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

Johnny the Priest
A look at a new musical play, with Antony Hopkins, its composer, and Stephanie Voss, who stars in it.

Road to Samarkand
Jean Jenkins talks about her journey to Russian Turkestan in search of music.

A Public Revolution
Are women changing the face of pubs?
(BBC film)

With a story from Robert Rietty.

(to 15.30)

Contributors

Presenter:
David Jacobs
Speaker (Johnny the Priest):
Antony Hopkins
Speaker (Johnny the Priest):
Stephanie Voss
Item presenter (Road to Samarkand):
Jean Jenkins
Storyteller:
Robert Rietty
Director:
Richard Francis
Producer:
Margaret Smith

The Canberra is launched. But that is not the end of the story-a year's work lies ahead. Brian Johnston talks to John West and Tom Bunyan about the engines and other exciting new features which will transform the empty hull into a powerful, fast-moving liner.

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Johnston
Interviewee:
John West
Interviewee:
Tom Bunyan
Producer:
Tony Arnold

by Charles Dickens.
Adapted in thirteen parts by P.D. Cummins.
Christmas dinner at the Forge is interrupted by the arrival of a party of soldiers. Joe and Pip join them in the hunt for the two escaped convicts who are found struggling in a ditch. 'I took him and held him for you', shouts Magwitch. Just before he is rowed back to the prison ship he saves Pip from discovery. 'It were me, blacksmith, as took a file and pork pie from your house', he tells Joe.

Contributors

Author:
Charles Dickens
Adapted by:
P.D. Cummins
Designer:
Richard Henry
Film cameraman:
Leonard Newson
Film editor:
Ron de Mattos
Producer:
Dorothea Brooking
Joe Gargery:
Michael Gwynn
Pip,as child:
Colin Spaull
Mrs Joe Gargery:
Margot van Der Burgh
Mr Pumblechook:
Raymond Rollett
Estella,as a child:
Sandra Michaels
Miss Havisham:
Marjory Hawtrey
Herbert,as a child:
Nicolas Chagrin

Introduced by Peter Scott.

For many animals-birds, reptiles, insects, and fish-life begins in the egg. This evening, Peter Scott shows a specialty compiled film of the amazing variety of methods which animals use to hatch out their young.
The Grunnion sequence from the film 'Dust or Destiny' is shown by arrangement with Fact and Faith Films

Contributors

Presenter:
Peter Scott
Editor:
John Merritt
Producer:
Nicholas Crocker

Look around with Cliff Michelmore, Derek Hart, Alan Whicker, Fyfe Robertson and including John Morgan, Polly Elwes and Cy Grant.

Contributors

Presenter:
Cliff Michelmore
Reporter:
Derek Hart
Reporter:
Alan Whicker
Reporter:
Fyfe Robertson
Reporter:
John Morgan
Reporter:
Polly Elwes
Singer/guitarist:
Cy Grant
Associate producer:
Alasdair Milne
Associate producer:
Antony Jay
Associate producer:
Gordon Watkins
Editor:
Donald Baverstock

The exciting adventures of the famous Western Stagecoach Service.
[Starring] Dale Robertson

After serving a prison sentence, Matthew Land finds it difficult to earn an honest living, and only the combined efforts of his girl and Jim Hardie prevent his return to a life of crime.

Contributors

Jim Hardie:
Dale Robertson

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