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British, American, and Canadian capers from an international line-up of stars, with host Ray Stevens and regular guest stars Lulu, Cass Elliot as well as Billy Van, Carol Robinson, Solari and Carr, Dick Curtis, Steve Martin
(Programme recorded in Canada)

An ocean of sand 3,000 miles long and 1,000 miles wide where man and beast struggle to survive - that is Sahara.
Across this empty land the salt caravans of the Tuaregs follow their age-old routes. From the salt mines of Bilma to the markets of Agades, more than 300 camels pace out 500 unmarked miles and then return - an incredible journey without end.
An NBC-News Special
(from Bristol)

Edited and introduced by John Amis

Rostropovich: the great Russian cellist talks about his ambitions as a conductor, plays a Sarabande and Bourree from Bach's Suite No 3 for solo cello; and is seen in the Royal Festival Hall (on 14 October) receiving from Sir Arthur Bliss the Gold Medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society.

Stomu Yamashta: the Japanese percussion-playing sensation of this year's Aldeburgh and Edinburgh Festivals is seen in a fantasy-trip film directed by William Fitzwater

Alan Bush celebrates his 70th birthday by directing a performance of his Christmas Cantata The Winter Journey with Miriam Nathaniel (soprano), Joseph Ward (baritone)
The Bowles Bevan Singers
Dr Bush also plays the piano and talks about his curious situation as a composer who has four operas in the repertoire in East Germany but is neglected in his own country.
(Rostropovich - is this the end?: p 5)

Written by Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie with Tim Brooke-Taylor
Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie
with George Benson, Richard Caldicot, Timothy Carlton, Pauline Devaney

Introduced by Tony Bilbow with Philip Jenkinson
A tour of Shepperton Studios during the filming of Scrooge with comments from Albert Finney who plays the title role, and the director Ronald Neame.