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A weekly agricultural magazine for those who live by the land.
Special edition for the grower
Introduced by Richard Martyr.

The Isles of Scilly: Richard Martyr visits the Isles of Scilly to talk with G. Baines, Horticultural Advisory Officer, and others about the flower-growing industry there.

Glasshouse Research: L.G. Morris, of the N.I.A.E., Silsoe, describes research into glasshouse heating and ventilation and the temperature requirements of tomato plants.

Film sequences by the BBC's Agricultural Film Unit and Ion Trant
From the BBC's Midland television studio

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Martyr
Interviewee (The Isles of Scilly):
G. Baines
Item presenter (Glasshouse Research):
L. G. Morris
Film sequences:
Ion Trant
Film editor:
Henry Fowler
Producer:
Hilary Phillips

(Welcome)
GORMEIBION TREFORUS
(Côr-feistr, Ivor E. Sims) gyda
Esme Lewis
Rowland Jones
Cerddorfa Gymreig y BBC
Cyflwynir y rhaglen gan DEWI WILLIAMS
A programme of music from Wales.

Contributors

Unknown:
Gormeibion Treforus
Unknown:
Ivor E. Sims
Unknown:
Esme Lewis
Unknown:
Rowland Jones
Unknown:
Cerddorfa Gymreig
Unknown:
Dewi Williams
Conducted by:
Arwel Hughes
Music associate:
Alwyn Jones
Designer:
Alan Taylor
Producer:
Gethyn Stoodley Thomas

The film starring Kirk Douglas.
The thrilling story of a band of fur-trading adventurers on their hazardous 2,000 mile journey up the mighty Missouri River to trade among the hostile and warlike Indian tribes in the days when very few white men had penetrated their country.

Contributors

Producer/Director:
Howard Hawks
Jim Deakins:
Kirk Douglas
Boone Caudill:
Dewey Martin
Teal Eye:
Elizabeth Threatt
Zeb:
Arthur Hunnicutt
Romaine:
Buddy Baer
Jourdonnais:
Steven Geray

Presented by Jan Dalibor and Vlasta Dalibor from Station P.O.P.
The Station Announcer, Roger Moffat
From the North of England

In this edition Pinky and Perky proudly present the latest artist to sign for Station P.O.P., Wilbur Wolf who entertains in a plush setting.

Contributors

Puppeteer:
Jan Dalibor
Puppeteer:
Vlasta Dalibor
Station Announcer:
Roger Moffat
Record selection by:
Marcel Stellman
Original sequences and script by:
Margaret Potter
Designer:
Paul Bernard
Production:
Trevor Hill

The second of three weekly general knowledge contests between
The Residents - Olive Stephens, Edward Moult, Reginald Webster
and
A Southern Team - Ethel Turner, Terence Bond, Dudley Whitehouse
Chairman, Franklin Engelmann

Contributors

Panellist (The Residents):
Olive Stephens
Panellist (The Residents):
Edward Moult
Panellist (The Residents):
Reginald Webster
Panellist (Southern Team):
Ethel Turner
Panellist (Southern Team):
Terence Bond
Panellist (Southern Team):
Dudley Whitehouse
Chairman:
Franklin Engelmann
Questions arranged and compiled by:
John P. Wynn
Presented by:
Kenneth Milne-Buckley

by Arthur Quiller-Couch.
Adapted as a serial in six episodes by David Tutaev.
A rousing tale of the Civil War.

Contributors

Author:
Arthur Quiller-Couch
Adapter:
David Tutaev
Producer:
David Goddard
Film cameraman:
Bryan Langley
Film editor:
Norman Carr
Designer:
Stewart Marshall
Delia Killgrew:
Victoria Watts
Jack Marvel:
Kenneth Farrington
Corporal Barebones:
Christopher Hodge
Gaoler:
Peter Welch
Colonel Essex:
Glyn Houston
Captain Luke Settle:
Patrick Troughton
Nathaniel Fiennes:
John Woodnutt
Captain Stubbs:
Trevor Martin
Mistress Finch:
Katherine Parr
Sue:
Brenda Peters

Hans Hass describes how the Mangrove trees of Great Nicobar help the land in its ceaseless battle with the ocean. He shows the amusing fiddler crabs and some of the primitive people from the jungle behind the swamps.

Directed and produced by Hans Hass in association with the BBC Natural History Unit
(First shown on January 21)

Contributors

Diver/Photography/Directed and produced by:
Hans Hass
Diver:
Lotte Hass
Photography:
Kurt Herschel
Editor:
Paul Khan
Sound:
Stanley Schofield

Gwasanaeth o fyfyrdod a mawl ar y testun
Ptoy yw fy nghymydogt dan arweiniad
Y Parch. T. Madoc Jones
Ysgrifennydd teithiol Adran y Ffoaduriaid a Chymorth Cyd-Eglwysig Cyngor Eglwysi Prydain
(A Welsh Service)
(Wenvoe, Blaen-Plwyf, Holme Moss, Sutton Coldfield and Crystal Palace only)
(to 18.45)

J. B. Phillips has recently finished translating the New Testament into Modern English.
In this programme he talks to Tom Salmon about his work, and describes some of the methods and principles involved.
Peter Wyngarde presents St. Paul's speech to the men of Athens, and an extract from his letter to the Christians at Colossae.
From the BBC's West of England television studio
(BBC recording)

Contributors

Interviewee:
J. B. Phillips
Interviewer:
Tom Salmon
[Actor]:
Peter Wyngarde
Producer:
Kenneth Savidge

Television's most popular panel game.
With Isobel Barnett, Gilbert Harding, Polly Elwes, Cyril Fletcher.
In the chair, Eamonn Andrews
('What's My Line?' was devised by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman and is televised by arrangement with CBS and Maurice Winnick)

Contributors

Panellist:
Isobel Barnett
Panellist:
Gilbert Harding
Panellist:
Polly Elwes
Panellist:
Cyril Fletcher
Chairman:
Eamonn Andrews
Producer:
Ronald Marsh

A fortnightly magazine of the arts.

Tonight Orson Welles talks about his work as actor, director, film-maker with extracts from his films 'Citizen Kane' and 'The Magnificent Ambersons'.

Introduced and edited by Huw Wheldon.
(BBC recording)
See page 3

Contributors

Presenter/Editor:
Huw Wheldon
Interviewee:
Orson Welles
Film Editor:
Allan Tyrer
Producer:
Peter Newington
Associate Producer:
Nancy Thomas

A film version of a delightful story by Frank O'Connor of young Irish boyhood.
Directed by Robert Dawson and Shelah Richards and introducing Fergal Stanley as Larry.
(First shown last year)

Contributors

Writer:
Frank O'Connor
Director:
Robert Dawson
Director:
Shelah Richards
Larry:
Fergal Stanley
Maura Delany:
Neasa Ni Annrachain
Mick Delany:
Geoffrey Golden
John Joe:
John Cowley

Bishop Anthony Bloom introduces music of the Russian Church sung by the Kedroff Quartet.
Gloria in excelsis Deo (Christmas Concerto)... Bortminasky
L'ange clama a Marie... Balakirev
The Lord's Prayer... Nicholas Kedrov

Followed by Weather and Close Down

Contributors

Presenter:
Bishop Anthony Bloom
Singers:
The Kedroff Quartet

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