Story: "A Flower for Ambrose" by Anna and Edward Standon
(Repeated on BBC1 t 4.10 pm)
(Colour)
Scenes from an Elizabethan life in ten episodes by Alison Plowden
Book 70p. see page 66
with Percy Thrower from Clacks Farm, Ombersley, Worcestershire
Percy Thrower looks at fan-trained peach, nectarine and apricot trees planted early in March, and plants cucumbers and melons in the garden frames.
(from Birmingham)
(Repeated: Tuesday afternoon. BBC1)
Percy Thrower's Guide to Gardeners' World, 50p: see page 66
'Of all the factors of production, man is the most difficult to move' -Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations.
As Britain's economy expands, so once again labour becomes scarce. There are now at least 275,000 vacant jobs in Britain. Many employers never bother to notify the Labour Exchange of vacancies. But there are still three-quarters of a million unemployed. And even in areas like the North East, where unemployment remains high, factories and building sites are seriously short of skilled workers, and a bricklayer can earn £100 a week without overtime. In the booming South East even unskilled workers are hard to find. Where have all the workers gone?
Reporter Paul Griffiths goes to Teesside and Darlington to see for himself. He also visits the half-empty clothing factories of London's East End. This is the first detailed report on Britain's latest problem - an economy short of the right people with the right skills - in the right places.
Presented by Brian Widlake
with Robert McKenzie
Starring Ann Lynn, Brian Phelan, Judi Dench, Norman Rodway, Joe Melia
Anthony Simmons' film combines a picture of the early morning life of a great river with the drama of a few hours in the lives of two young Thames-side couples. This sensitively made film - originally planned as a documentary - retains a vivid realism in its evocation of the atmosphere of the river and in the performances of its fine cast.
This Week's Films: page 9
Tony Bilbow and Philip Jenkinson present a round-up of what's going on in the film world here and abroad.
with Richard Whitmore
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