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A fortnightly programme in which pictures speak louder than words.
Introduced for deaf children by Pat Keysell.
Including a cartoon story film, a funny film, "Dizzy Decorators" made by Harrison Marks, and the results of the 'Horses' competition.

Contributors

Presenter:
Pat Keysell
Director (Dizzy Decorators):
Harrison Marks
Designer:
Kenneth Wrench
Director:
Patrick Dowling
Producer:
Ursula Eason

Increasingly we surround ourselves with imitation and illusion. What looks like marble, wood, or tile may be linoleum, paper, or plastic. Mirrors and murals give an illusion of space and light. Things aren't always what they seem, but does it matter?
Taking part: Jon Bannenberg, Martin Battersby, Wilfred Blunt, Shirley Conran, Michael Inchbald, Ralph Wightman.

Contributors

Panellist:
Jon Bannenberg
Panellist:
Martin Battersby
Panellist:
Wilfred Blunt
Panellist:
Shirley Conran
Panellist:
Michael Inchbald
Panellist:
Ralph Wightman
Designer:
Peter Cory
Production assistant:
Margaret McCall
Director:
Sheila Innes
Producer:
Beryl Radley

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

Contributors

Presenter:
Cliff Michelmore
Reporter:
Derek Hart
Reporter:
Alan Whicker
Reporter:
Fyfe Robertson
Reporter:
Trevor Philpott
Reporter:
Kenneth Allsop
Reporter:
Macdonald Hastings
Reporter:
Christopher Brasher
Reporter:
Julian Pettifer
Reporter:
Brian Redhead
Associate producer:
Derrick Amoore
Associate producer:
Kevin Billington
Associate producer:
John Lloyd
Associate producer:
Kenneth Corden
Associate producer:
Michael Tuchner
Assistant editor:
Elizabeth Cowley
Editor:
Peter Batty

This listing contains language that some may find offensive.

A film series of courtroom dramas.
Starring E. G. Marshall, Robert Reed
with guest star, Lillian Gish

An old lady is arrested after threatening to blow up a bank, and involves Lawrence Preston in one of the most unusual cases of his career.
(Previously shown on March 12, 1963)

Contributors

Lawrence Preston:
E.G. Marshall
Kenneth Preston:
Robert Reed
Louise Clarendon:
Lillian Gish
Elspeth Clarendon:
Enid Market
Genevieve Clarendon:
Mary Finney
Miss Parkhurst:
Lucy Landau
Schwartz:
Lou Jacobi
Strafucci:
Sam Capuano
District Attorney:
Kermit Murdoch
Mrs. Hunt:
Elisabeth Fraser
Judge:
Don McHenry
Captain McCoy:
Jan Henry

England's most beautiful girls compete for the title of 'Miss England'.
A BBC Outside Broadcast cameras bring you the excitement of this great national event direct from the Ritz Ballroom, Manchester.
Music by Phil Moss and his Orchestra
Organised by Mecca Dancing and arranged by Eric Morley
See page 47

Contributors

Master of Ceremonies:
Geoffrey Wheeler
Musicians:
Phil Moss and his Orchestra
Arranged by:
Eric Morley
Producer:
Ray Lakeland

Three films by Adrian Cowell.
From the stoic cowboys of the backlands of north-east Brazil come bands of pilgrims-among them mad prophets, flagellators, and armed men-who wander incessantly across the barren countryside waiting for the reincarnation in 1970 of their dead Saint.
See page 47

10.0-10.30 Journey into Spring: Spring comes to Selborne in Hampshire where, between 1767 and 1780, The Rev. Gilbert White wrote his 'Natural History of Selborne'.
(Rowridge, Brighton)

Contributors

Narrator/producer:
Adrian Cowell
Quotations spoken by:
Anthony Jacobs
Photographed by:
Jesco von Puttkamer
Sound mixer:
Bob Saunders
Film editor:
Keith Miller
Presented by:
Harry Hastings
Series editor:
Brian Branston

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