BBC film for Schools
First shown on Tuesday
(to 10.25)
BBC recording for Schools
First shown on Tuesday
(to 11.35)
Written by Norman Longmate.
The story of the way in which the worst excesses of poverty have been overcome.
Introduced by Windsor Davies.
for Schools
Repeated on Thursday at 10.5 a.m.
(to 12.00)
News in Welsh.
(Wenvoe, Blaen-Plwyf, Holme Moss, Sutton Coldfield)
Edryioh ar y byd all bebhau
CWRDDa phobl
Ymwed â lleoedd
Ymdnina phynciau yng nghwmnd OWEN EDWARDS Rhaglenddyddiol diam ofal NAN Davibs , IFOR REES JACK WILLIAMS
Today: a topical magazine.
(Wenvoe, Blaen-Plwyf, Holme Moss, Sutton Coldfield)
(to 13.25)
The fossilized remains of animals found in the rocks laid down in past ages show that creatures very different from those we know today once inhabited the earth.
Introduced by Professor W.S. Bullough.
For Schools
(First shown in January 1960)
(Repeated on Thursday at 11.5 a.m.)
For the very young
Audrey Atterbury and Molly Gibson pull the strings
Gladys Whitred sings the songs
Peter Hawkins speaks the voices
Maria Bird writes the songs and music
BBC film
(to 14.45)
A series of story films about the animals who live along the banks of a Canadian river.
In this episode the Hamster and Roderick Rat are involved in a speed trial between the Turtle and the Frog.
Commentary spoken by Johnny Morris.
Last shown in July 1960
A series of film stories about imaginary space adventures.
Colonel McCauley and his crew decide to blow up an asteroid in space. A time fuse is set, when it is found that one of the team is missing.
Last shown in October 1960
Many of the pupils at the Aberdeen School for the Deaf wear a cycling proficiency badge, thanks to the training given by Constable (now Sgt.) W. Johnston. This film shows how he does it.
A BBC film made in co-operation with the National Institute for the Deaf
A news magazine for South-East England.
News from the South
(Rowridge)
The last programme in the present series.
Introduced by Peter West from London.
Items include:
Popularity Poll
Your three most popular breeds.
The Television Vet
Phil Drabble with Dandy, the fawn
Palominos
Look around with Cliff Michelmore, Derek Hart, Alan Whicker, Fyfe Robertson, Trevor Philpott, Kenneth Allsop, Macdonald Hastings and Robin Hall and Jimmie Macgregor.
A film series based on Sir Winston Churchill's Memoirs of World War II.
The Allies' situation at the start of 1943 is precarious, on land, sea, and in the air. But the invention of Radar, together with the use of aircraft carriers as convoy escorts turns the tide at sea; and by April the U-Boats have been mastered. In the air, bombers of the American 8th Air Force join the R.A.F., and with the provision of long-range fighter cover, mastery in the air is achieved. On land the German resistance is broken, and on June 4 the Allies enter Rome.
A play by Robert Barr based on a story by Piers England.
Starring Jean Kent, John Carson and George Pravda
As the Maginot Line was being built at a cost of millions of francs, the Germans undermined it at the cost of a few bottles of wine.
See page 39
Introduced by Peter Dimmock.
Tonight's programme includes:
Athletics: France v. Great Britain
A recording of the two-day international matich from Paris.
International Football
Sportsview experts preview England v. Luxembourg The World Cup Match at Highbury.
And
Rugby League: Great Britain v. New Zealand
The first test of the series.
A Western film series starring John Smith and Robert Fuller.
When a beautiful widow runs into difficulties with her ranch Slim agrees to take over as foreman. He expects a certain amount of hostility from the ranch hands, but is surprised to find that the Sheriff is also a dangerous enemy.
Songs of the city and the country by Yvette Giraud, Les Trois Menestrels, Serge Gainsbourg, Catherine Sauvage, Eddy Marnay, Nicole Louvier, Francis Lemarque.
Introduced in English by Anna Gaylor.
See page 39
In his last programme Tony Soper reaches the Bahamas. On Inagua Island, the most southerly of the Bahamas, he goes in search of the world's largest colony of Roseate Flamingos.
Last shown in February
10.30-11.0 Secret War
Backroom boys in World War II.
(Rowridge)
Evening prayers conducted by Dr. Norman Goodall.
