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Nigeria, including the area of the Cameroons under United Nations Trusteeship, is the largest British dependent Territory. The programme shows Nigerians at work in the palm oil forest and in the cattle grasslands of the north. The walled city of Kano and the federal capital, Lagos, provide contrasts of old and new.
Frank Barber and Stella Udo-Affia are the speakers.

Contributors

Speaker:
Frank Barber
Speaker:
Stella Udo-Affia
Producer:
Jack Gillespie

Family Pastimes: 3: Angling
The Lintott family offer practical tips on how to enjoy coarse fishing and fly fishing.

Best of Both Worlds
Four American wives compare running their homes in this country and in America.
Louise Allbritton, Lois Sieff, Caroline Wedgwood Benn
In the chair, Elaine Dundy

Introduced by Dorothy Smith.

(Louise Allbritton is in "A Touch of the Sun" at the Princes Theatre, London)

Contributors

Presenter:
Dorothy Smith
Chairman (Best of Both Worlds):
Elaine Dundy
Panellist (Best of Both Worlds):
Louise Allbritton
Panellist (Best of Both Worlds):
Lois Sieff
Panellist (Best of Both Worlds):
Caroline Wedgwood Benn
Arranged by/Director:
Margaret Smith

Written by David Carr
An adventure story in four parts

(Patrick Cargill is in "Dear Delinquent" at the Aldwych Theatre, London)

Contributors

Writer:
David Carr
Producer:
David Goddard
Mrs. Hunter:
Betty Cooper
George Clayton:
Colin Douglas
Joe Hunter:
Patrick Ellis
Pete Hunter:
Anthony Wilson
Max Brett:
Bryan Kendrick
Mr. Goldman:
Patrick Cargill
Bert:
John Baskcomb
Waitress:
Dorothy White
Philip Baker:
Patrick Troughton
Major Seton:
Tim Hudson
Miss Summerhays:
Margery Weston
Auctioneer:
James Cossins
Other parts played by:
Brenda Bennett
Other parts played by:
Delphine Nancy Knight
Other parts played by:
Claire Wyton
Other parts played by:
Sheldon Allan
Other parts played by:
Peter Doughty
Other parts played by:
William Patenall

A magazine programme for railway enthusiasts from eight to eighty.
Introduced by Bill Hartley.
This month's edition includes:
The last train from Abergavenny to Merthyr
Can you guess?
Something old and, something new
Guest: The Earl of Northesk
Spotters' Notebook
Forthcoming attractions
From the BBC's Midland television studio

Contributors

Devised/filmed by:
John Adams
Devised/filmed by:
Patrick Whitehouse
Presenter:
Bill Hartley
Guest:
The Earl of Northesk
Producer:
Peggy Bacon

Look around with Cliff Michelmore.
Sport - Music - People
Cinema - Theatre - Argument
with Derek Hart, Geoffrey Johnson Smith
and this week, Marion Grimaldi and Alex McEwen

(Marion Grimaldi is appearing in "Where's Charley?" at the Palace Theatre, London)

Contributors

Presenter:
Cliff Michelmore
Reporter:
Derek Hart
Reporter:
Geoffrey Johnson Smith
Singer:
Marion Grimaldi
Singer/Guitarist:
Alex McEwen
Producer:
Donald Baverstock

Written by Sidney Nelson and Maurice Harrison.
[Starring] Charlie Chester as Educated Evans, the famous character created by Edgar Wallace

Contributors

Writer:
Sidney Nelson
Writer:
Maurice Harrison
Character created by:
Edgar Wallace
Designer:
Lawrence Broadhouse
Producer:
Eric Fawcett
'Educated' Evans:
Charlie Chester
Det. Sgt. Miller:
Jack Melford
Man in the pub:
Michael Balfour
Gertrude:
Myrtle Reed
Mrs. Boltons:
Dorothy Summers
Mr. Creek:
MacKenzie Robertson
Joe Harris:
Harry Ross
Stanley:
Bill Adams
Det. Sgt. Collis:
Frank Hawkins
Judge:
David Horne

Scientists, naturalists, and experienced dog trainers demonstrate the astounding efficiency of the dog's nose, ears, and eyes, and discuss the possibility of a canine sixth sense.
Taking part: Professor Sir Solly Zuckerman, C.B., M.D., D.Sc., F.B.S., Dr. Konrad Lorenz, Colonel J. Y. Baldwin, E. H. Ashton, D. G. Moulton, A. M. Warnock
Introduced by James Buchan.
From the BBC's television studios in Scotland
See page 7

Contributors

Zoologist:
Sir Solly Zuckerman
Zoologist:
Konrad Lorenz
Expert:
Colonel J. Y. Baldwin
Expert:
E. H. Ashton
Expert:
D. G. Moulton
Expert:
A. M. Warnock
Presenter:
James Buchan
Director:
Charles Clifford

The story of an advertising campaign.
Written and produced by John Elliot.

"The more everybody shouts, the less anybody listens" - "Advertising moves people towards goods".
Whatever our view, advertising affects us all. This dramatised documentary goes behind the scenes in advertising to show what happens when a new product is launched on the market.
(See page 7)

Contributors

Writer/Producer:
John Elliot
Director:
David E. Rose
Designer:
Frederick Knapman
Film Cameraman:
Eric Deeming
Film Editor:
Harry Hastings

How evolution looks today, a hundred years after Darwin.

Speakers in the programme include Professor J. Z. Young, F.B.S., E. H. Ashton, Ph.D., Dr. J. R. Napier
The series introduced by William Van Essen.
Film by Macqueen Film Organisation
The fifth of a series of six weekly programmes

Contributors

Speaker:
Professor J. Z. Young
Speaker:
E. H. Ashton
Speaker:
Dr. J. R. Napier
Presenter:
William van Essen
Animated diagrams:
Alfred Wurmser
Producer:
James McCloy

BBC Television

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