A programme for children at home.
In the story chair, Charles Leno
Repeated on BBC-1 at 1.30
(to 11.25)
A filmed series in which Arnold Palmer and Gary Player are challenged in eighteen-hole match-play by pairs drawn from the elite of America's professional tournament circuit.
This week: Arnold Palmer and Gary Player v. Bob Nichols and Jackie Cupit played at the San Gabriel Country Club, California.
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by James O'Connor.
[Starring] Lee Montague
(First shown on BBC-1)
Tonight's play, first seen in January, can claim exceptional authenticity as a human document. Written by an ex-convict, it is about some professional criminals who plan a robbery. It was James O'Connor's first, well-received play. Its dialogue in particular had the real flavour of criminal slang. Here is a brief glossary of some of the more obscure words and phrases: to straighten - to bribe; to dwell the box - to stay put; a kite - a cheque; a grand £1,000; to knock back - to refuse; porridge - doing time.
An opera by Richard Strauss.
An edited version of this year's Salzburg Festival production.
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Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Karl Bohm
Introduced by Peter Ebert.
Recording made available by courtesy of the Austrian Television Service
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followed by The Weather
Battle of Britain survivor Douglas Bader speaks about his war experiences and comments on Reach for the Sky, a film about his life. (1965) Show more
Round off the day with Denis Tuohy, Michael Dean, Nicholas Tresilian, Joan Bakewell and tonight's guests.
