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Written and produced by Ronald Smedley.
Introduced by Christopher Trace.

The final scene: Cinderella and Prince Charming are due to live happily ever after. Studio 5, Television Centre, gets ready to deal with this important news event.
for Schools
(to 11.55)

Contributors

Writer/producer:
Ronald Smedley
Presenter:
Christopher Trace
Designer:
Charles Lawrence
Prince Charming:
John Bown
Cinderella:
Lucinda Curtis

Edrych ar y byd a'i bethau Cwrdd a phobl
Ymweld a lleoedd
Ymdrin a phynciau yng nghwmni OWEN EDWARDS Rhaglen ddyddiol dan ofal NAN DAVIES , IFOR REES JACK WILLIAMS
Today: a topical magazine.
(Wenvoe, Blaen-Plwyf, Llandrindod Wells, Llanddona, Holme Moss, Sutton Coldfield, Crystal Palace)

Contributors

Unknown:
Owen Edwards
Unknown:
Nan Davies
Unknown:
Rees Jack Williams

What is Memory?
Dr. Grey Walter of the Burden Neurological Institute, Dr. I. M. L. Hunter Lecturer in Psychology, University of Edinburgh

Can You Train Memory?
Gwen Mountford

Unusual Memories
Joan Grant, Sidney Miller, Leslie Welch

Would You Make a Good Witness?
A Barrister tests you.

Interviewers: Elaine Grand, Hugh David, Kenneth Kendall
Compere, Leonard Maguire
See page 43

Contributors

Interviewee (What is Memory?):
Dr. Grey Walter
Interviewee (What is Memory?):
Dr. I. M. L. Hunter
Item presenter (Can You Train Memory):
Gwen Mountford
Interviewee (Unusual Memories):
Joan Grant
Interviewee (Unusual Memories):
Sidney Miller
Interviewee (Unusual Memories):
Leslie Welch
Interviewee (Would You Make a Good Witness?):
A Barrister [name uncredited]
Interviewer:
Elaine Grand
Interviewer:
Hugh David
Interviewer:
Kenneth Kendall
Compere:
Leonard Maguire
Research assistant:
Ann Dally
Producer:
Beryl Radley

with Lenny the Lion and Terry Hall
and their guests, The Brook Brothers, The Karl Denver Trio, The Vernons Girls, The Jolaes Puppets

Contributors

Ventriloquist:
Terry Hall
Singers:
The Brook Brothers
Singers:
The Karl Denver Trio
Singers:
The Vernons Girls
Puppeteers:
The Jolaes Puppets
Music:
The Bert Hayes Octet
Script:
David Ellis
Producer:
Peter Whitmore

Introduced by Cyril Fry.

Peter and the Magic Fears
A merry tale told in mime by members of the Royal National Institute for the Deaf
Mime Group.
and
You Made This

Contributors

Presenter:
Cyril Fry
Producer:
Biddy Baxter
Devised by (Peter and the Magic Fears):
Pat Keysall
Music composed by (Peter and the Magic Fears):
Roger Fiske
[Music] played by (Peter and the Magic Fears):
Patrick Harvey
[Music] played by (Peter and the Magic Fears):
Deirdre Dundas-Grant
[Music] played by (Peter and the Magic Fears):
Thea King
[Music] played by (Peter and the Magic Fears) :
David Johnston
[Music] played by (Peter and the Magic Fears):
Donald Bridger
Designer (Peter and the Magic Fears):
Jane Barchard
Peter:
Cyril Robbins
Peggy:
Winifred Marshall
Joseph:
Eric Whitham
Old Woman:
Kit Simeon

A general knowledge contest.
The Residents: Olive Stephens, Edward Moult, Reginald Webster
The Challengers: Dorothy Burrell, Michael Seltser, Percy Smith
Chairman, Franklin Engelmann
From the Midlands

Contributors

Panellist (The Residents):
Olive Stephens
Panellist (The Residents):
Edward Moult
Panellist (The Residents):
Reginald Webster
Panellist (The Challengers):
Dorothy Burrell
Panellist (The Challengers):
Michael Seltser
Panellist (The Challengers):
Percy Smith
Chairman:
Franklin Engelmann
Questions arranged and compiled by:
John P. Wynn
Presented by:
Kenneth Milne-Buckley

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:
Gordon Watkins
Associate producer:
Tony Essex
Associate producer:
Ned Sherrin
Associate producer:
Peter Batty
Associate producer:
Elizabeth Cowley
Assistant editor:
Antony Jay
Editor:
Alasdair Milne

A series by Hazel Adair and Peter Ling.

Ian Harmon's protegee Lois James adopts a possessive attitude towards him which irks Sally greatly. Alison invites Vic to what she thinks is going to be a quiet little dinner.

Contributors

Writer:
Hazel Adair
Writer:
Peter Ling
Designer:
Andree Welstead
Costume supervisor:
Olive Harris
Director:
Vere Lorrimer
Lily:
Marcia Ashton
Sally:
Monica Evans
Maureen:
June Murphy
Ian:
Ronald Allen
Maggie:
Sonia Graham
Chris Larsen:
Frederick Jaeger
Iris:
Louise Dunn
Mark:
Gareth Davies
Gussie:
Frances Bennett
Elaine Grierson:
Ann Bassett
Lois James:
Dawn Beret
Alison:
Betty Cooper
Mr Kipling:
Blake Butler
Joanne:
Jean Harvey
Vic Vandervell:
Paul Carpenter
Tim Gray:
Scot Finch
Beth Francis:
Jemma Hyde
Mike:
Clinton Greyn
Mr Laylock:
Toke Townley
Phil:
Anton Rodgers
Chick:
Stan Simmons
Policeman:
Norman Mitchell

A film series of courtroom dramas starring E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed.

Lawrence Preston is shocked when a man confesses to a murder for which his client has already been convicted, and in the interests of justice and with the help of the District Attorney he re-investigates the six-year-old crime.

Contributors

Lawrence Preston:
E. G. Marshall
Kenneth Preston:
Robert Reed

says Michael Bentine
echoed by Dick Emery
endorsed by Frank Thornton, Harold Berens, Joe Gibbons, Leon Thau, Anthea Wyndham, Janette Rowselle, The Mitchell Men and Benny Lee.
Devised and written by Michael Bentine and John Law.

Cartoon film by Biographic Cartoon Films Ltd.

Contributors

Devised and written by:
Michael Bentine
Devised and written by:
John Law
Musicians:
The Square Seven
Incidental music and Square Seven directed by:
Ron Grainer
Designer:
George Djurkovic
Producer:
John Street
Comedian:
Michael Bentine
[Actor]:
Dick Emery
[Actor]:
Frank Thornton
[Actor]:
Harold Berens
[Actor]:
Joe Gibbons
[Actor]:
Leon Thau
[Actress]:
Anthea Wyndham
[Actress]:
Janette Rowselle
Singers:
The Mitchell Men
[Actor]:
Benny Lee

with BBC Outside Broadcast cameras for the public hearing of the second semi-final of Get Ahead.
A competition organised by the Daily Mail with a top prize of £10,000
Contestants 'On the Spot' prove their ability to 'Get Ahead'.
The Judges: George Woodcock, Dame Patricia Hornsby-Smith M.P., William Hardcastle (chairman)
Introduced by Peter West.
From the Carlton Rooms, Maida Vale, London

Contributors

Judge:
George Woodcock
Judge:
Dame Patricia Hornsby-Smith
Judge/chairman:
William Hardcastle
Presenter:
Peter West
Presented for TV by:
Innes Lloyd

Archdeacon Johnson in the 1880s was a great puller of teeth, and his successors charged a special fee for removing the stumps left behind by the Archdeacon.... Dr. Anthony Barker who now runs the Johnson Memorial Hospital in Zululand tells how the missionary scene has changed, and describes his fifteen-year experiment in total partnership between black and white.

Interviewer, John Pearson of the Sunday Times

Contributors

Interviewee:
Dr. Anthony Barker
Interviewer:
John Pearson
Producer:
Oliver Hunkin

BBC Television

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