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A weekly programme which focuses on people and the situations which shape their lives
Reporters Jim Douglas Henry, Jeremy James, Jeanne La Chard, Gillian Strickland, Desmond Wilcox, Harold Williamson

A sentence to borstal - anything from six months to two years - is meant to be not a punishment but a training for the outside world. It is often said that the best borstal boys are the worst citizens; that borstal training is acclimatisation for institutional life, not preparation for the world outside.
The high failure rate in borstals today may be a reflection on what happens inside a borstal, but it's also a criticism of what goes wrong after a boy is released. One probation officer in tonight's programme describes borstals as 'a method of disposal to ease the conscience.' He knows that six out of 10 borstal trainees are in trouble again within three years of release.

In the second of two programmes Man Alive follows a boy on his release, and with those in the prison and aftercare service responsible for the system, asks: what goes wrong?

Contributors

Producer:
David Filkin
Editor:
Desmond Wilcox
Editor:
Bill Morton

Written by Eddie Braben
Starring Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise
Eric and Ernie's guests: Kenneth McKellar, George A. Cooper, Margery Mason, Samantha Jones
Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
featuring Ann Hamilton
with Jenny Lee-Wright, Janet Webb

Contributors

Writer:
Eddie Braben
Orchestra directed by:
Peter Knight
Sound:
Michael McCarthy
Sound:
Len Shorey
Costumes:
Sonia Kerr
Lighting:
Peter Wesson
Design:
Bernard Lloyd-Jones
Producer:
John Ammonds
Comedian:
Eric Morecambe
Comedian:
Ernie Wise
Singer:
Kenneth McKellar
Guest:
George A. Cooper
Guest:
Margery Mason
Singer:
Samantha Jones
Musicians:
Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
[Actress]:
Ann Hamilton
[Actress]:
Jenny Lee-Wright
[Actress]:
Janet Webb

Life in the heart of a Muslim community

Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the world. With 600-million believers, it already equals Catholicism as the world's largest. This film takes Fes in Morocco as its model community, following the cycle of life from birth to death.
Written and produced by Roger Graef
A co-production for BBC, Bayerischer Rundfunk and NET Television by Document Group, London
(Television takes the world to Mohammed: pages 8 and 9)

Contributors

Narrator:
James Mason
Cameraman:
Charles Stewart
Writer/Producer:
Roger Graef

BBC Two England

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