Viewers' Queries Answered
At the Desks: Nan Winton and Peter Haigh
Also appearing: Charles Pennethorne Hughes and Elkan Allan

Some of the questions that viewers send in to this programme would baffle Einstein. What can Nan Winton and Peter Haigh do in the face of such requests? They try to get as complete an answer as they can; but they make it clear that their knowledge is limited to books and other sources of information and that they really do not know what lies beyond Outer Space.
But it is not always like this. Getting the answers to the Information Desk questions is usually a fascinating business. One thing the programme has proved is that people like to know the whys and wherefores, and viewers in their questions range over a wide variety of subjects.
The answers are provided in one of two ways; either direct by Nan Winton and Peter Haigh as they sit at the desk, or by demonstration by an expert in the studio.

by Susan Franks.

A return visit by this Continental singer.

For the Very Young
Stories about a family of wooden dolls who live on a farm.
Audrey Atterbury and Molly Gibson pull the strings
(A BBC telefilm)

Melies the Magician
The first public exhibition of cinematography was given in Paris on December 28, 1895. This encouraged George Melies, the Frenchman, to make a number of films of theatrical presentations.
This programme is a record on film of his life story and the title role is played by his brother.

Disneyland: The Story of Mickey Mouse
Walt Disney introduces another film in this series and tells the story of his most famous creation - the small mouse who started it all.

For Older Children
The Friday Western: Indian Sign
A notorious gunman harries the local settlers in his efforts to find a secret message hidden in an Indian rug. Range Rider and Dick West arrive to investigate and in an exciting finish the bad men are brought to justice.

The Gordon Honour: 1: The Prisoner's Candlestick
(New series)
Written and produced by Shaun Sutton.
The further adventures of a candlestick.
(Paul Whitsun-Jones is appearing in 'Kismet' at the Stoll Theatre, London)

(to 18.00)

followed by The Weather

People, events, comments of today introduced by Cliff Michelmore.

[Starring] George Burns and Gracie Allen in the film Bargain Day

A preview of some of your programmes for tomorrow and Sunday.

Wilfred Pickles invites you to Ask Pickles for the things you would like to see on your television screen.
Special investigators: Pauline and Larry Forrester

Written by Ernest Dudley and Donn Russell.
Ernest Dudley introduces a weekly series of imaginary court cases in which the verdict rests with you, the jury.

People who make the news face questions from the people who write the news.

Every fortnight in a topic of her choice Jeanne Heal talks with visitors to the studio.

Men and women from Asian countries put questions to Tom Harrisson, Anthropologist and founder of Mass Observation on 'Friday the thirteenth'.
Chairman, Kamila Tyabji.
A recording of this meeting of Asian Club will be broadcast in the regular weekly series in the Far Eastern and Eastern Service of the BBC.

The Gaunt Brothers Call It a Day and draw some oblique conclusions in words and music with Jean Campbell, Pat Lawrence.
From the BBC's television studio in Manchester.