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The best of the week's newsfilm from all over the world, together with ether subjects of interest. For the deaf and hard of hearing a commentary appears visually
Presenter, Robert Dougall with Joan Turner
followed by The Weather
(Colour)

Contributors

Presenter:
Robert Dougall
Interpreter:
Joan Turner
Producer:
Bill Northwood

Starring The George Mitchell Singers
featuring John Boulter, Dai Francis, Tony Mercer
with The Television Toppers
and The Karlins
Margaret Savage, Delia Wicks, Penny Jewkes, Pauline Whitaker, Les Rawlings

(John Boulter, Dal Francis, and Tony Mercer are in "The Black and White Minstrel Show" at the Victoria Palace, London)
(Colour)

Contributors

Singer:
John Boulter
Singer:
Dai Francis
Singer:
Tony Mercer
Dancers:
The Television Toppers
Singers:
The Karlins
Singer:
Margaret Savage
Dancer:
Delia Wicks
Singer/Dancer:
Penny Jewkes
Singer:
Les Rawlings
Dance direction:
Roy Gunson
Vocal Arrangements/Orchestra conducted by:
George Mitchell
Orchestrations:
Alan Bristow
Orchestrations:
Norman Percival
Orchestra Leader:
Freddie Clayton
Orchestra conducted by:
Eric Robinson
Settings:
Martin Collins
Devised by/Producer:
George Inns

A series of films from all over the world about our astonishing planet and the people who live on it.

Far out in the North Atlantic lives a community that is often isolated by dense fog or furious storms-the Faroe islanders. By fishing, catching seabirds, and climbing the huge sea cliffs in search of eggs, many islanders lead a way of life that has remained unchanged for centuries.
From the South and West
(Colour)

Contributors

Narrator:
Joss Ackland
Photography/Director:
Douglas Fisher
Presented by:
Ned Kelly

The monthly review of what is happening in Music Now

John Ogdon
The first modern performance of the missing Elgar Concert Allegro

Peter Maxwell Davies introduces and conducts L'Homme Arme
with the Pierrot Players

Andre Previn on the Symphonies of Vaughan Williams

Jill Gomez sings Villa-Lobos accompanied by eight cellos

Geoffrey Cauley new choreographer with The Royal Ballet
Episodes from "In the Beginning" danced by Lucette Aldous, David Wall, Alfreda Thorogood, Hendrik Davel

(Members of The Royal Ballet appear by permission of the General Administrator, The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
(Colour)

Contributors

Pianist:
John Ogdon
Presenter/Conductor (L'Homme Arme):
Peter Maxwell Davies
Musicians (L'Homme Arme):
The Pierrot Players
Speaker (The Symphonies of Vaughan Williams):
Andre Previn
Soprano (Villa-Lobos):
Jill Gomez
Choreography (Episodes from In the Beginning):
Geoffrey Cauley
Dancer (Episodes from "In the Beginning"):
Lucette Aldous
Dancer (Episodes from "In the Beginning"):
David Wall
Dancer (Episodes from "In the Beginning"):
Alfreda Thorogood
Dancer (Episodes from "In the Beginning"):
Hendrik Davel
Reporter:
Judith Jackson
Reporter:
Leonard Pearcey
Director:
Geoffrey Haydon
Director:
David Heeley
Director:
Rhona Shaw
Editor:
John Drummond

A defiant declaration of mortality
An award-winning experimental film
Written and directed by B.S. Johnson

A young teacher suffering from a minor disability suddenly realises how frail human beings are. His outlook on life is abruptly changed and on his return to the school common-room he seeks to shock his colleagues out of their complacency.

Contributors

Writer/Director:
B. S. Johnson

A series of programmes of lunacy and laughter starring, as your hosts, Dan Rowan and Dick Martin featuring a regular company of crazy characters and a bewildering array of guests
(Colour)

Contributors

Comedian:
Dan Rowan
Comedian:
Dick Martin
Produced for N.B.C. by:
George Schlatter
Produced for N.B.C. by:
Ed Friendly

BBC Two England

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