BBC Television presents Edition Eleven of its House Magazine.
Introduced by Alex Macintosh assisted by Maria Hansen.
Giving news and features about BBC Television and people who make it - and the people it makes.
Contents:
Programmes to come
Studio news and show talk
TV stars off duty and a wide variety of other items of interest to viewers of all ages and tastes.
BBC Northern Orchestra
(Leader, Reginald Stead)
Conductor, John Hopkins
Kabi Laretei (piano)
Introduced by Robert Irwin.
From the BBC's North of England television studios
The third of a series of films about mysterious and unusual places and things that you can see in Great Britain.
(This series was first transmitted last winter)
The first in a new series of programmes.
Sportsview film cameras bring you the highlights of the weekend's sport.
meets every Sunday afternoon to answer questions sent by viewers.
The members this week are Dr. J. Bronowski, Viscountess Kilmuir, Hesketh Pearson, Larry Adler
Question-Master, Norman Fisher
Questions should be addressed to: The Brains Trust, [address removed]
Children's Television Club
Barrie Edgar introduces another programme in which a group of young people meet in the 'Children's Television Club' held in Birmingham.
Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School: 6: Bunter's Christmas Box
A new series for television by Frank Richards.
[Starring] Gerald Campion
(Sidney Monckton is appearing in 'The Spider's Web' at the Savoy Theatre; Douglas Blackwell is in 'No Time for Sergeants' at Her Majesty's Theatre, London)
Sunday at Six: The Best Book in the World
The Rev. Paul Morton-George continues the story of the making of the Bible
On this and the next two Sundays, with the help of a scribe and some films, he shows how at first the books were copied by hand and later printed.
(The extract from the film 'Bible Background' is shown by arrangement with the British and Foreign Bible Society)
(to 18.00)
A consideration of Sunday work.
Today hundreds of thousands of men in Britain have been engaged on Sunday work.
The Rev. William Cattanach, of St. Ninian's Parish Church, Greenock, believes this to be a serious matter threatening family life and the fabric of society itself, as well as the life of the churches.
He considers the problem with the help of Miss F. McIndoe, a social worker, David Currie, former chairman of the Scottish T.U.C., and K. B. Robinson, a shipyard director.
[Starring] Jack Benny
with Don Wilson, Mary Livingstone, Rochester, Bob Crosby, Lois Corbett and Dennis Day
(A film series)
Television's most popular panel game with Isobel Barnett, Bob Monkhouse, Gilbert Harding and a guest with Eamonn Andrews in the chair.
("What's My Line?" was devised by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman, and is televised by arrangement with C.B.S. and Maurice Winnick)
by William Shakespeare
[Starring] Robert Atkins as Caliban, Robert Eddison as Prospero
Music composed and directed by Hans Heimler and played by Geoffrey Gilbert (flute), Michael Dobson (oboe), Sidney Sell (clarinet), William Krasnik (viola), Anthony Pini (cello), J. Edward Merrett, Jnr. (double-bass), Stephen Whittaker (percussion), Tom McCall (celesta)
(See facing page)
Chopin
Nocturne in F, Op. 15 No. 1
Berceuse, Op. 57
Ballade No. 1, in G minor
conducted by the Rev. R. C. M. Mathers.