For the Very Young
Audrey Atterbury and Molly Gibson pull the strings
Gladys Whitred sings the songs
Peter Hawkins speaks the voices
Maria Bird writes the songs and music
(A BBC television film)
Your Own Time
A light-hearted magazine for younger women.
Robert Gladwell introduces the programme and asks
'What's in the Punch Bowl?'
'Why kiss under the mistletoe?'
'How are Christmas candles made?'
It's a Woman's World
Vera McKechnie invites Maria Perdomo, Consul General of the Dominican Republic in London, to prove the point.
Beauty Spot
Pat Bowden shows you her choice in perfumes and Colognes.
Singing for You
Edmund Hockridge
Quick and Easy Dressmaking: Cocktail Skirt
A French design filmed by Radio-diffusion-Television Francaise.
Demonstrated by Diana Crutchley.
Full instructions for making this cocktail skirt are printed in the dressmaking supplement in Radio Times published on November 8. Back numbers of Radio Times can be obtained from your newsagent.
A folder to hold all Women's Television Notes printed as supplements in Radio Times can be obtained from BBC Publications (Folders), [address removed] price 2s. post free. Crossed postal orders, please-not stamps.
(to 15.30)
Eamonn Andrews opens Playbox
Helped by Janet Brown and Ted Taylor with the music, Tony Hart with the drawings, Ivan Owen with the games in which two young teams take part.
Also The Inter-Regional Quiz Championship
Manchester challenge for the top of the league position.
Positions to date:
London: 76 points
Bristol: 70 points
Glasgow: 66 points
Cardiff: 62 points
Birmingham: 60 points
Written and produced by Vere Lorrimer and Cliff Michelmore
(On transmitters serving the areas)
6.15-6.20 News for Wales
Look around with Cliff Michelmore.
Sport-Music-People
Cinema-Theatre-Travel
with Derek Hart, Geoffrey Johnson Smith and this week: Jackie Lee and Cy Grant
Thomas Mitchell plays the part of the famous American author in the film series based on his short stories.
A rich mother's hopes are dashed by her dissipated younger son, but her love for him proves stronger than her disappointment.
featuring
The Adventures of Tommy Trouble
by E. Eynon Evans.
Maureen Guy and John Hanson with The Rarebit Singers, Tessie O'Shea, Anthony Oliver and Alun Williams.
BBC Welsh Orchestra
(Leader, Philip Whiteway)
Conducted by Leonard Morris
Written by Sidney Nelson and Maurice Harrison
[Starring] Charlie Chester as Educated Evans the famous character created by Edgar Wallace
A Francis Durbridge serial in six episodes.
[Starring] Stephen Murray, Dorothy Alison, Raymond Huntley
Clive Freeman has reached the time of day when he has to make a decision. To leave the country at Pelford's instigation, or put his daughter in further danger and also to face a murder charge himself. By now indeed the police are investigating two murders-those of Nelson and of Miss Calthorpe.
(See above)
Peter Dimmock introduces
Sports Review of 1957
A great year for British sport:
Ibbotson's Mile... The Ryder Cup... World's Cricket Champions... Stirling Moss Triumphant
These and many other highlights are recalled in a gala edition of "Sportsview" that looks back on twelve months of sport
The programme comes from Grosvenor House, London and includes the presentation of trophies to the BBC Sportsview Personality of the Year and the 'Daily Express' Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year
Aidan Crawley spotlights Industrial enterprise.
A large chemical firm has recently decided to spend £20 million on doubling the production of a particular fibre. What were the reasons for its decision?
In the third programme of this series Aidan Crawley asks this question and gets the answer from the people directly concerned.
for the songs of Jimmy Young and The Meritones with Bob Sharples and his Music.
From the BBC's West of England studios
followed by Weather and Close Down