The second of a new weekly series of exercises to music.
From the BBC's Midland studio
A pamphlet giving notes of these exercises (price 9d.) and a folder for Women's Television Notes (price 1s 9d.) may be obtained, post free, from [address removed] (Crossed postal order, please-not stamps.)
[Starring] Bruce Seton in another film from this series.
Stories about a family of wooden dolls who live on a farm.
Audrey Atterbury and Molly Gibson pull the strings
(A BBC Television Film)
(to 16.00)
by Charles Dickens
Adapted for television in thirteen weekly instalments by Vincent Tilsley
In which David falls into disgrace with his new father who, having failed to break his "surly, rebellious spirit" sends him to school at Salem House to see what a little "whopping" can do.
(A BBC telerecording of the broadcast on October 5, 1956)
A series of programmes to introduce some of Britain's top jazz players.
Another play by S. G. Hulme Beaman.
Puppets by Gordon Murray and settings by Andrew Brownfoot from illustrations by S. G. Hulme Beaman
(to 18.00)
Introduced by Geoffrey Johnson Smith.
[Starring] Joan Davis in the film series I Married Joan
McDonald Hobley invites you Up for the Cup.
A new fortnightly test of knowledge, skill, and cunning between football supporters' clubs.
Linesman, Leslie Welch
See facing page and page 7
Per Host, a Norwegian explorer, shows the third of the films he has taken during his travels in the remoter parts of the world.
by William Makepeace Thackeray.
Adapted in six weekly instalments by Constance Cox and Ian Dallas.
[Starring] Joyce Redman and Alan Badel
The action takes place in London in Sedley's house, Russell Square and in his house at Fulham; in Mr. Osborne's house, Russell Square and in Hulker, Bullock & Co., Bankers; in a coach on the Brighton Road; at Ercky's lodgings in Brighton and in Miss Crawley's private suite; and on a Packet-boat bound for Ostend.
Time, 1814
(Alan Badel appears by courtesy of British Lion Films, Ltd.)
A light comedy with words and music involving Hilary Crane, Dennis Lotis, Jack Howarth, Leonard Williams, The Hindley Taylor Singers.
From the BBC's North of England television studios
in Scotland.
Men and women from Asian countries put questions to Sir James Fergusson, Bt. Keeper of the Records of Scotland on "The History and Customs of Scotland".
In the chair, Anil de Silva
From Edinburgh.
(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.)
Followed by Weather and Close Down