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Introduced by Harry Carpenter.
The champion had held the title for seven years. He was known to be one of the toughest fighters ever; the challenger-just a smooth-talking bookworm. The fight was a foregone conclusion-or was it?
Philadelphia, September 23, 1926
Jack Dempsey v. Gene Tunney
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It's a wise man who has taken his seat and settled down before the big fight starts. First rounds have been known to hold surprises. When the current world heavyweight champion shoots backwards out of the ring in the first round after dropping the challenger seven times, it becomes historic.
New York, September 14, 1923
Jack Dempsey v. Luis Firpo

Contributors

Presenter:
Harry Carpenter
Boxer:
Jack Dempsey
Boxer:
Gene Tunney
Boxer:
Luis Firpo
Producer:
Bob Duncan

Starring Dick Emery
with Deryck Guyler, Peter Gilmore, Julia Shelley, Gillian Humphreys, Jeffrey Gardiner
and featuring Take Five

Contributors

Script:
David Cumming
Script:
Maurice Wiltshire
Script:
Mel Tolkin
Script:
Larry Gelbart
Script:
Mel Brooks
Script:
Selma Diamond
Script:
Sheldon Keller
Script:
Michael Stewart
Choreography:
Malcolm Clare
Orchestrations and musical direction:
Dennis Wilson
Producer:
Dennis Main Wilson
Comedian:
Dick Emery
[Actor]:
Deryck Guyle
[Actor]:
Peter Gilmore
[Actress]:
Julia Shelley
[Actress]:
Gillian Humphreys
[Actor]:
Jeffrey Gardiner
Singer/dancers:
Take Five

by Thomas Mann.
dramatised in seven parts by Jack Pulman.
Christian has returned to the family business. Tony's marriage has ended in bankruptcy and divorce.
Recorded in the BBC's Glasgow studio
Repeated on Thursday at 10.10

Contributors

Author:
Thomas Mann
Dramatised by:
Jack Pulman
Producer:
Douglas Allen
Director:
Michael Imison
Tony:
Elizabeth Shepherd
Frau Consul:
Jean Anderson
Ida Jungmann:
Selma Vaz Dias
Erica Grunlich:
Janet Hannington
Pastor Trieschke:
James Ottaway
Clara:
Tamara Hinchco
Thomas:
Nigel Stock
Frederike:
Ellen Pollock
Henriette:
Joan Hart
Pfam:
Rosalind Knight
Christian:
Kenneth Griffith
Pastor Tiburtius:
Andrew Sachs
Captain:
Arthur Boland
Gesemi Weichbrodt:
Anne Pichon
Gerda Arnoldsen:
Annette Carell
Herr Arnoldsen:
Douglas Murchie

with Alan Whicker
What's a pretty girl like you... doing in a place like this?
The hair, massive and lacquered stiff -a solid, unmoving helmet, Make-up, heavy-a deep dusty coating, fanned by great remote-controlled eyelashes Waistline, unnaturally small and tight. Swimsuit, sculptured to emphasise endless thighs. The exposure, tremendous-it's got to be tremendous, for these are
The Beauty Queens
Tonight, to examine nature in the raw, we join these perambulating bathing-beauties, crowned and uncrowned, on and off the catwalk, to share their triumphs and defeats as they sway towards their ultimate trial-the day of Miss World!
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Contributors

Presenter:
Alan Whicker
Produced and directed by:
Jack Gold

A top League football match brought to you each Saturday on BBC-2.
Kenneth Wolstenholme reports with outside broadcast cameras from a well-known League ground.
Today's match will be announced on BBC-1 after Grandstand and on BBC-2 at 7.30

Contributors

Presenter/commentator:
Kenneth Wolstenholme
Television presentation:
John McGonagle

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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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