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Family Affairs: Health and the Family: 1: Breath is Life

A series of twelve programmes to help mothers to keep their families healthy.
Isobel Barnett interviews a doctor who has a special knowledge of diseases of the chest.
Excerpts will be shown from the National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis film 'X-ray Inspector', and the London County Council film, 'B.C.G.'

and
I've Just Been Reading

Stephen Black suggests some new books for your library list and introduces a personality connected with one of the books.
(to 15.15)

Contributors

Interviewer (Health and the Family):
Isobel Barnett
Producer (Health and the Family):
Beryl Radley
Presenter (I've Just Been Reading):
Stephen Black
Producer (I've Just Been Reading):
Joyce Belfrage

Look around with Cliff Michelmore.
Sport - Music - Politics - People
Cinema - Theatre - Travel
with Derek Hart, Geoffrey Johnson Smith
and this week: Maxine Daniels, Rory McEwen

Contributors

Presenter:
Cliff Michelmore
Reporter:
Derek Hart
Reporter:
Geoffrey Johnson Smith
Singer:
Maxine Daniels
Singer/guitarist:
Rory McEwen
Producer:
Donald Baverstock

This season over 800 novice horses have competed throughout the country in Foxhunter Competitions, from which the winners went forward to fourteen regional finals. The winning three horses in each of these finals have qualified for this Championship.
From Harringay Arena, London.
See page 9

Contributors

Commentator:
Dorian Williams
Presented for television by:
Humphrey Fisher

Written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden.
A weekly school report.
[Starring] Professor Jimmy Edwards
See page 11

Contributors

Writer:
Frank Muir
Writer:
Denis Norden
Incidental music composed and conducted by:
Alan Yates
Production:
Douglas Moodie
Headmaster:
Jimmy Edwards
Pettigrew Assistant Head:
Arthur Howard
Taplow Jnr:
John Hall
Lumley:
John Stirling
Headmistress:
Enid Lindsey
Schoolgirl:
Dawn Mendham
School Inspector:
Eric Dodson
Matron:
Elizabeth Fraser

by Thornton Wilder.
[Starring] Faith Brook
The action covers ninety years in the history of the Bayard family in New England-from the first Christmas dinner in the new house to the last Christmas dinner of all.

Contributors

Writer:
Thornton Wilder
Producer:
Finlay J. MacDonald
Designer:
Stephen Taylor
Stage Manager:
Douglas Storm
Lucia:
Faith Brook
Roderick:
Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mother Bayard:
Natalie Lynn
Cousin Brandon:
Robert Gallico
Charles:
Gordon Sterne
Genevieve:
Mary Laura Wood
Leonora:
Honor Shepherd
Cousin Ermengarde:
Estelle Brody
Sam:
Terence Kilburn
Lucia Charles's daughter:
Maxine Holden
Roderick Charles's son:
Ronald Wilson
Nurse:
Winifred Hill

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