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BBC Television Outside Broadcast cameras visit Newmarket Racecourse on the second day of the second October Meeting to see three of the afternoon's principal races.

2.15 The Heath Handicap over 7 furlongs

2.55 The Cesarewitch Stakes over 21 miles

3.30 The Prendergast Stakes over 5 furlongs

Clive Graham identifies the runners and riders in the Paddock before each race.

Contributors

Commentator:
Peter O'Sullevan
Commentator:
Tony Cooke
Paddock commentator:
Clive Graham
Presented for television by:
Dennis Monger

Twice Twenty
A magazine for older women.

Dog's Day
Two breeders and their dogs prepare for a big national show.

Meeting Place
Mrs. Kay Clementson, editor of a local newspaper.

How they said it
Denise Robins recalls proposals of marriage made by well-known characters from famous novels. They are portrayed by Elaine Usher and Charles Houston.

Point of View
This is what I think says Alan Melville.

Introduced by Alice Hooper Beck.

and
Quick and Easy Dressmaking: 2 - Practical Skirt
A French design filmed by Radio-diffusion-Television Francaise.
Demonstrated by Diana Crutchley.
Instructions for making all the garments described in this series of programmes can be obtained from BBC Publications, [address removed] Price (including a folder in which to keep this and later pamphlets) 2s. 6d. post free.

Contributors

Interviewee (Meeting Place):
Kay Clementson
Item presenter (How they said it):
Denise Robins
[Actress] (How they said it):
Elaine Usher
[Actor] (How they said it):
Charles Houston
Monologist (Point of View):
Alan Melville
Presenter:
Alice Hooper Beck
Producer:
Richard Gilbert
Dressmaker/presenter (Quick and Easy Dressmaking):
Diana Crutchley

Willoughby
with Rolf Harris.

The Adventures of Pierre: Part 2
A serial in six parts by C. E. Webber.

Playbox
Eamonn Andrews opens the Playbox and his young assistants join in the games.
Johnny Morris 'The Hot Chestnut Man' drops in for a chat and a team representing Birmingham take part in 'Do You Know?' a regular regional competition.
At the piano, Tom McCall

(to 18.00)

Contributors

Presenter (Willoughby):
Rolf Harris
Voice (Willoughby):
Peter Hawkins
Writer (The Adventures of Pierre):
C. E. Webber
Producer (The Adventures of Pierre):
John Hunter Blair
Presenter (Playbox):
Eamonn Andrews
The Hot Chestnut Man (Playbox):
Johnny Morris
Pianist (Playbox):
Tom McCall
Producer (Playbox):
Cliff Michelmore

Spotlighting news, views, and personalities from the world of sport introduced by Peter Dimmock.
including:

Floodlit International Football: England v. France (Under 23s)
A visit to Ashton Gate, the home of Bristol City Football Club, to see the second half of the match.

Contributors

Presenter:
Peter Dimmock
Editor:
Paul Fox
Editor:
Ronnie Noble
Presented by:
Bryan Cowgill
Commentator (Floodlit International Football):
Kenneth Wolstenholme
Presented by (Floodlit International Football):
Nicholas Crocker

Introduced by Eric Robinson
with Isaac Stern, Hilde Gueden, Los Paraguayos and Audrey Attwood, Elizabeth Boyd, Joan Bramhall, Ellen Dales, Betty Felstead, Gillian Knight, Shirley May, Nora Ogonovsky, Bowles Bevan, John Boulter, Edward Darling, Edgar Fleet, John Ford, John Frost, Owen Grundy, John Holmes, Peter Newton, David Oddie, Brendan O'Dowda, James Turner
London Symphony Orchestra
(Leader, Hugh Maguire)

(Isaac Stern appears by arrangement with Harold Holt, Ltd.; Los Paraguayos appears by arrangement with the Management of the Savoy Hotel, London)

Contributors

Presenter/Conductor:
Eric Robinson
Violinist:
Isaac Stern
Soprano:
Hilde Gueden
Musicians:
Los Paraguayos
Singer:
Audrey Attwood
Singer:
Elizabeth Boyd
Singer:
Joan Bramhall
Singer:
Ellen Dales
Singer:
Betty Felstead
Singer:
Gillian Knight
Singer:
Shirley May
Singer:
Nora Ogonovsky
Singer:
Bowles Bevan
Singer:
John Boulter
Singer:
Edward Darling
Singer:
Edgar Fleet
Singer:
John Ford
Singer:
John Frost
Singer:
Owen Grundy
Singer:
John Holmes
Singer:
Peter Newton
Singer:
David Oddie
Singer:
Brendan O'Dowda
Musical associate:
James Turner
Orchestrations:
Arthur Wilkinson
Musicians:
London Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra leader:
Hugh Maguire
Designer:
Richard Wilmot
Producer:
Patricia Foy

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