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A programme for children at home.
Presenters this week, Julie Stevens, Stephen Cartwright

It's a busy week in Play School. On 'Dressing-up Day' Stephen and Julie decide to do some house painting. On Wednesday there is a family moving house through one of the windows, and on Friday the toys do their best to sweep a chimney.
Today's story is called 'Pybus and the Fire Engine'
(to 11.25)

Contributors

Presenter:
Julie Stevens
Presenter:
Stephen Cartwright

Starring Ray Fell, Lulu, Mike Yarwood
and The Gojos

Contributors

Writer/Script editor:
Austin Steele
Writer:
Brad Ashton
Writer:
Neil Shand
Orchestrations and title music/Original music and lyrics:
Alan Roper
Original music and lyrics:
Robert Gray
Orchestra conducted by:
Harry Rabinowitz
Dance direction:
Jo Cook
Design:
Roger Leach
Producer:
John Ammonds
Singer/Comedian:
Ray Fell
Singer:
null Lulu
Impressionist:
Mike Yarwood
Dancers:
The Gojos

by Dennis Potter.
With Terence de Marney as Flanders and Tenniel Evans as Padstow

"Mr. Potter manages to involve one immediately with his characters, who come up close and can't be beaten off". (The Guardian)
"As an antidote to the cosier accounts of hospital activity this was valuable". (The Times)
"This was a hospital ward the way it is. Patients the way they are... Hip, Hip, Hurrah for Dennis Potter and 'Emergency-Ward 9'." (The Sun)

Contributors

Writer:
Dennis Potter
Designer:
Paul Allen
Producer:
Harry Moore
Director:
Gareth Davies
Flanders:
Terence de Marney
Padstow:
Tenniel Evans
Angela:
Gillian Lewis
Adzola:
Dan Jackson
Old man:
Arthur Ridley
Night nurse:
Rowena Gregory
First doctor:
Paul Carson
Second doctor:
Anwer Begg
Mr. Vyshinski:
Raymond Witch
Youth:
Philip Needs
Sister:
Evangeline Banks

The weekly series about films and film-makers.

A profile of the veteran American director Howard Hawks in which the maker of Only Angels Have Wings, Bringing Up Baby, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Red River, Rio Bravo, Hatari talks to Peter Bogdanovitch about his career and his latest film El Dorado starring John Wayne and Robert Mitchum.
Last of the present series.
'The Movies' returns in the autumn
See page 19

Contributors

Interviewee:
Howard Hawks
Interviewer:
Peter Bogdanovitch
Producer:
Barrie Gavin
Director:
Nicholas Garnham

Tales from the last frontier of the great American West.
A film series starring James Drury as The Virginian.

A convicted murderess comes to Medicine Bow to start a new life, but her past causes trouble.

Contributors

The Virginian:
James Drury
Della Saunders:
Sheree North
John Ballinger:
Liam Sullivan
Alfred Krebs:
Stephen Roberts
Ryker:
Clu Gulager
Jennifer:
Diane Roter

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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