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It was Cecil Rhodes who first used the phrase 'Painting the map red'
Pottery is the oldest craft known to man
Donal Donnelly with some young people and top experts probe facts and fancies of all kinds.

Contributors

Presenter:
Donal Donnelly
Designer:
Stuart Durant
Research:
Nadine Wood
Film editor:
Alan Martin
Director:
Patrick Dowling
Producer:
John Irwin

A general knowledge contest between
The Residents
Olive Stephens, Edward Moult, Reginald Webster
and
A Team from Wales
Anne Key, Stephen Pritchard, Huw Davies
Chairman, Franklin Engelmann
From the Midlands

Contributors

Panellist (The Residents):
Olive Stephens
Panellist (The Residents):
Edward Moult
Panellist (The Residents):
Reginald Webster
Panellist (Team from Wales):
Anne Key
Panellist (Team from Wales):
Stephen Pritchard
Panellist (Team from Wales):
Huw Davies
Chairman:
Franklin Engelmann
Questions arranged and compiled by:
John P. Wynn
Presented by:
Kenneth Milne-Buckley

Introduced by Cliff Michelmore
with Derek Hart, Alan Whicker, Fyfe Robertson, Kenneth Allsop, Trevor Philpott, Macdonald Hastings, Christopher Brasher, Julian Pettifer, Brian Redhead.

Contributors

Presenter:
Cliff Michelmore
Reporter:
Derek Hart
Reporter:
Alan Whicker
Reporter:
Fyfe Robertson
Reporter:
Kenneth Allsop
Reporter:
Trevor Philpott
Reporter:
Macdonald Hastings
Reporter:
Christopher Brasher
Reporter:
Julian Pettifer
Reporter:
Brian Redhead
Associate Producer:
Jack Gold
Associate Producer:
Derrick Amoore
Associate Producer:
Kevin Billington
Assistant Editor:
Elizabeth Cowley
Editor:
Peter Batty

Written by Eric Sykes.
A second showing of Sykes and a Picture
Starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques
with Martin Miller, Toke Townley, Howard Douglas, Susan Richards

Contributors

Writer:
Eric Sykes
Incidental music:
Gordon Franks
Designer:
George Djurkovic
Producer:
Sydney Lotterby
Eric:
Eric Sykes
Hattie Sykes:
Hattie Jacques
[Actor]:
Martin Miller
[Actor]:
Toke Townley
[Actor]:
Howard Douglas
[Actress]:
Susan Richards

Written by Guy Morgan.
A series by Ted Willis.
Stories of a London taxi driver.
Starring Sid James
with Bill Owen, Ray Brooks and Derren Nesbitt

Contributors

Writer:
Guy Morgan
Series creator:
Ted Willis
Designer:
Derek Dodd
Producer:
Michael Mills
Sid Stone:
Sid James
Terry Mills:
Ray Brooks
Ron Farnes:
Michael Kilgarriff
Dave Jackson:
Anthony Paul
Yvonne Jenkins:
Denise Shaune
Norma Bennett:
Katy Wild
Frank Waterlow:
George A. Cooper
Fred Cuddell:
Bill Owen
Tubby Weston:
Robert Bridges
Andy Martin:
Joe Ritchie
Scotty McIvor:
Peter Sinclair
Harry Mason:
Artro Morris
Lennie Marsh:
Derren Nesbitt
'Rattler' Morgan:
Michael Hamilton
'Taff' Evans:
Christopher Beeny
Barmaid:
Sheree Winton
Ma Bennett:
Mona Bruce
Yorkshireman:
Glen Melvyn
Harry Hopwood:
Richard Klee
Landlord:
Richard McNeff
Slinger Wood:
Norman Mitchell

Introduced by Peter Dimmock with the regular team of experts including David Coleman, Peter West, Harry Carpenter.
Tonight's programme includes:

Soccer
Scottish football has already begun. The English League programme begins on Saturday. Sportsview looks ahead at the events and problems of this new season.

Cricket: Can England save the series?
Prospects for the Fifth and final Test between England and West Indies which begins at The Oval tomorrow.

Contributors

Presenter:
Peter Dimmock
Expert:
David Coleman
Expert:
Peter West
Expert:
Harry Carpenter
Presented by:
Alec Weeks
Associate editor:
Lawrie Higgins
Editor:
Phil Pilley

Call sign of International Air Security
A film series starring Nigel Patrick as Alan Garnett, Bill Smith as Jimmy Delaney
Produced by MGM-TV in association with the BBC

Delaney, on a visit to South America, finds himself involved in the aftermath of a small revolution.
See facing page

Contributors

Teleplay:
Phyllis White
Teleplay:
Robert White
Producer:
Lawrence P. Bachmann
Director:
Peter Graham Scott
Associate producer:
Aida Young
Alan Garnett:
Nigel Patrick
Jimmy Delaney:
Bill Smith
Garcia:
George Coulouris
Lopez:
Campbell Singer
Dolores:
Soroya Rafat
Gallegos:
Patrick Magee

The third of six stories from the many you have asked to see again.
Tonight: Eamonn Andrews re-tells the story of Father Mario Borrelli.
The specially recorded music composed by James Turner played by the Orchestra conducted by George Clouston
First shown on October 9, 1961

Contributors

Presenter:
Eamonn Andrews
Subject:
Father Mario Borrelli
Story written and research by:
Nickola Sterne
The specially recorded music composed by:
James Turner
[Orchestra] conducted by:
George Clouston
Director:
Yvonne Littlewood
Producer:
T. Leslie Jackson
This Is Your Life was devised by:
Ralph Edwards

Introduced by David Attenborough.
The practice of Yoga is older than Christianity. Until this century, its disciplines and purpose have been known to few people in the Western world. Yehudi Menuhin has practised Yoga for thirteen years. Tonight he talks about its value, and the effect it has had on him personally, with his Guru, or teacher, Shri. B. K. S. Iyengar.
A Monitor presentation
See page 29

Contributors

Presenter:
David Attenborough
Interviewee:
Yehudi Menuhin
Director:
Melvyn Bragg

Mae Merfyn Turner yn rhoi ei holl amser i ofalu am ac i helpu pobl anffortunus a digyfaill yn ein eymdeithas, yn enwedig y rhai a fu mewn carchar
Yn y ffilm hon gwelwn ef wrth el waith, a chawn glywed rhai o'r syniadau sydd yn gwneud y gwaith mor bwysig iddo
Y cyflwyno a'r cynhyrchu gan Aled Vaughan
Film y BBC
(Welsh transmitters and Holme Moss, Sutton Coldfield, Crystal Palace)
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BBC Television

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More