A programme for children at home.
Presenters this week, Carole Ward, Gordon Rollings
In the story chair, H. E. Todd
(to 11.25)
Characteristic forms of English art discussed by Basil Taylor.
Constable said: 'Painting is with me but another word for feeling,' and artists have often interpreted landscape in this way, transforming the facts of nature into something which touches a wider range of human experience.
A duel of words and wit between Patrick Campbell with Jean Marsh, Leslie Mitchell and Kenneth Williams with Juliet Mills, Stanley Unwin.
Referee, Joe Melia
Juliet Mills is appearing in 'Lady Windermere's Fan' at the Phoenix Theatre, London
Gordon Wilkins covers the world of motoring.
What's gone wrong with motor Insurance? Who are the bankrupt firms? How is it so many motorists find their policies are useless in the event of an accident? Wheelbase looks for answers in the insurance offices of the City of London.
A thriller in six parts by John Roddick.
Starring John Carson, Glyn Houston
with Angela Scoular, Calvin Lockhart, Jean Harvey
(Shown on Saturday)
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In 1911 Mahler died, leaving his Tenth Symphony unfinished. The composer's sketch was later filled out, and the result was hailed as a great work.
Tonight's Workshop retraces the story of this symphony and of how the performing version of it was compiled by the English musician Deryck Cooke with Eugene Ormandy who conducts the London Symphony Orchestra (Leader,John Georgiadis) and the conductor of the first performance Berthold Goldschmidt who worked with Deryck Cooke.
Introduced by Bernard Keeffe.
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Ian Trethowan looks back over the past week in Parliament and introduces reports on big debates in both Houses, questions to Ministers, significant moves behind the scenes, and the effects of M.P.s' work inside and outside Westminster.
With Hardiman Scott, David Holmes.
followed by The Weather
Including
Plunder
A weekly raid on the archives of BBC Television-and elsewhere.
Introduced by Michell Raper.
This edition includes:
Alanbrooke on Churchill (1957)
Introduced by Sir Brian Horrocks.
The Vic-Wells Ballet in Facade (1937)
Reginald Foort at the theatre organ (1934)
and Tyrone Guthrie (Monitor: 1959)
