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A programme for children at home.
In the story chair, Charles Leno

Play School this week is about aeroplanes and different ways of flying, and on Tuesday the arched window shows some of the first aeroplanes. Thursday's picturebook is No Roses for Harry by Gene Zion, and Charles Leno's three stories are 'The Umbrella', 'The Bookcase', and 'The Hole in Your Stocking'.
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Contributors

Presenter:
Jennifer Naden
Presenter:
Rick Jones
Storyteller:
Charles Leno

In which Danny Kaye and his special guests, Imogene Coca, Enzo Stuarti entertain to the music of Paul Weston and his Orchestra with Harvey Korman, The Tony Charmoli Dancers, The Earl Brown Singers.

Contributors

Entertainer:
Danny Kaye
Guest:
Imogene Coca
Tenor:
Enzo Stuarti
Musicians:
Paul Weston and his Orchestra
Comedian:
Harvey Korman
Dancers:
The Tony Charmoli Dancers
Singers:
The Earl Brown Singers
Producer:
Perry Lafferty
Director:
Robert Scheerer

A monthly report from the world of music.
Including:

The Unashamed Accompanist Retires
Gerald Moore, on the verge of retiring from the concert platform, talks shop with Donald Swann and looks back on some of the more hilarious moments in his distinguished career.

LA Scala, Milan
A film story about the behind-the-scenes build-up to the Italian premiere of Richard Rodney Bennett's Mines of Sulphur, produced by John Houston.

Ballet Rambert Struggles for Survival
Britain's oldest ballet company has produced the majority of British choreographers. How long can it continue to do so under the cruel strain of constant touring and without an adequate London home?
A film report featuring a brilliant young dancer Maggie Lorraine and the premiere of a ballet by a new choreographer. Jonathan Taylor, with Dame Marie Rambert and David Ellis, the Associate Director.

Introduced by Bernard Keeffe.

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Contributors

Interviewee (The Unashamed Accompanist Retires):
Gerald Moore
Interviewer (The Unashamed Accompanist Retires):
Donald Swann
Dancer (Ballet Rambert Struggles for Survival):
Maggie Lorraine
Interviewee (Ballet Rambert Struggles for Survival):
Dame Marie Rambert
Interviewee (Ballet Rambert Struggles for Survival):
David Ellis
Presenter:
Bernard Keeffe
Director:
Anthony Wilkinson
Editor:
Kenneth Corden

BBC Two England

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