Starring John Payne, Mary Murphy with Francis L. Sullivan
A gambler, out of luck in Las Vegas, accepts the dubious assignment of trying to find a large ruby which has mysteriously vanished after a plane crash.
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David Holmes reviews the moves made by the politicians and examines the part played by government in the lives of us all.
Presented by Rene Cutforth
On 6 March 1942 Hubertus Lauwers, a secret radio operator working for the Dutch Resistance, was captured by Major Herman Giskes of German Military Intelligence in Holland. This gave the Germans an unparalleled chance to smash the Dutch underground movement - and even, perhaps, discover the date set for the Allied invasion of Europe...
With thanks to the Imperial War Museum
by Thomas Hardy
Dramatised in four parts by Harry Green
Fitzpiers has been seeing Mrs Charmond, despite her moving away from Hintock House. Returning on horseback half-asleep, he inadvertently spoke her name before Grace and the villagers.
(Repeated: Friday. 8.30 pm)
A film portrait of Aneurin Hughes, a Welsh countryman. His work is to chop down trees, but his delight is to make exquisite wood carvings - and to sing.
Starring Kenneth Williams and The Young Generation
Heather Beckers, Marie Betts, Ann Chapman, Jackie Dalton, Denise Fone, Carole Forbes, Lynda Herbert, Carolyn Heywood, Linda Jolliff, Kay Korda, Linda Lawrence, Sandy Penson, Lara Shaw, Susan Toogood, Wei Wei Wong, Bobby Bannerman, Chris Cooper, Roger Finch, Richard Gough, Roger Hannah, Chris Hennen, Harry Higham, Michael Howe, Roger Howlett, Nigel Lythgoe, Rhys Nelsen, Jeremy Robinson, Brian Rogers, Kenneth Warwick, Trevor Willis
Guest artists Vera Lynn, The Dancing Devils
Ray Cook and his Orchestra
(Kenneth Williams is in "Captain Brassbound's Conversion" at the Cambridge Theatre, London)
Previously shown on Boxing Day, this programme is based on Jack London's dramatic short story about a man facing the terrifying prospect of freezing to death. His only companion is a wild husky dog as he walks through the beautiful Arctic snowscape.
The year is 1898, the time of the Gold Rush, and the scene the Klondike where 'no man should travel alone when it's 50 below.' For this man, his very life hung on his ability To Build a Fire.
"In its own right a minor master-piece" (Sunday Telegraph)
"Should be repeated but not until the summer please" (Sunday Times)
from Wimbledon
Recorded highlights of The Men's Singles Final
Jack Kramer comments on the day's play which is introduced by Harry Carpenter.
This listing contains language that some may find offensive.
