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Children's Television
(Wenvoe, Blaen-Plwyf, Holme Moss, Sutton Coldfield)

(See panel and page 4)
(Details of next week's 'Grandstand' are shown on page 63)

Introduced by David Coleman
Featuring Racing... Swimming... Motoring... and between events The Latest Sports Films

Today's Timetable

1.0 to 5.0 Racing direct from Chepstow
1.15 Novices Hurdle Race over 2 miles
1.50 The Rhymney Breweries Chase over 3 miles to the value of £2,000
2.20 Christmas Hurdle Race over 2 miles
2.50 Llanfoist Chase over 2 miles

at 1.20 and 2.0 Sporting Chance
A knick-out sports quiz: First Semi-Final: Football (a team from Birmingham) v. Rugby Union (a team from Port Talbot).
Question Master Brian Johnston
Umpire and scorer Roy Webber

at 2.30, 3.0 and 3.45 Motoring direct from Kinver, Worcs.: The Ken Wharton Memorial Team Trophy
An inter-regional driving test competition between Scotland, Wales, N. Ireland, the North, South, Midlands, and South-West. Each team consists of a production sports car, a production saloon car, and a 'special'.
Commentators Bill Hartley with Ron Lowe

at 3.30 and 4.0 Swimming direct from Aberdeen: North of Scotland v. South of Scotland
Ian Black and Nan Rae are among the swimmers invited to compete.

at 4.30 Football Results from the Teleprinter; Racing Summaries; Classified Football Results

(While it is hoped to keep to the above timings they may be changed by events)

Contributors

Presenter:
David Coleman
Commentator (Racing):
Peter O'Sullevan
Commentator (Racing):
Peter Bromley
Television Presentation (Racing):
Selwyn Roderick
Question Master (Sporting Chance):
Brian Johnston
Umpire and scorer (Sporting Chance):
Roy Webber
Producer (Sporting Chance):
Michael Hastings
Director (Sporting Chance):
John Davies
Commentator (Motoring):
Bill Hartley
Commentator (Motoring):
Ron Lowe
Television Presentation (Motoring):
Philip Lewis
Commentator (Swimming):
Max Robertson
Commentator (Swimming):
Harry Walker
Television Presentation (Swimming):
Bill Stevenson
Presented by:
Bryan Cowgill
Programme Editor:
Paul Fox

A serial in seven episodes by Justin Blake.
Starring Terence Longdon, Terence Alexander, Elwyn Brook-Jones
Flying and Airport sequences by courtesy of Silver City Airways. Ltd.

Contributors

Writer:
Justin Blake
Film cameraman:
Bill Munn
Film editor:
Keith Latham
Designer:
Stewart Marshall
Director:
Geoffrey Manton
Producer:
Richard West
Garry Halliday:
Terence Longdon
Bill Dodde:
Terence Alexander
Inspector Potter:
Edward Jewesbury
Viner:
Gordon Sterne
Assistant Commissioner:
Edward Evans
Sergeant:
Philip Howard
The Voice:
Elwyn Brook-Jones
Mustapha:
Ivan Craig
McPhee:
Anthony Sagar
Arab Girl:
Minush Thuillier
Sheik of Ballakesh:
Victor Lucas
Dr Klaus:
John Hollis
Sonya Delamere:
Juno Stevas
Narrator:
Geoffrey Palmer

Presenting the latest in popular records with the opinions of Godfrey Winn, Larry Adler, Susan Franks and a special guest.
In the chair, David Jacobs

Contributors

Panellist:
Godfrey Winn
Panellist:
Larry Adler
Panellist:
Susan Franks
Chairman:
David Jacobs
The programme devised by:
Peter Potter
Presentation:
Stewart Morris

Some stories of a London Policeman by Ted Willis.
Starring Jack Warner

Contributors

Writer:
Ted Willis
Designer:
Norman James
Production:
Douglas Moodie
P.C. George Dixon:
Jack Warner
Mr Pascoe:
Richard Vernon
Mrs Pascoe:
Jane Grahame
Mr Giles:
William Sherwood
Miss Drew:
Margaret Withers
Mrs Foley:
Barbara Everest
Sergeant Flint:
Arthur Rigby
Cadet Jamie MacPherson:
David Webster
W.P.C. Kay Shaw:
Jocelyne Rhodes
P.C. Lauderdale:
Geoffrey Adams
Sergeant Grace Millard:
Moira Mannion
Peggy Smith:
Jill Hyem
Det-Sgt Andy Crawford:
Peter Byrne
Det-Con Tommy Hughes:
Graham Ashley
Jennie Wren:
Hilda Fenemore
Dave:
Anthony Wager

Starring Perry Como
With Jack Paar, Keely Smith, Kokomo Jnr., The Hugh Lambert Dancers, The Ray Charles Singers, The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra.
NBC recording

Contributors

Singer/Presenter:
Perry Como
Comedian:
Jack Paar
Singer:
Keely Smith
Dancers:
The Hugh Lambert Dancers
Singers:
The Ray Charles Singers
Musicians:
The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
Orchestrations:
Jack Andrews
Orchestrations:
Joe Lipman
Vocal arrangements/Special material:
Ray Charles
Script:
Goodman Ace
Script:
Selma Diamond
Script:
Jay Burton
Script:
Frank Peppiatt
Script:
John Aylesworth
Director:
Dwight Hemion
Producer:
Nick Vanoff
Presented for BBC television by:
Yvonne Littlewood
Film editor:
Richard Barclay

Starring Ken Dodd
With Eddie Calvert, The Wiseguys and Bobby Adrian, The Modern Jazz Dancers, The Littlewood Songsters, The Larry Gordon Dancers and Ken Barnes, Joan Hurley Leonard Williams, Fred Godfrey, Rex Rashley, Hilda Fairclough (Miss United Kingdom), The Harrison Singers
BBC Northern Dance Orchestra
Directed by Tommy Watt
From the Playhouse Theatre, Manchester

Contributors

Comedian/script:
Ken Dodd
Trumpeter:
Eddie Calvert
Musicians:
The Wiseguys and Bobby Adrian
Dancers:
The Modern Jazz Dancers
Singers:
The Littlewood Songsters
Dancers:
The Larry Gordon Dancers
Performer:
Ken Barnes
Performer:
Joan Hurley
Performer:
Leonard Williams
Performer:
Fred Godfrey
Performer:
Rex Rashley
Performer:
Hilda Fairclough
Singers:
The Harrison Singers
Musicians:
BBC Northern Dance Orchestra
Orchestra directed by:
Tommy Watt
Orchestrations:
Alan Roper
Orchestrations:
Fred Tomlinson
Script:
Eddie Braben
Dance direction:
Larry Gordon
Designer:
Kenneth Lawson
Producer:
Barney Colehan

A film drama starring Ricardo Montalban with Maria Riva, Peter Lorre.
Cicero - in history a man of nobility and eloquence, in World War 2 a German code name for a clever and audacious spy who masqueraded as valet to a British Ambassador.
See page 5

Contributors

Director:
Hubert Cornfield
Cicero:
Ricardo Montalban
Countess Anna Staviska:
Maria Riva
German Embassy contact:
Peter Lorre

Introduced by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Football... Swimming... Racing... Rugby Union

Association Football

Fulham v. Manchester United
Kenneth Wolstenholme reports on today's match at Craven Cottage.

Nottingham Forest v. Aston Villa
Today's Midland battle reported by Cliff Michelmore.

Swimming: North of Scotland v. South of Scotland

Racing: The Rhymney Breweries Chase
Today's big race at Chepstow.

Contributors

Presenter/commentator (Fulham v. Manchester United):
Kenneth Wolstenholme
Commentator (Nottingham Forest v. Aston Villa):
Cliff Michelmore
Commentator (Swimming):
Max Robertson
Commentary (Racing):
Peter O'Sullevan

A second showing of the film series, starring Michael Rennie as Harry Lime.

Trying to help the widow of a gangster boss in Los Angeles, Harry Lime finds himself involved with the very quick as well as the dead.
BBC film release

10.50-11.10 Flashback
followed by Sports Extra
11.10-11.20 Christmas Trees Galore
by Alan Connell and Vivian Ogilvie
followed by Weather and Close Down
(Rowridge)

Contributors

Story and teleplay:
David Swift
Director:
David O. McDearmon
Producer:
Felix Jackson
Harry Lime:
Michael Rennie
Gwen Easterday:
Leora Dana
Ben Easterday:
Stanley Adams
Spender:
Bartlett Robinson
Capt Galifa:
Frank Gerstle
Doctor:
Tom Browne Henry
Lafe Existarria:
Ted de Corsia
Deana Manzanatto:
Tyler McVey
Nicole:
Miranda Jones
Presenter (Christmas Trees Galore):
Alan Connell
Presenter (Christmas Trees Galore):
Vivian Ogilvie

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