Starring Cornel Wilde, Constance Smith, Finlay Currie
A French nobleman, cheated of his inheritance, joins a dangerous quest for the treasure of the lost Mayan civilisation.
Cornel Wilde faces the perils of the Central American jungle in this exciting adventure set in the late 18th century and filmed on location in Guatemala.
(This Week's Films: page 9)
Marcel Ichac's award-winning film about the successful conquest of Annapurna by a French team in 1950. At the time Annapurna was the highest peak ever scaled, and this film was the first detailed record of a major climb.
The story of wildlife on a Malayan seashore.
What is meant by 'the right foods,' and what can happen to children who get too little of them?
Nearest place to home where the sun still shines, especially for those with no Empire left to rule.
David Holmes on the political scene
and Weather
Completing last week's portrait of the Eskimos of Pelly Bay.
A BBC/NFBC co-production
with Professor Yigael Yadin
'And Joshua at that time turned back. and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor before time was the head of all those kingdoms.'
These words in the Bible and other references in ancient records inspired Professor Yadin, one of Israel's best-known archaeologists, to excavate the site of Hazor.
Among his discoveries were the huge Canaanite city which Joshua destroyed and later cities, including the citadel of King Solomon. He shows how, layer by layer, he brought to light one of the largest and most important archaeological sites in the Middle East.
A weekly series of concert performances
This week: Osibisa who combine the rhythms of America and Africa in a sound of their own.
(This Week's Sounds: page 11)
Mice, rats, gerbils, hamsters and guinea pigs are some of the more commonly kept small pets. Understanding their behaviour in the wild can help to give them the correct diet and surroundings.
(Colour)
by Henry James
A second chance to see this dramatisation in six parts by Jack Pulman
The closeness of Mr Verver and his daughter has brought Charlotte and the Prince together.
A hilarious half-hour by, with and from Michael Bentine, in which he persuades us that events in his life have frequently been even funnier than those he has depicted on television and films.
(Michael Bentine's Choice: page 5)
and Weather
Introduced by Sheridan Morley and Philip Jenkinson
Alfred Hitchcock talks about his career and his latest film, Frenzy
(Oh! For a Man!)
Starring Jayne Mansfield, Tony Randall, Betsy Drake, Joan Blondell
The world of advertising is full of surprises but the bizarre consequences of Rockwell Hunter's lipstick commercial involving Hollywood's most glamorous star astound even the hardened executives.
Jayne Mansfield plays the movie queen in this satirical look at television advertising based on George Axelrod's Broadway hit.
(This Week's Films: page 9)
