Programme Index

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and Weather for Farmers
The magazine for those who live by the land.
Introduced by John Cherrington.

Lamb Dysentery
Dr. R. F. Montgomerie, director of the Veterinary Research Department of the Wellcome Research Laboratories. Beckenham, Kent, gives advice on prevention and treatment.

British Cattle Breeders' Club
A discussion of some of the main issues raised at this year's meeting at Stratford-upon-Avon.

Filmed by the BBC's Agricultural Film Unit
From the Midlands

Contributors

Presenter:
John Charrington
Item presenter (Lamb Dysentery):
Dr. R. F. Montgomerie
Film editor:
Henry Fowler
Producer:
Hilary Phillips

Gwahoddwn chwi i ymuno & chynulleidfa eglwysi undebol y cylch mewn rhaglen o ganu emynau o'r Tabernacl, Capel y Methodlstlaid Calfinaidd , Aberteifl
Arwelnydd, Mansel Thomas
Organydd, Anthony Lewis Unawdydd, David Lloyd
Cyflwynir yr emynau pan
Y Parch. Ddr. Gwilym ap Robert Y telediad yng ngofal JACK WILLIAMS
Recordiad y BBC
(Wenvoe, Blaen-Plwyf, Holme Moss, Sutton Coldfield, Crystal Palace)

Contributors

Unknown:
Methodlstlaid Calfinaidd
Unknown:
Mansel Thomas
Unknown:
Anthony Lewis
Unknown:
David Lloyd
Unknown:
Jack Williams

A comedy, starring The Marx Brothers with Lucille Ball, Ann Miller, Frank Albertson.
The Marx Brothers in a riotous comedy about an impoverished theatrical troupe and their efforts to keep the wolves from the door.

Contributors

Gordon Miller:
Groucho Marx
Harry Binelli:
Chico Marx
Faker:
Harpo Marx
Christine:
Lucille Ball
Hilda:
Ann Miller
Leo Davis:
Frank Albertson

A kaleidoscope from the world of books with Dick Taverne.

Contributors

Presenter:
Dick Taverne
Script associate:
Dennis Potter
Dramatic sequences directed by:
John McGrath
Dramatic sequences directed by:
David Willmott
Studio direction:
Ian Martin
Production assistant:
Christopher Burstall
Producer:
Stephen Hearst

Written and produced by Shaun Sutton.
An adventure in four episodes.

Contributors

Writer/Producer:
Shaun Sutton
Film Cameraman:
Leonard Newson
Film Editor:
Ron de Mattos
Designer:
Frederick Knapman
Joshua Brown:
Errol John
Aunt Jubilee:
Gladys Taylor
Old Hornpipe:
Nigel Arkwright
Sammy:
Dudley Hunts
Joe Cartwright:
James Sharkey
Ted:
Murray Melvin
Mr Collis:
George A. Cooper
Jerry Collis:
Stephen Portch

Surprises are around every coral corner when Hans and Lotte dive deep in the Indian Ocean. They range from a mass of baby cucumbers to the wreck of an ocean liner and a swarm of fish which use a shark to scratch their backs on.
Directed and produced by Hans Hass in association with the BBC Natural History Unit
Last shown in September 1960

Contributors

Diver/Photography/Director/Producer:
Hans Hass
Diver:
Lotte Hass
Photography:
Kurt Hirschel
Editor:
Paul Khan
Sound:
Stanley Schofield

from Charles Currant M.P., Geoffrey Smith and A Solicitor is William Carron, President of the Amalgamated Engineering Union, who answers their questions about the position of a Christian in industrial relationships.
From the Midlands

Contributors

Interviewer:
Charles Currant
Interviewer:
Geoffrey Smith
Interviewer:
A Solicitor [name uncredited]
Interviewee:
William Carron
Arranged by:
Eric Blennerhassett
Producer:
Barrie Edgar

Introduced by David Nixon.
Written by David Climie, David Whitaker and David Nixon.
Starring this week: Kathryn Grayson, Trude Adams, Chic Murray and Maidie, Dorothy Wayne, Douglas Squires, The Showtime Dancers, The George Mitchell Singers.

Contributors

Presenter/Writer:
David Nixon
Writer:
David Climie
Writer:
David Whitaker
Producer:
Graeme Muir
Orchestra leader:
David McCallum
Orchestra directed by:
Eric Robinson
Settings:
Lionel Radford
Singer:
Kathryn Grayson
Singer:
Trude Adams
Comedians:
Chic Murray and Maidie
Singer:
Dorothy Wayne
Dancer/dance direction:
Douglas Squires
Dancers:
The Showtime Dancers
Singers:
The George Mitchell Singers

Chairman, Eamonn Andrews
Panel: Isobel Barnett, Barbara Kelly, Cyril Fletcher, a guest panellist and a mystery guest celebrity.
Televised by arrangement with CBS and Maurice Winnick

Contributors

Chairman:
Eamonn Andrews
Panellist:
Isobel Barnett
Panellist:
Barbara Kelly
Panellist:
Cyril Fletcher
Research:
Julia Cave
Director:
Bill Parry Jones
Producer:
John Warrington
Devised by:
Mark Goodson
Devised by:
Bill Todman

by David Turner.
John Horner's father, mother, and sister are waiting to hear the result of his degree examination. He is the only one who is not surprised: it is what he expected it to be. It is this result, and the action John takes as a consequence, which reveals, nakedly, the conflict within this family group.
From the Midlands

Contributors

Writer:
David Turner
Designer:
Margaret Peacock
Producer:
Peter Newington
Gillian Horner:
Della Walker
Ed Horner:
Dudley Foster
Barbara Horner:
Pauline Letts
John Horner:
Colin Jeavons

Field-Marshal Montgomery in conversation with Ed Murrow is questioned by this distinguished American commentator on his provocative Views about the essential qualities of leadership and the problems that a new leader in the West must face in Asia, Africa, and Europe.
At the Field-Marshal's home in Hampshire.
A BBC West Region Film Unit production

Contributors

Interviewee:
Field-Marshal Bernard Montgomery
Interviewer:
Ed Murrow
Director:
Dennis Towler
Producer:
Michael Bowen

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