Story: "The Hands That Wouldn't Work"
Guest storyteller Clive Dunn
(Repeated on BBC1 at 4.10 pm)
(Colour)
In-Service Education Project for Teachers
A series of ten programmes
'Doing things' is almost universally regarded as desirable in youth work. Shouldn't the purpose of activities be examined?
A new film series about animal behaviour and survival.
Hugh Falkus and Niko Tinbergen, who made the award-winning film Signals for Survival about the language of herring gulls, have now turned their attention to the Oystercatcher.
It is a common bird, yet has an amazing skill unique among birds. It is able to use its bill to open a mussel and extract the flesh. But how does it acquire this extraordinary skill?
(from Bristol)
The European Community believes that it has too many farmers. Something like 5 million too many. Somehow, they have to be persuaded to become more efficient or to move off the land altogether, problems which are particularly serious for France. West German television reports on her Common Market partner's painful agricultural revolution.
Introduced by Derek Hart from Brittany, France.
by Colette
Dramatised in five parts by Michael Voysey
Starring Yvonne Mitchell, Scott Antony, Brenda Bruce
Cheri, Lea's handsome young lover, has left her to make the customary 'arranged' marriage. Edmee, his bride, is beautiful, young and wealthy.
(Brenda Bruce is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company)
Mary Rogerson, housekeeper to Beatrix Potter, talking to Joan Bakewell. Mrs Rogerson recalls the 30 years she spent looking after the famous author of Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddleduck.
Ever since primeval man rose from all-fours to stand upright he's been suffering from back-ache. A sharp pain in the lumbar region of the spine.
Almost every human activity can bring it on: working at the kitchen sink, on a production line, driving a car, carrying a baby, or even just sitting down. But although we all get it, it's extraordinary how little we know about what causes it, or how to cure it. How dangerous, for example, is the domestic chair? How good are the osteopaths? What chance of a complete 'cure' for slipped discs?
Horizon reviews the situation and investigates some of the remarkable new spine research which one day may make everyone's life a little more comfortable.
This listing contains language that some may find offensive.
by Peter Everett
The hero of Mafeking has to summon up all his soldierly resourcefulness in a delicate attempt at murder.
(Colour)
with David Tindall
Weather
A weekly round-up of issues concerning the world of television. Michael Dean surveys the week's output and invites others to assess its achievements and effect.
(Colour)
