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A group of five programmes showing the relationship between rocks, soil, plants, and typical animals of five very different districts in Britain.
Introduced by Eric Simms with John Barrett, Warden of Dale Field Study Centre.
(BBC film)
(To be repeated on Friday at 11.20 a.m.)

Contributors

Presenter:
Eric Simms
Guest:
John Barrett
Producer:
F.R. Elwell

Vera McKechnie introduces your Monday Magazine.

Win the Focus Stamp Collection
Vera announces competition details.

Here and There
with Commander Sir Stephen King-Hall.

Escape Club: 4 - The Polish Tunnel
Brigadier Ebsworth introduces Aidan Crawley.

Camera
Robin Adler tells how to prepare for holiday photography.

School Shields

The Ted Taylor Four

Contributors

Presenter:
Vera McKechnie
Item presenter (Here and There):
Sir Stephen King-Hall
Item presenter (Escape Club):
Brigadier Ebsworth
Guest (Escape Club):
Aidan Crawley
Item presenter (Camera):
Robin Adler
Musicians:
The Ted Taylor Four
Producer:
Leonard Chase

by Mrs. R.S. Garnett
Dramatised by A.R. Rawlinson
Starring William Lucas as John Friend with Margaret Tyzack, Barry Foster, David Peel

Last episode

The story so far:
Friend lies in prison on a charge of treason, hated and abandoned by everyone except Polly. Through her, he arranges for Susan, now married to Will, to receive documents proving she is Lord Mountstephen's legitimate grand-daughter. Mountstephen, furious at having been swindled for years by Friend, gloats when he learns he is to preside at the trial.

Contributors

Author:
Mrs. R.S. Garnett
Dramatised by:
A.R. Rawlinson
Producer:
Chloe Gibson
Costumes Supervisor:
Joyce Hammond
Make-up Supervisor:
Elizabeth Blattner
Designer:
Fanny Taylor
William North:
Barry Foster
Susan North:
Pat Pleasance
Usher:
Lawrence James
Clerk of the Court:
Peter Thomas
Lord Mountstephen:
Raymond Rollett
John Friend:
William Lucas
Attorney General:
Howieson Culff
Serjeant Mortimer:
Andre van Gyseghem
Mrs. Friend:
Margaret Tyzack
Canon Bentley:
Edward Wade
Mr. Edwards:
Ronald Elms
Mrs. Bentley:
Audrey O'Flynn
Foreman of the Jury:
William Raynor
Jackson, the turnkey:
Robert Hunter
Prison Governor:
John Gordon
Chief Warder:
Edwin Brown
Executioner:
Richard Coe
Judges, Ushers, Warders, Jury, Crowd in Court, Sheriff:
[artists uncredited]

A farcical comedy by Peter Coke.
Televised direct from the Apollo Theatre, London, by arrangement with Michael Codron in association with Allan Davis Ltd.

Contributors

Writer:
Peter Coke
Setting and costumes:
Tony Walton
Director:
Allan Davis
Julius Caxton:
Guy Deghy
Rose:
Eileen Draycott
Susan Dawson:
Jennifer Daniel
Catherine Hayling:
Nora Swinburne
Jane Hayling:
Cicely Courtneidge
Philip Hayling:
Ronald Wilson
Fiona Renshaw:
Pamela Strong
Brigette Blair:
Agnes Lauchlan

From the stage of the BBC Television Theatre the Songwriters Guild of Great Britain announces the winning compositions of 1958.
The most outstanding song of the year musically and lyrically
"The Wind Cannot Read" by Peter Hart
Sung by Vera Lynn.
*
The year's outstanding novelty song
"I'm So Ashamed" by Ken Hare
Performed by Peter Sellers.
*
The best selling and most performed British item of the year
"Trudie"
Written and played by Joe Henderson.
*
The year's outstanding composition in jazz or beat idiom
"The Colonel's Tune"
by the Johnny Dankworth Orchestra.
*
The year's outstanding light orchestral composition
"Lingering Lovers"
Composed and conducted by Ron Goodwin.
*
The year's outstanding contribution to the score of a film production
Theme music from "Inn of the Sixth Happiness"
Composed and conducted by Malcolm Arnold.
*
Billy Butlin presents the award for outstanding services to British popular music to
Billy Cotton
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The stage show introduced by Christopher Hassall.
Eric Robinson conducts the Concert Orchestra
(Leader, David McCallum)

(BBC recording)

Contributors

Composer (The Wind Cannot Read):
Peter Hart
Singer (The Wind Cannot Read):
Vera Lynn
Composer (I'm So Ashamed):
Ken Hare
Singer (I'm So Ashamed):
Peter Sellers
Composer/Pianist (Trudie):
Joe Henderson
Musicians (The Colonel's Tune):
The Johnny Dankworth Orchestra
Composer/Conductor (Lingering Lovers):
Ron Goodwin
Composer/Conductor (Inn of the Sixth Happiness):
Malcolm Arnold
Trophy Presenter:
Billy Butlin
Trophy Winner:
Billy Cotton
Presenter:
Christopher Hassall
Musicians:
The Concert Orchestra
Orchestra Leader:
David McCallum
Conductor:
Eric Robinson
Designer:
Audley Southcott
Production:
Francis Essex

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