Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 278,059 playable programmes from the BBC

Preference and prejudice towards books and writers.
Introduced by Robert Robinson.
with Elizabeth Jane Howard, John Betjeman, Cyril Connolly, John Gross.

Contributors

Presenter:
Robert Robinson
Panellist:
Elizabeth Jane Howard
Panellist:
John Betjeman
Panellist:
Cyril Connolly
Panellist:
John Gross
Extracts read by:
Richard Hurndall
Extracts read by:
John Moffatt
Programme devised by:
Brigid Brophy
Designer:
Norman Vertigan
Director:
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, Michael Ward

Contributors

Writer/presenter:
Eric Merriman
Film cameraman:
Alan Jonas
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
[Actor]:
Michael Ward

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

Walter is ordered to fire one of his staff, but his plan to change Owen Sharp's mind almost gets them all fired.

Contributors

Walter Burnley:
John McGiver
Joe Foley:
Mickey Manners
Lynn Hall:
Elena Verdugo
Wilma Fritter:
Jesslyn Fax
Harry Price:
Richard Collier
Owen Sharp:
Russell Collins
Joan Randall:
Elinor Donahue

Introduced by Colin Riach.

The Big Smoke
Nine years after the passing of the Clean Air Act, where do we stand? Scientists are gradually finding out why dirty air Is so harmful to ill persons.
With Dr. P.J. Lawther of Air Pollution Research Centre at St. Bartholomew's Hospital.

and
The Model Makers
Whenever the things they study are too big, too far off, or too hot to handle, scientists can make a model of these - but can they be sure their models truly represent reality?
With Rum Harre; Dr. Harry Rosenberg of the Clarendon Laboratory; Jack Hanson of the Royal Aircraft Establishment; Professor Roger Blin-Stoyle of Sussex University and Nike Arrighi.
Introduced by John Napier.

Contributors

Presenter:
Colin Riach
Speaker (The Big Smoke):
Dr. P. J. Lawther
Panellist (The Model Makers):
Rum Harre
Panellist (The Model Makers):
Dr. Harry Rosenberg
Panellist (The Model Makers):
Professor Roger Blin-Stoyle
Panellist (The Model Makers):
Nike Arrighi
Item presenter (The Model Makers):
John Napier
Studio director:
Peter Smith
Producer:
Richard Mason
Producer:
Norman James
Presented by:
Michael Latham
Series editor:
G. Rattray Taylor

The first of two appearances featuring this brilliant American pianist.
with Chuck Israel (bass) and Larry Bunker (drums).
Introduced by Humphrey Lyttelton.
(The Bill Evans Trio appears by arrangement with Ronnie Scott Enterprises)

Contributors

Pianist:
Bill Evans
Bassist:
Chuck Israel
Drummer:
Larry Bunker
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.

Appears in

About this data

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