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A programme for children at home.
In the story chair, Nancy Quayle

This week Nancy Quayle is visiting Play School again to tell three more true stories. On Tuesday Marla and Terry buy themselves new clothes, and on Wednesday you can see a family of hamsters. Camberley, Hope, and Skitter come out of their box again on Thursday to draw more pictures. Each day you will see a different way of measuring time.
(to 11.25)

Contributors

Presenter:
Marla Landi
Presenter:
Terence Holland
Storyteller:
Nancy Quayle

Isobel Barnett and Eleanor Summerfield compete with Richard Murdoch and Lance Percival under the eye of Peter Haigh.

Contributors

Panellist:
Isobel Barnett
Panellist:
Eleanor Summerfield
Panellist:
Richard Murdoch
Panellist:
Lance Percival
Chairman:
Peter Haigh
Devised and written by:
Ian C. Messiter
Director:
Kenneth Milne-Buckley
Producer:
T. Leslie Jackson

Tales from the last frontier of the great American West.
Starring James Drury as The Virginian

Everyone likes the visitor to Shiloh, for he is handsome, gallant, highly skilled, and has an intriguing past. Almost too good to be true, thinks Trampas; and he could be right.

Contributors

The Virginian:
James Drury
Judge Garth:
Lee J. Cobb
Jim Templeton:
Steve Forrest
Betsy:
Roberta Shore
Harding:
Warren Stevens
Trampas:
Doug McClure
Randy:
Randy Boone
Ryker:
Clu Gulager
Matson:
Steve Ihnat

A serial in six parts by Duncan Ross.
Starring William Franklyn and Lana Morris
with Cyril Luckham, Patrick Troughton
and Caroline Blakiston

Ian finds an answer to the fogou mystery and the Professor's secret; and in London Chief Supt. Gage fits another clue into its slot.
(First shown on BBC-1)

Contributors

Writer:
Duncan Ross
Music composed by:
Tristram Cary
Produced and directed by:
Christopher Barry
Pat Penmore:
Caroline Blakiston
Policeman:
Clifford Cox
Mary:
Armine Sandford
Ian Lambart:
William Franklyn
Trev:
Patrick Troughton
Alice:
Wendy Gifford
Emma Cresswell:
Lana Morris
Det. Chief Supt. Gage:
Cyril Luckham
Donald Fraser:
Jack Stewart
Van Hove:
John Richmond
Police Sergeant:
Norman Mitchell
Vallins:
Rio Fanning
Atkins:
Geoffrey Lewis
Hawkins:
Peter Thomas
Sergeant Rose:
Manning Wilson
John:
Richard Armour
Patrick:
John Kelly
Trelawney:
Tommy Duggan

from Canada
Written and produced by John Kemeny and Donald Brittain.
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada
A film portrait of a remarkable and complex man.
As A Husband: I'll make your life a misery-but I'll never bore you
As A Doctor: a surgeon often has the soul of a creative artist
As A Crusader: I'm going to Spain... it's in Spain that the real issues of our time are going to be fought out
As An Artist: the function of the artist is to disturb

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Contributors

Writer/producer:
John Kemeny
Writer/producer:
Donald Brittain

Round off the day with Denis Tuohy, Michael Dean, Nicholas Tresilian, Joan Bakewell, Philip Jenkinson and tonight's guests.

Contributors

Presenter:
Denis Tuohy
Presenter:
Michael Dean
Presenter:
Nicholas Tresilian
Presenter:
Joan Bakewell
Presenter:
Philip Jenkinson

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