Story: "Inventing Sounds" written and told by James Blades
Presenters this week: Carmen Munro, Rick Jones

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(Shown on Sunday, BBC1)
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Norman Nicholson is a poet who has lived all his life in the house he was born in at Millom, a small iron town between the Lake District mountains and the sea. Now Millom's iron mines and blast furnaces are finished, but Norman Nicholson writes on about the area he never wants to leave.
(from the North East)

A Western adventure series starring Peter Duel as Smith and Ben Murphy as Jones with guest stars Danny Bilson, Will Geer

Jones is himself fairly handy with a gun. But even he is a bit dazed by a smiling young stranger's incredible display of speed and skill at a shooting contest. And that's not the last our two heroes see of him or his gun - not to mention that smile.

(Colour)

A duel of words and wit between Patrick Campbell, Vicki Hodge, Nigel Davenport and Frank Muir, Thora Hird, Chris Bonington
Referee Robert Robinson

(from Manchester)
(Vicki Hodge's Choice: page 5)
(Colour)

starring Dave Allen
with Jacqueline Clarke, Ronnie Brody, Michael Sharvell-Martin, Peter Hawkins, Robert East

When Dave Allen returns with a new series, you can be sure he'll be joined by James the butler, Sherlock Holmes, Robin Hood, sundry churchmen, King Arthur - and new faces like Canute, Nelson and Napoleon...

(When I get an Idea... page 3)
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A personal history of the United States in 13 parts written and narrated by Alistair Cooke

Around the turn of the century millions of immigrants came to the USA from Europe. Many spoke no English. Many, fleeing from persecution, brought only a handful of possessions. This film, shot entirely in New York, describes their experience in coming to the USA and settling into American society.
Alistair Cooke evokes their life on the Lower East Side, their humour, and their attempts to preserve some of the traditions they brought with them from the Old Country.

A programme with a point of view defined week by week by the opinions of its guest critics - whether lay or professional.

with John Edmunds
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