Today's story is "The Elves and the Shoemaker" by the Brothers Grimm.
Illustrated by Katrin Brandt.
(Repeated on BBC1 at 4.20 pm)
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with Peter Woods reporting the world tonight.
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A comic opera by William Walton
In "The Bear", Chekhov's most popular and successful farce, Madame Popova's elaborate grief for her dead husband is rudely interrupted by the visit of a creditor, who stays to demand rather more than his money. This musical version has the additional fun of William Walton's tunes, many written as operatic parodies.
with
Regina Resnik as Madame Popova, a wealthy widow
Thomas Hemsley as Grigory Smirnov, a middle-aged landowner
Derek Hammond-Stroud as Luka, the old manservant
English Chamber Orchestra
Leader Kenneth Sillito
Conducted by Sir William Walton
"This TV production was highly enjoyable... a perfect TV opera" (Harold Rosenthal, Opera)
"If this one ever comes back, don't miss it" (Peter Black, Daily Mail)
(Radio Times People: page 5)
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Items of interest, information and investigation for collectors about collecting.
This week's subjects include:
Hugh Scully looking at the largest and most comprehensive collection of gramophone records in the world, namely the BBC's own record library
John Kennedy-Melling and Leonard Pearcey taking the lid off the pot-lid collecting mania
Some viewers' questions answered by James Norbury
Introduced by Hugh Scully
(from Bristol)
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Adapted by Patrick Garland from the works of John Aubrey
With Roy Dotrice as John Aubrey
Brief Lives, shown on television both here and in the States, and produced on the stage in both countries, has become a classic. Roy Dotrice won the 'Actor of the Year' award for his portrayal of John Aubrey, the 17th-century diarist, whose reminiscences in his cluttered room make up this remarkable solo performance - outrageous, hilarious, touching and totally convincing - one has the feeling that this is John Aubrey himself talking across the centuries.
A BBC-tv/Talent Associates Production
(Roy Dotrice: pages 46-48)
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