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Preference and prejudice towards books and writers.
Introduced by Robert Robinson.
with Mary McCarthy, John Betjeman, Lord David Cecil, John Gross.

Contributors

Presenter:
Robert Robinson
Panellist:
Mary McCarthy
Panellist:
John Betjeman
Panellist:
Lord David Cecil
Panellist:
John Gross
Extracts read by:
Richard Hurndall
Extracts read by:
John Moffatt
Programme devised by:
Brigid Brophy
Designer:
Norman Vertigan
Production assistant:
Tristram Powell
Producer:
Melvyn Bragg

Written and presented by Eric Merriman.
A sort of television show!
Starring June Whitfield and Gwendolyn Watts, Tony Tanner and Joe Melia
Guest artist, Peter Haigh
Featuring Frank Thornton

Contributors

Writer/Presenter:
Eric Merriman
Staged by:
Lennie Mayne
Musical director:
Peter Knight
Designer:
Martin Johnson
Designer:
Leo Austin
Producer:
John Street
[Actress]:
June Whitfield
[Actress]:
Gwendolyn Watts
[Actor]:
Tony Tanner
[Actor]:
Joe Melia
Guest artist:
Peter Haigh
[Actor]:
Frank Thornton

by W. Somerset Maugham.
A second chance to see this dramatisation in two parts by Harry Green.
Liza, unable to understand the fancy of her neighbours for love and marriage, has fallen passionately in love with Jim Blakeston.
First transmission on Sunday

Contributors

Author:
W. Somerset Maugham
Dramatised by:
Harry Green

A comedy film series.
Starring John McGiver as Walter Burnley, the complaints manager of a large department store.

Walter gets an opportunity to display his talents when he plays Cupid and an English butler at the same time.

Contributors

Walter Burnley:
John McGiver
Joe Foley:
Mickey Manners
Eddie Benson:
Tommy Rettig
Jennifer Rogers:
Gigi Perreau
The Count:
Francisco Ortega

Written and directed by James Mossman.
It is ten years since Russia and the West withdrew their troops from Austria. Vienna, once the hub of the great Habsburg empire, is now the capital of a small neutral state. There is not much glory now, but Austria, clenched in the centre of Europe, has survived.
BBC film

Contributors

Writer/Director:
James Mossman
Cameraman:
Erik Durschmied
Film Editor:
John Walker
Producer:
David J. Webster

A new look at some of the older jazz tunes by Ronnie Ross (bari sax), Art Ellefson (tenor sax), Jimmy Deuchar (trumpet), Keith Christie (trombone), Bill Le Sage (piano), Spike Heatley (bass), Allan Ganley (drums).
Introduced by Humphrey Lyttelton.

Contributors

Baritone sax:
Ronnie Ross
Tenor sax:
Art Ellefson
Trumpeter:
Jimmy Deuchar
Trombonist:
Keith Christie
Pianist:
Bill Le Sage
Bass player:
Spike Heatley
Drummer:
Allan Ganley
Presenter:
Humphrey Lyttelton
Producer:
Terry Henebery

BBC Two England

About BBC Two

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

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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