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A programme for children at home.
Presenters this week, Julie Stevens, Rick Jones
In the story chair, Athene Seyler

Tomorrow in Play School Rick dresses up as a fisherman and uses both a net and a fishing line to try and make a catch. Skitter, Hope, and Camberley, the three felt pen men, come out of their box on Thursday to draw a story about a fishing trip.
Today's story is called 'Henny Penny'
(to 11.25)

Contributors

Presenter:
Julie Stevens
Presenter:
Rick Jones
Storyteller:
Athene Seyler

Highlights of famous revues
Introduced by Alan Melville
Starring this week: Max Adrian, Christopher Gable, Josephine Gordon, Vivienne Martin, Peter Reeves, Thelma Ruby, Aubrey Woods
with guest star, Beatrice Lillie accompanied by Geoffrey Brawn
(Colour)

Contributors

Presenter/Written, composed, or devised by:
Alan Melville
Written, composed, or devised by:
David Climie
Written, composed, or devised by:
Liza Lehmann
Written, composed, or devised by:
Muriel Lillie
Written, composed, or devised by:
Nicholas Phipps
Written, composed, or devised by:
John Pritchett
Written, composed, or devised by:
Geoffrey Wright
Staged by:
William Chappell
Compiled by:
Peter Myers
Music arranged and conducted by:
Dennis Wilson
Theme music composed by:
Malcolm Lockyer
Designer:
Roger Cheveley
Producer:
Robin Nash
Performer:
Max Adrian
Performer:
Christopher Gable
Performer:
Josephine Gordon
Performer:
Vivienne Martin
Performer:
Peter Reeves
Performer:
Thelma Ruby
Performer:
Aubrey Woods
Performer:
Beatrice Lillie
Accompanied by:
Geoffrey Brawn

by Pat Flower
With Suzanne Neve, Guy Doleman

She is saving up for her trousseau and works in the evenings as secretary to a writer. Tonight he has dictated an outline of his latest thriller on to a tape recorder for her. Gradually she realises that the central character in the thriller bears an uncanny and indeed terrifying resemblance to herself.

Contributors

Writer:
Pat Flower
Designer:
Keith Norman
Producer:
George Spenton-Foster
Director:
Tony Wickert
The Secretary:
Suzanne Neve
The Writer:
Guy Doleman

Harold Williamson asks American children at an airbase in Middlesex what they think of the English way of life.
"The English Saturdays, I don't like them because they're not noisy and loud, over here they're real drowsy."
"English food - it's disgusting - I don't like it."
From the North

Contributors

Interviewer:
Harold Williamson
Producer:
Michael Barton

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

Elizabeth has a magnificent obsession and loyalties are divided.
(Colour)

Contributors

The Virginian:
James Drury
John Grainger:
Charles Bickford
Trampas:
Doug McClure
Elizabeth:
Sara Lane
Stacy:
Don Quine
Dr. Spaulding:
John Bryan

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

Contributors

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

BBC Two England

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