In the first of the new Sunday afternoon gardening programmes, Percy Thrower shows how to train sweet peas, to put supports to herbaceous plants, and, in the vegetable garden, how to earth up potatoes and stick garden peas.
This week his guest is Lady Leese who shows some interesting cacti in flower and deals with seed sowing and propagation.
From the BBC's Midland Television studio
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A film.
The ice breaks up and spring comes to the Far North in all its beauty. This is the story of a Greenland family and what happens to them after the dark winter months have passed.
[Starring] George Burns and Gracie Allen in the film Introducing Son Ronnie
The Brains Trust meets every Sunday afternoon to answer questions sent in by viewers.
The members this week are: Sir Ifor Evans, James Fisher, Professor Michael Grant,
H.R.H. Prince Chula-Chakrabongse of Thailand
Question-Master: Bernard Braden
Questions should be addressed to: The Brains Trust, [address removed]
A new film series about the wonderland of the sawdust ring.
In this episode, Corky persuades Big Tim to give Colonel Jack a job. A series of disasters hits the show, for which the superstitious circus folk brand Colonel Jack as a jinx. But, as it turns out, no greater fortune could have smiled on the circus than the presence of Colonel Jack.
A film story told by Johnny Morris.
'You can't run', says the hare, and he challenges the hedgehog to a race. The hedgehog wins, but his methods are unusual, and his wife has to help him.
Written and produced by Rex Tucker
A play for Television
(Alan Edwards is appearing in "Camino Real" at the Phoenix Theatre, London)
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From Scotland.
(BBC Telerecording)
(to 18.15)
A programme about people and God
Chairman, Canon Bryan Green
Does God enter into people's lives and change them?
An ex-soldier now working among old people, a Probation Officer, and a missioner to some of London's vagrants give their own answers by telling how God has called them to the particular work they do.
(From the BBC's Midland Television studio)
[Starring] Jeannie Carson in the film series Hey, Jeannie!
Jeannie volunteers for special secret duties in the New York Police Force. Her first professional assignment is - almost - a complete success.
A play in four movements by Cedric Wallis
[Starring] Sebastian Shaw, Alan Wheatley
The play takes place in the London homes of the four characters.
Incidental music played by the Hirsch String Quartet: Leonard Hirsch (violin), Leonard Dight (violin), Stephen Shingles (viola), Francisco Gabarro (cello)
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presents Winifred Atwell with her piano, her other piano and her harpsichord
featuring Marion Ryan and Guest artists.
(Winifred Atwell appears by permission of Bernard Delfont)
A series of six films of authentic clothes from the Museum of Costume at Eridge Castle, Sussex.
Devised, written, and spoken by Doris Langley Moore.
The cast includes:
The Countess of Huntingdon, Elizabeth Cruft, Alan Edwards, Rachel Kempson, Moyra Fraser, Lydia Sokolova, Shelagh Gregory, Veronica Turleigh, Jeremy Hawk, Sir Mortimer Wheeler, Mrs. Vyvyan Holland, Irene Worth
(A BBC Television Film)
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(Harold Darton writes on page 6)
(Andre Kostelanetz appears by permission of S.A. Gorlinsky)
In his only appearance over here this year Kostelanetz conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Leader, Stephen Staryk) in a forty-five minute programme of Light Music.
A story to remember told by William Purcell.
From the BBC's Midland Television studio
Followed by Weather and Close Down
