A programme for children at home.
In the story chair, Bunty James
Today's story is called "This and That Buying a Car"
(to 11.20)
Five programmes about the Polish road to socialism.
"Plock was a town of pensioners, children, and roses - until the refinery came."
Introduced by Zbigniew Pelczynski.
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)
Gordon Wilkins covers the world of motoring.
Options and extras can cost nearly half as much as the car. Are they worth it? How many give better performance on the road? Or is the accessory just a status symbol to help the family saloon stand out in a crowded car park?
Robin Richards and Peter Jopp examine the claims made for some engine options and extras, and track-test the luxury version (announced yesterday) of a well-known British family car.
(Colour)
including:
Island in the Sun
As the Third Test Match begins in Barbados John Tusa looks at the grim economics of 250,000 people living in an island only twenty-one miles long.
The High Chaparral ...is the bid of a family seeking roots in the newly won West
...is the threat to the new settlers from Mexicans and Indians
...and spells adventure in the Arizona territory of 1870
(Colour)
(See page 49)
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
A second chance to see this dramatisation in two parts by John Hopkins
Starring Edith Evans, with Maurice Roeves.
Alexei has won a large sum at roulette for Polina. Grandmamma has arrived from Moscow. Escorted by Alexei she has visited the casino, and they have both succumbed to the fascination of gambling.
(Shown on Saturday)
(Colour)
Four discussions from St. Catharine's, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Great Park.
Chairman, John Mabbott
Discussion opened by A Consultant Neurologist.
(Colour)
A last look around the daily scene with Michael Dean, Joan Bakewell, Tony Bilbow, Brian King, Sheridan Morley.
"Pretty, but I don't know what it means" (W.S. Gilbert)
(Colour)
