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A literary panel game with Melvyn Bragg, A.S. Byatt, David Pryce Jones, Angus Wilson.
Chairman, Alan Brien

Contributors

Panellist:
Melvyn Bragg
Panellist:
A.S. Byatt
Panellist:
David Pryce Jones
Panellist:
Angus Wilson
Chairman:
Alan Brien
Extracts read by:
John Moffatt
Devised by:
Brigid Brophy
Director:
Julia Matheson
Producer:
Julian Jebb

A season of programmes entered for the 1966 Italia Prize.

This week, the winning documentary entry, "What Happened Up There?"
A film investigation of the mystery surrounding the Tokyo Bay air disaster of February 1966.
Written and directed by Yoshitane Horri for Japan Broadcasting Corporation (N.H.K.)
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Contributors

Narrator:
Frederick Mathew
Writer/Director:
Yoshitane Horri
Film cameraman:
Masaji Yuasa

A thriller in six parts by Peter O'Donnell.

Ambrose and Dominique hope they have shaken Feinster into handing over the stolen pearls, but instead he hands over something more troublesome...
(Repeated on Friday at 8.5 p.m.)

Contributors

Writer:
Peter O'Donnell
Designer:
Richard Henry
Producer:
Alan Bromly
Director:
Christopher Barry
Ambrose Frayne:
Derek Fowlds
Dominique Frayne:
Jeanne Roland
Charles Charles:
Henry McGee
Roger Curran:
Peter Forbes-Robertson
Hector Frayne:
Sam Kydd
Cornelia:
Bridget Armstrong
Feinster:
John Bryans
Inspector Roth:
Campbell Singer
Butler:
James Fairley
M. Brienne:
Ivor Salter
Japanese girl:
null Poulet-Tu
Cokey Brock:
Victor Maddern
Doreen:
Margaret Nolan
Police Constable:
George Lee
Crozier:
John Sharp

A series presenting the best in international jazz recorded in concert from Britain's foremost colleges and universities.

This week from The Cambridge Union: The Thelonious Monk Quartet
Thelonious Monk (piano), Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone), Larry Gales (bass), Ben Riley (drums)
Introduced by Humphrey Lyttelton.
The Thelonious Monk Quartet appears by arrangement with Harold Davison

Contributors

Pianist:
Thelonious Monk
Tenor saxophonist:
Charlie Rouse
Bassist:
Larry Gales
Drummer:
Ben Riley
Presenter:
Humphrey Lyttelton
Producer:
Terry Henebery

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

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Dean
Presenter:
Joan Bakewell
Presenter:
Tony Bilbow
Presenter:
Sheridan Morley

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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About this data

This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More