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A weekly agricultural magazine for those who live by the land.
Introduced by Hugh Barrett.

Irrigation: John Hawkins of the National Institute of Agricultural Engineering reports on a demonstration of irrigation equipment organised by the Nottinghamshire N.A.A.S. at Welbeck Estates near Worksop.

Pig Recording: Peter Buckler, Farms Director for a firm of feeding-stuffs manufacturers, and Henry Plumb, who farms at Coleshill Warwickshire, discuss the advantages of pig recording.

From the BBC's Midland television studio

Contributors

Presenter:
Hugh Barrett
Reporter (Irrigation):
John Hawkins
Panellist (Pig Recording):
Peter Buckler
Panellist (Pig Recording):
Henry Plumb
Film Sequences:
The BBC's Agricultural Film Unit
Film Cameraman:
John Bird
Film Editor:
Iris Lewis
Producer:
Hilary Phillips

A three-part comedy by Kay Hill.

Having married off one daughter, Parson Dogberry is getting increasingly worried about the second, Seraphina, who rejects too many of the infrequent guests. But then the Lieutenant arrives...

(A telerecording presented by arrangement with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Part 3 will be broadcast on August 14)

Contributors

Writer:
Kay Hill
Producer:
Melwyn Breen
Rev. Dogberry (Father):
James Edmond
Aunt Lizzie:
Josephine Barrington
Dulcinea:
Janet Reid
Seraphina:
Barbara Franklin
Tom Oates:
Hugh Webster
Leederbaum:
Paul Klingman
Lieut Honeywell:
Joseph Shaw

Written by Richard Cawston and Stephen Hearst.

This film compares two ways of life. It is about the men who live half their lives in France and half in Britain-the Breton onion-sellers, with their berets and strings of onions. Viewers follow the 'Onion Johnnies' from their homes in Brittany to door-steps throughout the British Isles.
Commentary spoken by Jacques Brunius.

Contributors

Writer/producer:
Richard Cawston
Writer/director:
Stephen Hearst
Commentary:
Jacques Brunius
Photographed by:
Kenneth Higgins
Film editor:
Sheila S. Tomlinson

(Next episode on Monday)

Contributors

Producer:
Gerard Glaister
Director:
Christopher McMaster
Script:
Tom Espie
Forbes:
Glenn Williams
Lacey:
Harry Littlewood
Bromly:
Martin Sterndale
Jim Turner:
Philip Ray
Tom Turner:
Brian McDermott
Joe Trimmer:
George Roderick
Hughie Turner:
Barry MacGregor
Harry Crane:
Arnold Ridley
Rene Cremer:
Katherine Parr
Barman:
Lee Richardson
Attendant:
Peter Morny

by Stravinsky.
A special television performance of the last five scenes of the opera.
Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
(Chorus-Master, Peter Gellhorn)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
(Leader, Steven Staryk)
Conducted by Bryan Balkwill
From Glyndebourne Opera House

This production was first presented by Glyndebourne for the Edinburgh Festival and the scenery and costumes are used by arrangement with the Edinburgh Festival Society.
A special performance before an invited audience.

Cast in order of singing: [see below]

(See panel)

Contributors

Composer:
Igor Stravinsky
Libretto/Prologue for television written by:
W.H. Auden
Libretto/Prologue for television written by:
Chester Kallman
Singers:
Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Chorus-Master:
Peter Gellhorn
Musicians:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra leader:
Steven Staryk
Conductor:
Bryan Balkwill
Producer:
Carl Ebert
Head of Music Staff:
Jani Strasser
Designer:
Osbert Lancaster
Television Presentation:
Peter Ebert
Television Presentation:
Antony Craxton
Anne:
Elsie Morison
Tom Rakewell:
Richard Lewis
Baba the Turk:
Gloria Lane
Nick Shadow:
Otakar Kraus
Sellem, auctioneer:
Hugues Cuenod
Madhouse keeper:
Gwyn Griffiths
Trulove, Anne's father:
David Ward

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