Newyddion y Dydd ynghyd a Trafod
Holi ac ateb ar faterion y dydd
(News of the day, and discussion on current affairs)
(Wenvoe, Blaen-Plwyf, Holme Moss and Sutton Coldfield only)

(to 13.20)

What are the theories about the mysterious craters on the moon, and why are the first men on the moon likely to find it so inhospitable? These and other questions are answered in today's programme about an imaginary journey to the moon.
Introduced by Donald Holms.
(BBC recording)
Repeated next Tuesday at 11.20 a.m.

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
(BBC film)

A weekly miscellany of people and events.
Introduced by David Jacobs.
including

Harry Watt on his new film 'The Siege of Pinchgut'

Any Wife to any Husband
Pamela de Bayou talks about the autobiography of her husband, Frederic Warburg.

Farewell to the Farm

A filmed interview with Diana Dors

And a story from Samuel Selvon

(to 15.30)

by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate.
A cartoon film, in six episodes, of the adventures of the Prince of the Nogs in the land of the midnight sun.

A boy, Robert Bigras, launched a model sailing boat at the source of the River Mississippi. This film tells the story of how the boat travelled down the great American river to the sea.
(Previously shown last year)

Building a railroad does not seem popular with the citizens of Dale-as Bart very quickly finds out. But why? Which is friend and which is enemy? Bart solves the mystery with a box-car load of 'toy soldiers'.

News from Wales 6.15-6.20
(On transmitters serving the areas)

Introduced by Peter Scott.

The West Indian Island of Tobago is a paradise on which to film wild birds. Peter Scott introduces Iris and Rupert Darnton, who have recently returned from Tobago, and shows some films which they made while they were there of hangnests, pelicans, humming birds, and other wild creatures.
(Previously shown on June 26)

A machine that talks... the story of the collaboration between electronics engineers and phoneticians in the development of a new research tool in the study of speech with Walter Lawrence, Signals Research Development Establishment, Christchurch;
David Abercrombie Reader in Phonetics, Edinburgh University and members of his Department.
(BBC recording first shown last Oct.)

Carole Carr sings and accompanies herself at the piano in a short programme of her favourite songs.
(BBC recording)

Starring Charlie Chester
(See above)

Charlie Chester presents his Pot Luck
at 7.30
Assisted by Eric (Jeeves) Grier, Austen Gaffney, Ruby and Charles Wlaat, Frank Davison, The Tall Girls
Woolf Phillips and his Orchestra
With The 'Pot Luck' Sequences

(Austen Gaffney is at the Metropolitan Irish Music-Hall, Edgware Road, London)

Sidney Torch conducts and introduces the music from 'Porgy and Bess', 'Funny Face', 'An American in Paris' and 'Rhapsody in Blue'.
Solo pianist, Julius Katchen
With Leonora Lafayette, Olga Gwynne, Patricia Moore, Jess Walters, James Maxwell, Robert Docker, The Sidney Torch Orchestra
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Peter Dimmock introduces Sportsview
Action... News... Personalities...
A weekly sports magazine for the family.
Tonight's action films include:
Football, Racing and
Golf with Dai Rees
The first of a new series with Britain's Ryder Cup Captain.

The third of a series of six programmes.
Aidan Crawley introduces speakers from different countries in Western Europe who talk about some of the fundamental challenges facing Europe today and in the future.

In Holland: Professor L. J. van Holk, Dr. Werner von Simson
In Britain: Professor Martin Ryle, F.R.S.
In France: Professor Pierre Auger
Presented with the assistance of the Television Services of Europe
(BBC recording)

The course will consist of not more than eight big fences. Horses with clear rounds will have successive jumps off over a shortened course, in which fences will be raised and enlarged, until the winner is decided. Last year a fence went up to 6' 6".
From the Empire Pool, Wembley

A fortnightly programme with a Christian angle on problems, people and affairs of the day.

The first of two programmes in which Charles Davey looks at problems in understanding people.

followed by Weather and Close Down