A programme for children at home.
Presenters this week, Carole Ward, Peter Reeves
(to 11.25)
by Professor Eric Laithwaite.
The Royal Institution, London Annual Christmas Lectures to Young People
Like the Cheshire Cat's grin without the cat, a moving magnetic field can only be observed when a solid object is near it. But where does the field go when the solid is taken away?
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(Lecture 3: The Caucus Race - Saturday at 5.0)
(to 18.00)
Some openings and opportunities for adult study.
O-and A-levels, degrees and diplomas are the qualifications needed for most of the best jobs. There are courses available for mature students.
Introduced by Brian Groombridge with Geoffrey Stuttard.
A monthly report from the world of music.
Including:
Recapitulation and Coda
Was 1966 a 'good' year musically? What were the events that will be specially remembered, and what new trends have emerged? A critical look by John Amis, Deryck Cooke, Martin Cooper, Sydney Edwards, Noel Goodwin, Antony Hopkins.
Modern Music 2,000 Years Old
A poem about a tragic shipwreck has inspired an Irish (and Irish-speaking) composer to demonstrate the virtues of primitive traditional instruments in modern composition. Sean O'Riada - is the subject of a musical profile by Peter Luke, filmed on location in the wild and beautiful Gaeltacht areas of Cork, Kerry and Connemara.
Introduced by Bernard Keeffe.
It started quietly. It ended in the biggest money crisis for a generation.
by Isaac Asimov.
dramatised by Hugh Leonard.
with Wendy Craig
and Hal Hamilton, Ann Firbank, Helen Horton
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A series presenting the best in international jazz recorded in concert from Britain's foremost colleges and universities.
This week from Queen Mary's College, University of London
Featuring Britain's No. 1 multi-instrumentalist playing music by some of the jazz musicians who have influenced him.
Introduced by Humphrey Lyttelton.
(Next week, from the University of Keele: Wild Bill Davison with Alex Welsh and his Band)
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followed by The Weather
A last look around the world of television.
Criticism, Discussion, Diversion with Denis Tuohy, Michael Dean, Joan Bakewell, Tony Bilbow and tonight's guests.
