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The world of motoring introduced by Cliff Michelmore

Sixty people lose their lives on the roads every year-on horse-back. With 25,000 weekend riders in the Greater London area alone, cars and horses are in conflict. Can they share roads in greater safety? Dick Tracey reports.

Judith Jackson test-drives a new convertible on the sea-front at Brighton.

Michael Frostick examines a Government plan to take over car-testing from the garage trade.

Contributors

Presenter:
Cliff Michelmore
Reporter:
Dick Tracey
Reporter:
Judith Jackson
Reporter:
Michael Frostick
Director:
Tony Salmon
Director:
Peter Cleaver
Producer:
John Mills
Editor:
Brian Robins

with Donald Bisset as William Cobbett

Man was not born always to be at work.
An entertainment in songs, words and music, based on the writings and travels of William Cobbett - farmer, soldier, MP and journalist. He rode around England 150 years ago. He originated Hansard and edited a weekly newspaper. The Government imprisoned him for his outspokenness.
Are his attitudes even more relevant today than they were in his own time?Introduced by Christopher Brasher

Contributors

Presenter:
Christopher Brasher
Producer:
John Bird
William Cobbett:
Donald Bisset

BBC2 Snooker Competition
Two Pot Black Champions in action: Eddie Charlton, Australian Champion and 1972 winner v Ray Reardon, winner of the first Trophy in 1969. He became World Champion in 1970. These two top professionals last met in the 1972 Final with Charlton the victor. Reardon meets an opponent in tremendous form with the highest break so far of 110.
Introduced by Alan Weeks
(from Birmingham)

Contributors

Presenter:
Alan Weeks
Snooker player:
Eddie Charlton
Snooker player:
Ray Reardon
Referee:
Sydney Lee
Commentator:
Ted Lowe
Director:
Jim Dumighan
Producer:
Reg Perrin

by Hugh Whitemore
[Starring] Keith Barron as David Duncan, Mary Miller as Jenny Duncan, Peter Bowles as Frank Cordroy, Ann Lynn as Madge Gallagher and Mervyn Johns as Lord Beale

'If I am a complete idiot I shall become an aeronaut, if not I shall become a philosopher.'

Contributors

Writer:
Hugh Whitemore
Script Editor:
Richard Broke
Lighting:
Peter Catlett
Designer:
Don Homfray
Producer:
Mark Shivas
Director:
John Glenister
David Duncan:
Keith Barron
Jenny Duncan:
Mary Miller
Frank Cordroy:
Peter Bowles
Madge Gallagher:
Ann Lynn
Lord Beale:
Mervyn Johns
Man in orchard:
Will Stampe
Man in orchard:
Colin Cunningham
Jenny's mother:
Ella Milne
Chris:
Paul Seed
Woman in waiting-room:
Constance Chapman
TV interviewer:
Roger Adamson
William Duncan:
John Woodnutt
Voice of Wittgenstein:
Carl Duering

BBC Two England

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