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Room for Improvement: 1: The Hall
John Siddeley demonstrates ideas for solving problems of decoration and furnishing put to him by viewers.

Including examples of wallpapers, paints, floor coverings, stair carpets, cupboards, light fittings, and mirrors.

Introduced by Mollie Weir.

3.10 Quick and Easy Dressmaking
A second showing of the film of the jersey hood demonstrated last Wednesday.

3.15 Topical Round-Up
with Honor Balfour.

(to 15.30)

Contributors

Handyman (Room for Improvement):
John Siddeley
Presenter:
Mollie Weir
Producer:
Monica Sims
Presenter (Topical Round-Up):
Honor Balfour
Presented by:
Joyce Belfrage

Elizabeth Lanchbury introduces Studio 'E', Your Monday Magazine

Junior Frogmen
Surgeon-Commander Wyndham Davies, R.N., tells you how to train now for your summer underwater swimming.

Kim the Keeshond meets some friends

Johnny Morris, The Hot Chestnut Man

Budgerigars
Philip Marsden tells you how to choose them and train them to talk.

Name the Zebra
A competition organised by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.

It's a Waiting Game
Ronnie Brody tries again and, as usual, finds he's in the soup.

Pop of the Week
Ted Taylor with a current record hit.

Contributors

Presenter:
Elizabeth Lanchbury
Item presenter (Junior Frogmen):
Surgeon-Commander Wyndham Davies
The Hot Chestnut Man:
Johnny Morris
Item presenter (Budgerigars):
Philip Marsden
Comedian (It's a Waiting Game):
Ronnie Brody
Item presenter (Pop of the Week):
Ted Taylor
Edited and produced by:
John Hunter-Blair

Look around with Cliff Michelmore.
Sport - Music - People
Cinema - Theatre - Travel
with Derek Hart, Geoffrey Johnson Smith and this week, Cy Grant, Tonia Bern

Contributors

Presenter:
Cliff Michelmore
Reporter:
Derek Hart
Reporter:
Geoffrey Johnson Smith
Singer/guitarist:
Cy Grant
Singer:
Tonia Bern
Producer:
Donald Baverstock

says Eamonn Andrews to - ?
The script by Ken Smith from material supplied by Ray Marler and George Bruce.
Original music written by James Turner and played by the orchestra under the direction of George Clouston.

Contributors

Presenter:
Eamonn Andrews
Script:
Ken Smith
Material supplied by:
Ray Marler
Material supplied by:
George Bruce
Original music written by:
James Turner
Orchestra under the direction of:
George Clouston
This is Your Life is devised by:
Ralph Edwards
Presented by:
T. Leslie Jackson

for the BBC Inter-Regional Dancing Contest (by arrangement with Mecca Dancing)
Paul Carpenter introduces the second heat in this nation-wide amateur ballroom dancing contest for the BBC Television Award.
The West of England at the Guildhall, Southampton with Andy Currie and his Orchestra
Compere, Wally Green
versus
Wales at the Sophia Gardens Pavilion, Cardiff with Tommy Mander and his Orchestra
Compere, Alun Williams

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul Carpenter
Musicians (West of England):
Andy Currie and his Orchestra
Compere (West of England):
Wally Green
Presented by (West of England):
Peter Bale
Musicians (Wales):
Tommy Mander and his Orchestra
Compere (Wales):
Alun Williams
Presented by (Wales):
Selwyn Roderick
Programme organised by:
Eric Morley
Producer:
Robin Scott

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