A programme for children at home.
Presenters this week Marla Landi, Terence Holland
In the story chair, Norman Mitchell

Marla makes a bird out of paper and cardboard today. On Wednesday, Pets Day, "Play School" visits a real school where children keep their own animals. On Friday the science experiment is about blowing bubbles and on the same day Norman Mitchell, the visiting story-teller, tells the old Russian fable "Slipper, Straw, and Bubble".
Today's story is "Grotty the Robot" by Catherine Gavin
(to 11.20)

A film showing a normal delivery of a first baby in hospital.
Commentary spoken by Joan Bakewell and a Consultant Obstetrician.
(Shown yesterday on BBC-1)

Reporting: John Timpson and Peter Woods
with Martin Bell, Michael Blakey, Michael Clayton, Tom Mangold, Brian Saxton, David Tindall, Richard Whitmore and the correspondents, at home and abroad, of BBC News.

(Colour)

Adapted by Barry Took from the Beachcomber column of the Daily Express.
Starring Spike Milligan
and featuring George Benson, Clive Dunn, Patricia Hayes, Julian Orchard, Sheila Steafel, Frank Thornton, Leon Thau
"The Anthology of Huntingdonshire Cabmen" read by Michael Redgrave.
Also appearing this week: Margaret Nolan, Ronnie Brody, Lionel Wheeler

(Colour)

A time of change
A severing of roots
A readjustment

To go from sophisticated Chelsea to the isolation of the Outer Hebrides is the greatest step that one can take in the British Isles. At an age when most men have settled down, Tony Fenton decided to do just that.
(Colour)

A cartoon film based on George Orwell's famous political fable.

"All animals are equal, only some are more equal than others."
See page 20
(Colour)

from "The Talk of the Town" in the heart of London

Kenneth Williams introduces
Tonight's star, Matt Monro
from Italy, Topo Gigio assisted by Joe Melia
from Finland, Viola Talvi
and Jackie Farn

(Colour)

(Colour)

A last look around the daily scene with Michael Dean, Joan Bakewell, Tony Bilbow, Brian King, Sheridan Morley.

"The world gets better every day - then worse again in the evening" (Kin Hubbard)

(Colour)