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An Outside Broadcast from the Annual Meeting at Cambridge.

The concepts on which a science is based can change almost beyond recognition during the work of a single generation.
Sir Peter Medawar C.B.E., F.R.S., Director of the National Institute for Medical Research gives his presidential address to the Zoology Section.
From the Lady Mitchell Hall, Cambridge

Contributors

Speaker:
Sir Peter Medawar
Producer:
William Cave

Club Rugby! The phrase conjures up a traditional picture: a broad-shouldered, essentially masculine and somewhat exclusive company... deeds of valour on the field... prodigious drinking and risque singing in the bar... with the ladies waiting outside, or at home.
Jeremy James savours the atmosphere of a Saturday at the Rugby Club and finds out how the old traditions are standing up amid the social changes of the modern world.
(Repeat)

Contributors

Reporter:
Jeremy James
Producer:
Phil Pilley

Britain's finest water skiers Jeannette Stewart-Wood and Robin Beckett demonstrate, on the Ruislip Lido, the simple and intricate art of this growing sport.

Contributors

Water skier:
Jeannette Stewart-Wood
Water skier:
Robin Beckett
Commentator:
Alan Weeks
Commentator:
David Nations
Producer:
Alec Weeks

by N.C. Hunter.
with Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies as Laura Anson, Robert Flemyng as Julian Anson, Rachel Gurney as Frances Farrar, Felix Aylmer as David Anson, Laurence Hardy as Dr. Farley, Cyril Raymond as Humphrey Caldwell, Peter Collingwood as William Gregson, Elizabeth Benzimra as Elinor Eddison, Gerald Rowland as Toby Eddison and Gene Anderson as Miss Mathieson.
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See page 41

Contributors

Writer:
N.C. Hunter
Story Editor:
Rosemary Hill
Designer:
Natasha Kroll
Producer:
Cedric Messina
Director:
John Gorrie
Laura Anson:
Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies
Julian Anson:
Robert Flemyng
Frances Farrar:
Rachel Gurney
David Anson:
Felix Aylmer
Dr. Farley:
Laurence Hardy
Humphrey Caldwell:
Cyril Raymond
William Gregson:
Peter Collingwood
Elinor Eddison:
Elizabeth Benzimra
Toby Eddison:
Gerald Rowland
Miss Mathieson:
Gene Anderson

A new series featuring jazz musicians from Britain, Canada, and Australia.
This week from Britain: The Commonwealth Big Band
Introduced by Benny Green.

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Contributors

Musicians:
The Commonwealth Big Band
Musical director:
Tubby Hayes
Presenter:
Benny Green
Design:
Roger Andrews
Direction:
Colin Charman
Production:
Terry Henebery

Ideas, Personalities, Progress
A report from Cambridge on the day's proceedings at the Annual Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.
Introduced by David Wilson.

Contributors

Presenter:
David Wilson
Reporter:
John Maddox
Reporter:
Peter Bennet Stone
Editor:
William Cave

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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