A programme for children at home
Today's story: 'A Flower for Ambrose' by Anna and Edward Standon
Repeated on BBC-1 and BBC Wales at 4.20 p.m.
(to 11.20)
A unit of five programmes on biological research in medicine
The body's defence mechanism can turn from defence to attack and destroy its own tissue.
Introduced by Dr. Christopher Evans
with Professor Ivan M. Roitt, Dr. Deborah Doniach, Dr. John Playfair
Reporting: John Timpson, Peter Woods and the reporters and correspondents, at home and abroad, of BBC News.
Followed by The Weather
(Colour)
A film version of Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners
starring Michael Redgrave, Michael Denison, Dorothy Tutin, Joan Greenwood
with Edith Evans as Lady Bracknell
Two wealthy bachelors, John and Algernon, use the imaginary name Ernest' when courting Gwendolen and Cecily, but are shocked when both girls fall for 'Ernest's' charms. In the subsequent confusion we find out which man is really 'earnest.'
(Colour)
This week and every week television in this country brings us the stories and issues that concern us. The arguments, the evidence, the examination. We listen and we watch - sometimes we switch off or over - and then we make up our minds. But nearly all the coverage is seen through our eyes. Elsewhere in Europe the same process goes on - but there the view may be quite different.
Introduced this week by Derek Hart
A selection of outstanding feature-length travel and adventure films reflecting man's curiosity in the world around him
Michael Grzimek based the film on the book of the same title by his father, Dr. Bernard Grzimek. Both book and film are pleas for the preservation of the diminishing wildlife of Africa.
This film involved Michael Grzimek in a heavy personal sacrifice in order to raise money for its production, but it eventually won a first prize at the 1956 Berlin Festival, as well as two Golden Bear awards. Grzimek used his share of the profits for further work in Africa. He embarked on a long programme of research on the migration of the large herds of animals in the Serengeti, and it was on completion of this work that he was killed, when his light plane collided with a vulture. He was only twenty-four, but tonight's film with its outstanding pictures of African wildlife serves as a fitting and moving memorial to an ardent naturalist and promising young film director.
(Colour)
(Colour)
The end of today in front of tomorrow with Michael Dean, Joan Bakewell, Tony Bilbow, Sheridan Morley and tonight's guests
(Colour)
