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Five programmes about the Polish road to socialism.

"I suppose there must be a cultural policy from what I read in the papers - not that it's discernible to me."
Introduced by Zbigniew Pelczynski.

Contributors

Presenter:
Zbigniew Pelczynski
Producer:
Howard Smith

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)

Contributors

Newsreader:
John Timpson
Newsreader:
Peter Woods
Reporter:
Martin Bell
Reporter:
Michael Blakey
Reporter:
Michael Clayton
Reporter:
Tom Mangold
Reporter:
Brian Saxton
Reporter:
David Tindall
Reporter:
Richard Whitmore

Gordon Wilkins and Barrie Gill cover the world of motoring.

The noise and chaos of traffic jams are a threat to city life, and the fumes and dirt a hazard to health. The cost of congestion in delays to freight and in extra fuel is estimated at £1,000 million a year. The West London traffic experiment aims to speed up the flow of commuters' cars by using television cameras and a computer to control traffic lights in the rush hour. Is this an answer to traffic jams elsewhere in Britain? Wheelbase reports from New Scotland Yard.
(Colour)

Contributors

Presenter:
Gordon Wilkins
Presenter:
Barrie Gill
Director:
John Mills
Producer:
Brian Robins

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A Budget for Europe - Part 1
Gaullists in Paris, Gnomes in Zurich are waiting anxiously for the Chancellor's decisions on March 19. What sort of Budget do they want? How could it affect them?

Contributors

Commentator:
William Davis
Commentator:
Alan Watson
Commentator:
Brian Widlake
Producer:
Andrew Quicke

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

Big John's alliance with Don Sebastian is jeopardised when Buck and the ranch hands join a posse to hunt down a notorious Mexican bandit.

(Colour)

Contributors

Big John:
Leif Erickson
Buck:
Cameron Mitchell
Billy Blue:
Mark Slade
Victoria:
Linda Cristal
Manolito:
Henry Darrow
Marshal Virgil Packer:
Robert Lansing
El Lobo:
Anthony Caruso
Sam:
Don Collier
Reno:
Ted Markland
Pedro:
Roberto Contreras
Joe:
Robert Hoy
Ira:
Jerry Summers

With Michael Dean, Joan Bakewell, Tony Bilbow, Brian King, Sheridan Morley.

"The sooner it's over, the sooner to sleep" (Charles Kingsley)

(Colour)

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Dean
Presenter:
Joan Bakewell
Presenter:
Tony Bilbow
Presenter:
Brian King
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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