for the deaf and hard of hearing
A look at the news of the week with film from all over the world and a commentary that can be seen as well as heard.
by Ronald Eyre
With Alan Webb, Rosalie Crutchley
and Michael Pennington as Alexander
A monthly report from the world of music.
Introduced by Bernard Keeffe.
Giovanni Martinelli
Over fifty incredible years have passed since the outstanding Italian tenor first appeared at Covent Garden. Last month he returned to London to make a personal appearance at the National Film Theatre. For Music International he talks of his career, shows excerpts from some of his early films, and gives a master class to a young student tenor.
Opera for Children
A report on a current production of Britten's "Noye's Fludde" performed by the Finchley Children's Music Group, with Owen Brannigan as Noah
Dancer-Composer Extraordinary
A story directed by David Gladwell about a new ballet, its choreographer, Ernest Berk and his own unusual score.
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(Colour)
A duel of words and wit between Jimmy Edwards with Prunella Scales, Wing Commander Stanford-Tuck and Patrick Campbell with Drusilla Beyfus, Robert Hardy
Referee, Peter Wheeler
(Jimmy Edwards Is appearing in "Big Bad Mouse" at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London)
(Colour)
A film about a sheep farm in Snowdonia.
Moel Siabod is in the Snowdonia range, and part of its slopes are the barren, windy acres of Garth Farm, farmed by R. O. Jones, a widower, and his family of five children and aged mother. Tonight's film gives an impression of their lives during this year's lambing season.
with Michael Dean, Joan Bakewell, Tony Bilbow, Sheridan Morley and tonight's guests also Philip Jenkinson with more film requests.
(Colour)