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A weekly programme which focuses on people and the situations which shape their lives.
Reporters: Angela Huth, Jeremy James, John Percival, Trevor Philpott, Desmond Wilcox

This week: Love Before Marriage
The conventions have not changed much in a hundred years. It's still a ring announcing to the world a girl has got her man: it's still a time of waiting, of saving, of preparation, and of stress. Being married presents problems enough. Being engaged to be married brings problems of its own. Is virginity old-fashioned? Do you save for a home or spend on your courtship? It's a testing time - and a trying time.

Contributors

Producer/Editor:
Desmond Wilcox
Editor:
Bill Morton

Tonight's film starring Alice Faye, Betty Grable, John Payne, Jack Oakie
Romance and music set in New York's Tin Pan Alley in the early 1900s, with such nostalgic songs as 'You say the sweetest things baby,' 'When you wore a tulip,' 'Moonlight Bay,' 'K-K-K-Katy,' and 'The Sheik of Araby'.

Contributors

Director:
Walter Lang
Screenplay:
Robert Ellis
Screenplay:
Helen Logan
Based on a story by:
Pamela Harris
Katie Blane:
Alice Faye
Lily Blane:
Betty Grable
Harry Calhoun:
Jack Oakie
Skeets Harrigan:
John Payne
Casey:
Allen Jenkins
Nora Bayes:
Esther Ralston

In five parts
Starring Dudley Foster, Sylvia Syms, John Thaw

Diana has seen Thelma's body lying on the landing of the blackmailer's flat. At her home she and Mark are visited by the police with a surprise witness.
(Shown on Saturday)

Contributors

Writer:
Francis Durbridge
Produced and directed by:
Alan Bromly
Diana Stewart:
Sylvia Syms
Mark Paxton:
John Thaw
Inspector Clay:
Dudley Foster

A last look around the world of television.
Criticism, Discussion, Diversion with Denis Tuohy, Michael Dean, Joan Bakewell, Tony Bilbow and tonight's guests.

Contributors

Presenter:
Denis Tuohy
Presenter:
Michael Dean
Presenter:
Joan Bakewell
Presenter:
Tony Bilbow

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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