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Introduced by Christopher Trace and Leila Williams.
April in Italy: First week
A journey in a crack express train, the beginning of a famous children's story, and a look at some Italian dogs.

Contributors

Presenter:
Christopher Trace
Presenter:
Leila Williams
Producer:
John Hunter Blair

From the story by Mark Twain.

A warm-hearted film version of Mark Twain's well-loved classic of boyhood in bygone days. In his picture of Tom -the boy who is always in trouble-the author looks back nostalgically on his own childhood and revives for us the charm of a period when it seemed that the days were endless and full of interest and sunshine.

Contributors

Director:
Norman Taurog
Producer:
David O. Selznick
Based on the story by:
Mark Twain
Tom Sawyer:
Tommy Kelly
Huckleberry Finn:
Jacky Moran
Becky Thatcher:
Ann Gillis
Aunt Polly:
May Robson
Muff Potter:
Walter Brennan
Injun Joe:
Victor Jory
Mrs Thatcher:
Nana Bryant

Starring The Mitchell Minstrels
conducted by George Mitchell
and also starring Stan Stennett, Leslie Crowther, The Television Toppers, George Chisholm and his Jazzers, The Jackpots, Dai Francis, Tony Mercer, John Boulter, Valerie Brooks, Benny Garcia
The Minstrel Orchestra conducted by Eric Robinson

Contributors

Singers:
The Mitchell Minstrels
Minstrels conducted by/Vocal arrangements:
George Mitchell
Singer/comedian:
Stan Stennett
Comedian:
Leslie Crowther
Dancers:
The Television Toppers
Musicians:
George Chisholm and his Jazzers
Singers:
The Jackpots
Singer:
Dai Francis
Singer:
Tony Mercer
Singer:
John Boulter
Dancer:
Valerie Brooks
Singer:
Benny Garcia
Dance direction:
Larry Gordon
Orchestrations:
Alan Bristow
Orchestrations:
Ray Terry
Musicians:
The Minstrel Orchestra
Orchestra conducted by:
Eric Robinson
Settings:
Stanley Dorfman
Devised and produced by:
George Inns

A thriller by Pamela Fry.
Television adaption by Anthony Coburn.
with Ruth Dunning, Jacqueline Hill and Graydon Gould
The house is full of watching cats, but only one of them watches over the secret old Jeremiah Ellis hid before he died.

Contributors

Author:
Pamela Fry
Television adaption:
Anthony Coburn
Designer:
Reece Pemberton
Producer:
George R. Foa
Secretary:
Margaret Griffin
Catherine Ellis:
Jacqueline Hill
Moira Ellis:
Paddy Webster
Ruth Ellis:
Ruth Dunning
Will Palmerston:
Paul Curran
Eddie Howell:
Graydon Gould
Luke Dowling:
John Gardiner
Ned Crewe:
Murray Kash
Sara:
Nancy Bacal
Party guest:
Jo Kirkpatrick
Party guest:
Janet Overton
Party guest:
Rebecca Wilson
Party guest:
Katrina Evan
Party guest:
Diana Glenn
Party guest:
Lee Crawford
Party guest:
Colin Maitland
Party guest:
Laurence Herder
Party guest:
Norman Sherman
Party guest:
Glenn Beck
Party guest:
Lee Swanson

A film from the Congo by Stephen Peet.

This first-hand report from towns and villages tells the moving story of the emergency call which brought food supplies, drugs, health workers, and doctors from a score of countries to fight hunger and disease.

Contributors

Director:
Stephen Peet
Narrator:
Peter Finch
Film editor:
Ian Callaway
Commentary:
Ritchie Calder

Featuring Victor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra from the Carlton Rooms, Maida Vale.
Demonstrations by Bob Burgess and Doreen Freeman, Desmond Ellison and Eileen Rutherford, Jimmy Hulbert and Carol Dourof, The James Stevenson Teenage Formation Team From Cleethorpes.
BBC Television Dancing Club Competition Presentation of the Awards by Frankie Vaughan.
Hostess, Rosalie Ashley

Contributors

Musicians:
Victor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra
Dancer:
Bob Burgess
Dancer:
Doreen Freeman
Dancer:
Desmond Ellison
Dancer:
Eileen Rutherford
Dancer:
Jimmy Hulbert
Dancer:
Carol Dourof
Dancers:
The James Stevenson Teenage Formation Team
Awards presenter:
Frankie Vaughan
Hostess:
Rosalie Ashley
Script:
Victor Silvester, Jnr.
Producer:
Richard Afton

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