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An edited telerecording of the broadcast on June 4, 1956, when BBC Television Outside Broadcast cameras on board R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth and at the Ocean Terminal, Southampton, watched the berthing of the world's largest liner after her voyage from New York.

Contributors

Commentator:
Raymond Baxter
Commentator:
Berkeley Smith
Commentator:
Max Robertson
Television Presentation:
Alan Chivers
Television Presentation:
Nicholas Crocker

Percy Thrower's guest today is Arthur Billitt, who demonstrates how to grow tomatoes on the ring culture principle.
Francis Hanger, Curator of the Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens at Wisley, discusses apple trees. He shows how to graft on a root stock and demonstrates crown grafting on an old tree. He also shows how to plant mistletoe on an apple tree.
In the greenhouse Percy Thrower pots the rooted chrysanthemum cuttings.
(A BBC telerecording)

Contributors

Presenter/Gardener:
Percy Thrower
Guest:
Arthur Billitt
Co-presenter:
Francis Hanger
Producer:
John Furness

Opened by Sandy Sandford.
John Madin at the electric organ
The Lions, The Tigers, The Leopards, The Panthers
The "Fun Book" Skiffle Group
"Beat the Champions"
"Lucky Dip"
For details of the Skiffle Group instruments write to: "Fun Book", [address removed]

Contributors

Presenter:
Sandy Sandford
Organist:
John Madin
Musicians:
The "Fun Book" Skiffle Group
Presented by:
Gerald Wiltshire

Climb aboard the Six-Five Special with Jo Douglas and Pete Murray introducing among others: Kenny Baker and his Dozen, Michael Holliday, The King Brothers, Pouishnoff.
Featuring sport: Freddie Mills
Star Spotlight on Lisa Gastoni
See page 3

Contributors

Presenter/Producer:
Jo Douglas
Presenter:
Pete Murray
Musicians:
Kenny Baker and his Dozen
Singer:
Michael Holliday
Singers:
The King Brothers
Pianist:
null Pouishnoff
Sports presenter:
Freddie Mills
Guest:
Lisa Gastoni
Script:
Trevor Peacock
Designer:
Tony Abbott
Producer:
Jack Good

by Ted Willis.
[Starring] Jack Warner as Dixon of Dock Green in some stories of a London policeman

Contributors

Writer:
Ted Willis
Designer:
Richard Wilmot
Production:
Douglas Moodie
P.C. George Dixon:
Jack Warner
Noah Timony:
Uriel Porter
Sgt. 'Tubb' Barrell:
Neil Wilson
Sergeant Flint:
Arthur Rigby
Sgt. Grace Millard:
Moira Mannion
Florrie Goss:
Joan Young
Lesley:
Carole Lorimer
Ben:
Mark Daly
Sailor:
Joseph Rosenn
Jacky:
Laidlaw Dalling
Andy Crawford:
Peter Byrne
Mary:
Jeannette Hutchinson
P.C. Jenkins:
David Lyn
Woman in bar:
Diana Beaumont

starring Ted Ray with Kenneth Connor, Larry Adler, The Lana Sisters, The Leslie Roberts Silhouettes.

Contributors

Comedian/organist:
Ted Ray
[Actor]:
Kenneth Connor
Harmonicist:
Larry Adler
Singers:
The Lana Sisters
Dancers:
The Leslie Roberts Silhouettes
Script:
Sid Colin
Script:
Talbot Rothwell
Script:
George Wadmore
Dance sequences produced by:
Leslie Roberts
Designer:
Douglas Smith
Orchestra directed by:
Eric Robinson
Producer:
George Inns

Drusilla Beyfus, Richard Dimbleby, Jack Train, Anona Winn ask all the questions,
Roy Rich knows some of the answers and Norman Hackforth presents all the objects.

("Twenty Questions" is televised by arrangement with Maurice Winnick)

Contributors

Panellist:
Drusilla Beyfus
Panellist:
Richard Dimbleby
Panellist:
Jack Train
Panellist:
Anona Winn
Chairman:
Roy Rich
Announcer:
Norman Hackforth
Cartoons:
Bruce Angrave
Associate Producer:
C.F. Meehan
Producer:
Josephine Douglas

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