The Northern Scene: Haworth Parsonage
One hundred years ago today Mrs. Gaskell's "Life of Charlotte Bronte" was published. With the aid of film and Bronte relics brought from Haworth Parsonage Museum, Phyllis Bentley retells this poignant story.
Introduced and arranged by Olive Shapley.
From the BBC's North of England studio

I've Just Been Reading
Lionel Hale suggests some new books for your library list and introduces a personality connected with one of the books.

For the Very Young
Pages turned by Patricia Driscoll.
(A BBC Television Film)
(to 16.00)

Vera McKechnie in Studio E introduces:

D. R. Newth, Ph.D. talking about oysters and pearls

Specially for Deaf Children

The Curzons comedy acro-cyclists

Peter Cavanagh

Racing with the Aces
with more of the famous drivers and cars associated with Brooklands Motor Racing Course.

Charlie
with another story about the studios.
Clive Dunn as Charlie.

Neville Duke, D.S.O., O.B.E. and Bernard Wilkie showing the models sent in for the Departure and Arrival Apron and the Control Tower of the Airport.

Packi
A strip cartoon for television.
Drawn by Tony Hart.

A topical programme.
Introduced by Cliff Michelmore.

Jimmy Young introduces Marion Keene, George Browne, April Olrich, Avon Cities Jazz Band and Skiffle with Ray Bush, The Leon Cochran Quintet with Ron Millington (electric organ).
From the BBC's West of England television studio

(The Leon Cochran Quintet broadcasts by permission of the Victoria House, Torquay)

David Nixon says It's Magic and introduces a thirty-minute mixture of mystery and music with Eric Williams, Edward Victor, Timothy Dill-Russell and a panel of celebrities to see fair play.

Richard Dimbleby opens Television's Window on the World.

in the Midlands and the South of England for Heat 3 of the BBC Inter-Regional Dancing Contest (by arrangement with Mecca Dancing).

The Midlands:
From the Casino Ballroom, Birmingham with Alan Hurst and his Band.
Compere, Peter West

The South of England:
From the Locarno Ballroom, Streatham with Bob Miller and his Orchestra.
Compere, Alex Macintosh

With an open singing contest between the Kings and Queens of Song of the Midlands and the South of England and dance demonstrated by Olga Koch and Fred Mayhew.
Introduced by Peter Dimmock with a panel of judges in the London studio.

Commentator, Harry Carpenter, Boxing Correspondent of the Daily Mail.
From the Royal Albert Hall, London

A weekly magazine of films and film personalities introduced by Peter Haigh and Derek Bond.
This week's edition includes:
A scene from "Funny Face": an American musical starring Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn, and co-starring Kay Thompson.
A scene from "Sea Wife", starring Joan Collins, Richard Burton, Basil Sydney, and Cy Grant.
An interview in the studio with Wilfrid Hyde White.
(Films by courtesy of Paramount Films and Twentieth Century-Fox)

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