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Written and introduced by Hugh Ross Williamson.
with Dorothy Bart, Christopher Morley, Brian Osborne, Terry Wale, Victoria Watts, David Weston, Frances White
Film sequences made with the co-operation of the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
For Schools
(to 11.55)

Contributors

Writer/presenter:
Hugh Ross Williamson
Film cameraman:
Ken Willicombe
Film editor:
Jesse Palmer
Designer:
Charles Lawrence
Producer:
Ronald Smedley
[Actress]:
Dorothy Bart
[Actor]:
Christopher Morley
[Actor]:
Brian Osborne
[Actor]:
Terry Wale
[Actress]:
Victoria Watts
[Actor]:
David Weston
[Actress]:
Frances White

Edrychwn ymliell ac yn agoa Drwy ffilm a thrwy drafod
Daw Cymru a'r byd i'r aelwyd I'ch difyrru
Wrth eich tinio
Y cyflwynydd, Owen Edwards
Y cynhyrc'iu, Ifor Rees, Myrfyn Owen, Geraint Jones
Y golygyod, Nan Davies
Today: a topical magazine.
(Welsh transmitters and Holme Moss, Sutton Coldfield, Crystal Palace)

Gentlemen v. Players
Harold Abrahams, Brian Glanville, Sir William Pigott-Brown, Bt

Justices of the Peace
Roger Hood, Charles Royle, M.P., J.P.

Amateur Astronomers
Patrick Moore

The Amateur in a Specialised World
Lord Boothby, Anthony Sampson

Interviewers, Hugh David, Kenneth Kendall
Introduced by Leonard Maguire.

Contributors

Interviewee (Gentlemen v. Players):
Harold Abrahams
Interviewee (Gentlemen v. Players):
Brian Glanville
Interviewee (Gentlemen v. Players):
Sir William Pigott-Brown
Interviewee (Justice of the Peace):
Roger Hood
Interviewee (Justice of the Peace):
Charles Royle
Interviewee (Amateur Astronomers):
Patrick Moore
Interviewee (The Amateur in a Specialised World):
Lord Boothby
Interviewee (The Amateur in a Specialised World):
Anthony Sampson
Interviewer:
Hugh David
Interviewer:
Kenneth Kendall
Presenter:
Leonard Maguire
Arranged and directed by:
Margaret Smith
Producer:
Beryl Radley

People-Politics-Problems in the news
A topical programme for older children.
For Schools
Repeated on Friday at 11.5 a.m.
The subject for next week will be announced at the end of this programme.

Contributors

Film editor:
Norman Matthews
Producer:
Bill Scott

Opened by Eamonn Andrews assisted by Tony Hart.
The Inter-Regional Quiz Championship
This week's team: West of England
Brief Cases
by Michael Meath.

Contributors

Presenter:
Eamonn Andrews
Presenter/artist:
Tony Hart
Producer:
John Furness
Writer (Brief Cases):
Michael Meath
Barrington Blizard, Q.C.:
Wensley Pithey
Major Harvey Long:
James Ottaway

Your host, Andy Stewart introduces Moira Anderson, James Urquhart, Dixie Ingram,
Harry Carmichael, The White Heather Dancers and Jimmy Shand and his Band.
From Scotland

Contributors

Presenter:
Andy Stewart
Singer:
Moira Anderson
Singer:
James Urquhart
Dancer:
Dixie Ingram
Pianist:
Harry Carmichael
Dancers:
The White Heather Dancers
Dance director:
Jack Cooper
Musicians:
Jimmy Shand and his Band
Designer:
Douglas Duncan
Producer:
Iain MacFadyen

Look around with Cliff Michelmore, Derek Hart, Alan Whicker, Fyfe Robertson, Trevor Philpott, Macdonald Hastings, Julian Pettifer, Brian Redhead and The Countrymen.

Contributors

Presenter:
Cliff Michelmore
Reporter:
Derek Hart
Reporter:
Alan Whicker
Reporter:
Fyfe Robertson
Reporter:
Trevor Philpott
Reporter:
Kenneth Allsop
Reporter:
Macdonald Hastings
Reporter:
Julian Pettifer
Reporter:
Brian Redhead
Band:
The Countrymen
Associate producer:
Elizabeth Cowley
Associate producer:
Jack Gold
Associate producer:
Derrick Amoore
Associate producer:
Kevin Billington
Assistant editor:
Gordon Watkins
Assistant editor:
Peter Batty
Editor:
Antony Jay

by Hazel Adair and Peter Ling.

Edmund Bruce begins to make his presence felt. So do two new arrivals.

Contributors

Writer:
Hazel Adair
Writer:
Peter Ling
Producer:
Morris Barry
Gussie:
Frances Bennett
Miss Fraser:
Christine Lindsay
Anthea Keane:
Julia Lockwood
Iris:
Louise Dunn
Chloe:
Betty Ellis
Pat Warren:
Carolyn Pertwee
Susan:
Sonia Fox
Mrs Chater:
Beryl Cooke
Clare:
Janet Hargreaves
Mark:
Gareth Davies
Tim:
Scot Finch
Lynn Bolton:
Bridget McConnel
Adrian:
Robert Desmond
Babbage:
Donald Morley
Edmund Bruce:
Robert Flemyng
Alan Drew:
Basil Moss
Richard:
Moray Watson
Bruiser:
Denzil Ellis
Oancey:
Ann Morrish
Stan:
Johnny Wade
Jack Kingston:
John Forbes-Robertson

by Christopher Bond.
Another in the series of farces specially written for television.
Starring Brian Rix
Dances in ballroom sequence by courtesy of Frank and Peggy Spencer, Royston Ballroom, Penge

Contributors

Writer:
Christopher Bond
Settings:
Stephen Bundy
Music composed by:
Tommy Watt
Choreography:
Mary Mitchell
Director:
Wallace Douglas
Mr Haythorne:
Leo Franklyn
Mrs Haythorne:
Sheila Mercier
Bruce Rix:
Brian Rix
Rita Haythorne:
Joan Sims
Reggie Brown-Dorset:
John Chapman
Ron Smith:
Peter Mercier
Doreen Parsons:
Hazel Douglas
Miranda Marston:
Elspet Gray
Ambrose Moffat:
Patrick Cargill
Gioria:
Helen Jessop
Victor:
Robert Checksfield
Mrs Wilkinson:
Gabrielle Daye
Charmain:
Betty Impey
Miss Phelps:
Fabia Drake
Alex Macintosh:
null Himself

Old-time music-hall from the stage of the Famous City Varieties, Leeds
Presenting: Ray Alan and 'Lord Charles', Maryse Begary, Marvyn Roy and Carol, Barbara Leigh, Lon Purdy, Roy Earl, The Manton Brothers
Chairman, Leonard Sachs

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Contributors

Chairman:
Leonard Sachs
Ventriloquist:
Ray Alan
Trapeze artiste:
Maryse Begary
Magicians:
Marvyn Roy and Carol
Singer:
Barbara Leigh
Performer:
Lon Purdy
Dancer/Magician:
Roy Earl
Tap dancers:
The Manton Brothers
Musical Director:
Bernard Herrmann
Producer:
Barney Colehan

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