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The State Visit of Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh to Italy

Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh sail into the Bay of Naples in the royal yacht Britannia, on their way to Rome for the official start of the visit. The royal yacht is escorted by a cruiser and two destroyers from the British Mediterranean Fleet, and units of the Italian Navy. Salutes will be fired by the shore battery and by the Naval escorts as the yacht enters the harbour

Presented by RAI-TV and recorded earlier this morning

(to 12.45)

Contributors

Commentator:
Richard Dimbleby
Presented by:
null RAI-TV

Edrych ar y byd a'i bethau Cwrdd a phobl
Ymweld a Ueoedd Ymdrin a phynciau yng nghwmni
Aled Rhys Wiliam
Rhagien ddyddiol dan ofal
Nan Davies
Ifor Rees
Jack Williams
Today: a topical magazine.
(Wenvoe, Blaen-Plwyf, Holme Moss, Sutton Coldfield)

For the Very Young
Maria Bird brings Andy to play with your small children and invites them to join in the songs and games.
Audrey Atterbury and Molly Gibson pull the strings
Gladys Whitred sings the songs
BBC film

Contributors

Narrator/Script, music, and settings:
Maria Bird
Puppeteer:
Audrey Atterbury
Puppeteer:
Molly Gibson
Singer:
Gladys Whitred

(See panel)

The State Visit of Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh to Italy

Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh arrive at Ostiense Station in Rome where the Italian President and Signora Gronchi greet them at the start of their State Visit.

After a short speech of welcome from the President, the Queen and the Duke drive to the Arch of Constantine beside the Colosseum to be met by the Mayor of Rome. The royal drive will then continue to the Quirinale Palace, escorted by the mounted guards of the President.

(to 5.10)

Contributors

Commentator:
Richard Dimbleby
Presented by:
null RAI-TV

A film from Japan.
Every year, the Spring is heralded by thousands of swallows which make their nests under the eaves of a Japanese school. The children wait eagerly for the coming of the swallows but their arrival creates a problem.
Commentary spoken by Peter Marden.
Last shown in May 1960

Contributors

Narrator:
Peter Marden
Presented by:
Peggy Miller

Look around with Cliff Michelmore, Derek Hart, Alan Whicker, Fyfe Robertson, Trevor Philpott, Kenneth Allsop, Macdonald Hastings.

Contributors

Presenter:
Cliff Michelmore
Reporter:
Derek Hart
Reporter:
Alan Whicker
Reporter:
Fyfe Robertson
Reporter:
Trevor Philpott
Reporter:
Kenneth Allsop
Reporter:
Macdonald Hastings
Associate Producer:
Antony Jay
Associate Producer:
Gordon Watkins
Associate Producer:
Tony Essex
Associate Producer:
Ned Sherrin
Editor:
Alasdair Milne

Starring Perry Como
with Martha Raye, Milburn Stone, The Peter Gennaro Dancers, The Ray Charles Singers, The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra.
NBC recording

Contributors

Singer/presenter:
Perry Como
Guest:
Martha Raye
Guest:
Milburn Stone
Dancers:
The Peter Gennaro Dancers
Singers:
The Ray Charles Singers
Musicians:
The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
Orchestrations:
Jack Andrews
Orchestrations:
Joe Lipman
Orchestrations:
Peter Matz
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

Written by Arthur Swinson
A dramatised documentary series on the work of the Emergency Call Service
with John Barrie and Jerold Wells

It may be a sudden illness, a child screaming in the dark, or an accident - a dozen doctors are waiting in their cars to be alerted by radio.
They are members of an organisation to which over three-quarters of the General Practitioners in London subscribe. It contracts to cover doctors' calls when they are away or otherwise unavailable.

Contributors

Writer:
Arthur Swinson
Designer:
Roy Oxley
Film Sequences - Cameraman:
Ken Higgins
Film Sequences - Editor:
Roy Fry
Producer:
David E. Rose
[Actor]:
John Barrie
[Actor]:
Jerold Wells

A general knowledge contest between
Reginald Webster, Elizabeth Main, Arthur Maddocks
and
Edward Moult, Sheila Young, A. J. Campbell
Chairman, Franklin Engelmann
Robin Richmond at the organ
Viewer Quiz 'Who? What? Where?' photographs from Radio Times Hulton Picture Library

Contributors

Panellist:
Reginald Webster
Panellist:
Elizabeth Main
Panellist:
Arthur Maddocks
Panellist:
Edward Moult
Panellist:
Sheila Young
Panellist:
A. J. Campbell
Chairman:
Franklin Engelmann
Questions arranged and compiled by:
John P. Wynn
Organist:
Robin Richmond
Presented by:
Kenneth Milne-Buckley

at the Star Ball arranged by the Evening News and organised by Mecca Dancing with Joe Loss and Victor Silvester
including
The Semi Finals of The World's Professional Quickstep and Viennese Waltz and The World's Amateur Latin American
From Hammersmith Palais London.

Contributors

Musician:
Joe Loss
Musician:
Victor Silvester
Commentator:
Peter West
Commentator:
Peggy Spencer
Arranged by:
Eric Morley
Presented for TV by:
Barrie Edgar

Introduced by Robert Robinson.
A programme about the latest films, the stars who appear in them, the people who make them.
In this edition:
Scenes from:
The Misfits starring Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable and Montgomery Clift
Double Bunk with Ian Carmichael, Janette Scott and Sid James
Cry for Happy starring Glenn Ford and Donald O'Connor
The Guns of Navarone starring Gregory Peck and David Niven
Films by courtesy of United Artists, British Lion/Bryanston and Columbia

Contributors

Presenter:
Robert Robinson
Producer:
Christopher Doll

Richard Dimbleby reports direct from Rome on the day's events with films and recordings.

Presented by Antony Craxton in co-operation with Radiotelevisione Italiana

(See facing page)

In the Home Service
The speeches at the Banquet at the Quirinale Palace will be broadcast at 10.30 tonight.

Contributors

Reporter:
Richard Dimbleby
Presented by:
Antony Craxton

at the Star Ball
Arranged by the Evening News and organised by Mecca Dancing with Joe Loss and Victor Silvester
including
Quickstep Team Match: England v. Australia
The Grand Finals of The World's Amateur Latin American; The World's Professional Standard; The World's Amateur Standard; The World's Professional Latin American

From Hammersmith Palais, London

Contributors

Musician:
Joe Loss
Musician:
Victor Silvester
Commentator:
Peter West
Commentator:
Peggy Spencer
Arranged by:
Eric Morley
Presented for TV by:
Barrie Edgar

BBC Television

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