A programme for children at home
Today's story: "Harry the Painter"
(Repeated on BBC-1 and BBC Wales at 4.20 p.m.)
(Colour)
(to 11.20)
The Royal Institution, London Annual Christmas Lectures to Young People
by Professor Philip Morrison
So far we have used only the arithmetic of ratio and we know that Gulliver was twelve times bigger than his Lilliputian hosts. In considering numbers in life we discover that words can be produced by drawing lots, taking us far into nature and language.
(Recorded this afternoon at the Royal Institution)
(Lecture 6: Thursday at 6.0 p.m.)
(Colour)
(to 19.00)
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)
by Bill Craig
[Starring] Iain Cuthbertson, Michael Gambon, Joseph Brady, Edith MacArthur
Guest stars: Neil McCallum, Ian McCulloch, Patrick Jordan
Accused of murdering an Englishman when he led his men across the border in search of Agnes, Gavin must stand trial at the next Day of Truce - when the opposing Wardens meet together to settle their outstanding quarrels. Gavin can be saved if he'll sign a bond making him Cessford's man. But Gavin would rather lose his life than his independence, and as things are he might have to.
(Colour)
A film series introduced by Bernard Venables
On a winter's day Herbert Normington and Reg Righyni trot the Gilt Tail and fly fish respectively on the fast-running waters of the River Wharfe in Yorkshire
(Colour)
by Robert Sheckley
Dramatised by Jack Pulman
with Charles Tingwell, Dallia Penn, Donald Morley
See colour feature on page 29
(Colour)
The 1969 New Year's Honours List once again stamped official and royal recognition on those of us who have given outstanding service. The awards embrace all the British people, from politicians and ambassadors to village postmen and road safety wardens. But how do the great mass of us both here and abroad who will never be honoured regard the baronetcies, the knighthoods, the medals?
Tonight Europa looks at the aspects of pomp and circumstance through European eyes - with a special report from French Television on the investiture this summer of the Prince of Wales.
Introduced by Jack Pizzey
(Colour)
The end of today in front of tomorrow with Michael Dean, Joan Bakewell, Tony Bilbow, Brian King, Sheridan Morley and tonight's guests
(Colour)
