[Starring] George Raft
(Previously televised on Oct. 2, 1954)
Peter Scott introduces William Sladen, who, for four years, was medical officer and biologist with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey on board R.R.S. John Biscoe. Dr. Sladen filmed the wild life and made a study of penguins.
(A BBC telerecording of the broadcast on March 12)
Pages turned by Patricia Driscoll.
(A BBC Television Film)
(to 16.15)
Uncle William's Visit
A short story by Mary Beales told by Dorothy Smith.
Painting in Oils
Mervyn Levy talks about painting out of doors and gives details of the oil painting competition.
Last programme in this series.
Monday Magazine
(Suitable for Deaf Children)
Introduced by Mary Malcolm.
The programme includes 'Matchstick Models' by C. Newstead; Les Roy dancing; 'Look at This' by Hugh David; Geoffrey Robinson, magician; John Merrett walks along the sea shore.
(to 17.55)
Peter Cranmer, former Captain of England at Rugby football, and of Warwickshire at cricket, discusses topical and controversial issues of the day with leading players and personalities.
(All transmitters except Kirk O'Shotts, Redmoss, and Glencairn)
(to 19.15)
A visit to the White City Stadium, London, to watch part of this international jumping competition.
Television outside broadcast cameras show some of the methods used by the Royal Navy to keep ships floating, moving, and fighting after they have been damaged by enemy action.
This realistic exercise forms part of the training at the Royal Naval Defence School, H.M.S. Phoenix-a shore establishment at Stamshaw, near Portsmouth.
See page 15
Introduced by Eric Robinson.
[Starring] Nan Merriman and Ludmilla Tcherina
with Dennis Brain, Wandy Tworek, Li Ching Chen and Joan Bramhall, Evelyn Cuthill, Frea Harrington, Doreen Lane, Daphne Lewcun, Helen McKinnon, Sylvia Robin, Frances Youles, Bowles Bevan, Robert Bowman, Edgar Fleet, John Holmes, Wilfred Johns, John Mitchinson, Lyndon Vanderpump, Desmond Ainsworth.
London Symphony Orchestra
(Leader, Granville Jones)
See page 15
Outside broadcast cameras cover the final stages of this international jumping competition from the White City Stadium, London.
(sound only)
