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The World Tonight
Reporting: John Timpson, Peter Woods and the reporters and correspondents, at home and abroad, of BBC News
followed by The Weather
(Colour)

Contributors

Newsreader:
John Timpson
Newsreader:
Peter Woods

Achievement... Happiness... Tragedy... Stress...
A weekly programme which focuses on people and the situations which shape their lives
Reporters: Jim Douglas Henry, Angela Huth, Jeremy James, John Percival, Desmond Wilcox, Harold Williamson

(Colour)

Contributors

Editor:
Desmond Wilcox
Editor:
Bill Morton

A selection of musical milestones from the golden days of the silver screen
Tonight: the 1937 production Maytime
starring Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy
with John Barrymore

Those viewers who recently saw the revival of Rose Marie will enjoy another chance to see Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy teamed together. This time the duo are joined by John Barrymore, who plays Jeanette MacDonald's teacher. Maytime includes an excursion into Grand Opera, and Miss MacDonald sings an aria 'Czaritza', based on Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony.

Contributors

Music:
Sigmund Romberg
Screenplay:
Noel Langley
From the play by:
Rida Johnson Young
Produced and directed by:
Robert Z. Leonard
'Miss Morrison':
Jeanette MacDonald
Marcia Mornay:
Jeanette MacDonald
Paul Allison:
Nelson Eddy
Nazaroff:
John Barrymore
Archipenko:
Herman Bing
Kip:
Tom Brown
Barbara:
Lynne Carver
Ellen:
Rafaela Ottiano
Cabby:
Charles Jude

A last look around the daily scene with Michael Dean, Joan Bakewell, Tony Bilbow, Brian King and Sheridan Morley
(Colour)

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Dean
Presenter:
Joan Bakewell
Presenter:
Tony Bilbow
Presenter:
Brian King
Presenter:
Sheridan Morley
Editor:
Rowan Ayers

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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About this data

This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More