Human participation in flight, whether in fast high-flying aircraft or in space vehicles, creates many diverse problems. At the R.A.F. Institute of Aviation Medicine at Farnborough research teams of doctors, engineers, and physicists design experiments to investigate many of the problems that they anticipate will occur: today's programme shows research proceeding on three contrasting types of problems.
Introduced by Air Commodore Stewart, C.B.E., A.F.C.
(to 11.45)
Newyddion y Dydd ynghyd a Trafod
Holl ac ateb ar faterion y dydd
(Daily news, and a discussion on current affairs)
(Wenvoe, Blaen-Plwyf, Holme Moss and Sutton Coldfield only)
(to 13.20)
A group of five programmes illustrating the chief features of a number of common British trees, the kind of country they are mainly found in, and the uses of their timber.
This programme illustrates the ash, birch, and horse-chestnut.
Introduced by Dr. Bruce Campbell.
A programme of home-made entertainment with Archie McCulloch from London.
Guest Star Richard Murdoch
At the organ, Andrew Fenner
From the BBC's Midland television studio
(to 15.30)
A Polish cartoon film.
A dog detective sets out to discover the whereabouts of some stolen jewels and spends a disturbed night in a castle.
Vera McKechnie introduces Your Monday Magazine.
The Ted Taylor Four
Do It Yourself with Barry Bucknell
See Junior Radio Times
Would You Believe It?
Illustrated by Bill Hooper.
Robin Adler's Camera Club
Collectors' Corner
A news magazine for South-East England.
News from South and West
(Rowridge)
The huge extinct volcanic crater of Ngorongoro, in Tanganyika, some twelve miles across, is one of the richest big game areas remaining in Africa.
Today it is a National Park and in this programme, the last of their present series, Armand and Michaela Denis record the variety of wild life which forms the natural heritage of this part of Africa.
Look around with Cliff Michelmore, Derek Hart, Alan Whicker, Fyfe Robertson and including John Morgan, Polly Elwes and Cy Grant.
Eamonn Andrews says 'This Is Your Life' to ?
The Window on the World
Every Monday Panorama cameras focus on People-Places-Problems that make news.
Introduced by Richard Dimbleby with the Panorama team of commentators.
Programme:
Introduction
Readings from traditional English verse
'Upon Westminster Bridge' by William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
'The Traveller' by Thomas Partin (1780-1824)
Interval
Divertissement
Finale
See Round and About
A film series starring Philip Carey as the Private Eye created by Raymond Chandler.
At first sight the $60,000 robbery appears to be a family affair for, as the wealthy Mexican explains to Marlowe, only his beautiful young second wife and son knew the combination of the safe.
(Thirteenth Year)
[Starring] Victor Silvester with his Ballroom Orchestra from the Carlton Rooms, Maida Vale.
Demonstrations by Sammy Harris and Pearl Rudd, Jimmy Hulbert and Carol Dourof, Bill and Ann Legge, The Doreen and Denis Murphy Formation Team from Liverpool with
Victor Silvester's Dancing Lesson assisted by Doreen Freeman.
Hostess, Susan Franks
'Eye on Research' takes a look at the world we live In through.
Raymond Baxter reports.
With this instrument a mouse would appear as big as a mountain, and the extraordinary world of the ultra-small is revealed for the scientist to explore. Tonight the following scientists tell of what they have found there:
D. E. Bradley, Associated Electrical Industries, Aldermaston
Hugh Huxley Ph.D., University College, London
R. W. Horne, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge
P. J. E. Forsyth, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough
J. W. Menter, Sc.D., Tube Investments. Ltd.
From the Electron-Microscope Laboratory of Associated Electrical Industries, Ltd., Manchester
followed by Weather and Close Down
