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From Japan, featuring the masters of tennis Arthur Ashe, Ken Rosewall, Rod Laver, Stan Smith, Jan Kodes and Zeljko Franulovic

The six players who topped the Open tournament averages in 1970 play each other in this Pepsi-Cola/ILTF Masters Tournament for prize money totalling $50,000, with the title of Masters Champion and $15,000 going to the man with most wins.
Harry Carpenter introduces the best of the action at the Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Today's match: Laver v Rosewall in the best of three tie-breaker sets
The final and most exciting match of the series between Australia's two greatest players.
Produced by A.P. Wilkinson in collaboration with NHK-TV Japan
(International Tennis: Friday BBC1, 10.15 pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Harry Carpenter
Commentator:
Dan Maskell
Commentator:
Jack Kramer
Tennis player:
Ken Rosewall
Tennis player:
Rod Laver
Production Team:
Fred Viner
Production Team:
Johnnie Watherston
Producer:
A.P. Wilkinson

Items of interest, information, and investigation for collectors about collecting: This week
English Marine Paintings
A Cornish Organ Museum
Some viewers' questions answered
Introduced by Hugh Scully and James Norbury
(from Bristol)

Contributors

Presenter:
Hugh Scully
Presenter:
James Norbury
Director:
Robin Drake
Director:
Paul Smith
Producer:
John King

Starring William Holden, Rosalind Russell, Kim Novak
with Cliff Robertson, Susan Strasberg

Kim Novak blossoms forth as a sex symbol in this sultry love affair between a local girl and a visiting ex-college football hero which begins on the day of the town picnic.
Joshua Logan, director of the original Broadway production, brings to this film adaptation a highly charged sensual atmosphere and an acute observation of the tensions of small-town life.
(This Week's Films: page 8)

Contributors

Director:
Joshua Logan
Hal Carter:
William Holden
Madge Owen:
Kim Novak
Rosemary Sidney:
Rosalind Russell
Flo Owen:
Betty Field
Millie Owen:
Susan Strasberg
Alan Benson:
Cliff Robertson
Howard Bevans:
Arthur O'Connell

BBC Two England

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