peter Scott's guest this evening is Field-Marshal Viscount Alanbrooke, K.G., D.S.O.
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(Second performance: for details see Monday at 7.45 p.m.)
The Rt. Hon. Osbert Peake M.P., Minister of Pensions and National Insurance on behalf of the Conservative Party.
(Recording of broadcast in the Home Service at 9.15 p.m.)
(Sound only)
