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Sir John Soane's Museum: Sir John Soane, best known as the architect of the Bank of England, designed his home as a setting for his vast collection of antiquities and works of art. Today the collection can be seen virtually as he left it on his death in 1837.

Sheffield Plate: an expert talks about the pleasures and pitfalls of collecting Sheffield Plate, the 18th-century innovation which allowed the not-so-rich to enjoy the shapes and look of silver.

Arthur Negus answers viewers' questions

Hugh Scully introduces the programme

(from Bristol)
(Colour)

Contributors

Presenter:
Hugh Scully
Expert:
Arthur Negus
Director:
Robin Drake
Director:
Paul Smith
Producer:
John King

from Barcelona

In this fitting climax to the championship, the world's two greatest players renew their Wimbledon rivalry in their bid for the first prize of £6,000 and the title of Master of Tennis.
Introduced by Harry Carpenter

(Colour)

Contributors

Tennis player:
Ilie Nastase
Tennis player:
Stan Smith
Presenter:
Harry Carpenter
Commentator:
Dan Maskell
Commentator:
Jack Kramer
Television presentation:
Fred Viner
Television presentation:
Johnnie Watherston
Producer:
A.P. Wilkinson

BBC2 Snooker Competition
Tonight's game, the second in the 16-frame tournament for the 1973 Championship, comes from the League of Champions and features Rex Williams, World Billiards Champion v Jack Rea former Irish Snooker Champion
Introduced by Alan Weeks
(from Birmingham)

Contributors

Presenter:
Alan Weeks
Snooker player:
Rex Williams
Snooker player:
Jack Rea
Referee:
Sydney Lee
Commentator:
Ted Lowe
Director:
Jim Dumighan
Producer:
Reg Perrin

by Rhys Adrian
Starring Edward Woodward as Frank
with Angela Scoular as the Girl

Frank is 40 and worried about his age, which he says is 35. His girl-friend keeps him young, but who are her friends?

"The words tumbled out with a sparkle which kept the whole thing bubbling for its full 50 minutes" (Daily Telegraph)
"Consistently entertaining, accurate and attractive" (Daily Mail)

(First shown on BBC1)

Contributors

Writer:
Rhys Adrian
Producer:
Graeme McDonald
Director:
Piers Haggard
Frank:
Edward Woodward
The Girl:
Angela Scoular
Lane:
Phyllida Law
Michael:
Edward de Souza
Peter:
Charles Bolton

Telepathy, precognition, clairvoyance, even water-divining have one thing in common - researchers call it the Psi factor. And there is no place for it in the conventional view of the natural world.
In tonight's programme dowsers look for cavers under the Mendip Hills and diagnose Linda Blandford's state of health. She and Gordon Snell report tonight on the dowser's art in Pendulums and Hazel Twigs.
(from Bristol)
(Reporter at Large: Thurs 8.30. BBC1)

Contributors

Reporter:
Linda Blandford
Reporter:
Gordon Snell
Executive Producer:
John King
Producer:
Anne Owen
Director:
Colin Goodman

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