Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 280,248 playable programmes from the BBC

The Second London International Firework Competition: live from the Thames at Tower Bridge.
Teams from France, Italy, Spain and Britain compete to put on the most attractive TV display.
Each team has six minutes to let off its pieces and win marks from the international jury.
The danger in life's pleasures: page 4

Contributors

Director of the competition:
Rev Ron Lancaster
Chief judge:
Friedrich Lunig (Germany)
Commentator:
David Dimbleby
Outside broadcast directed by:
Alan Chivers
Producer:
William Cave

A duel of words and wit between Patrick Campbell, Rosemary Leach, Iain Cuthbertson and Frank Muir, Arianna Stassinopoulos, Richard O'Sullivan
Referee Robert Robinson
Perfectly ordinary: page 5

Contributors

Referee:
Robert Robinson
Team captain:
Patrick Campbell
Panellist:
Rosemary Leach
Panellist:
Iain Cuthbertson
Team captain:
Frank Muir
Panellist:
Arianna Stassinopoulos
Panellist:
Richard O'Sullivan
Call My Bluff devised by:
Mark Goodson
Call My Bluff devised by:
Bill Todman
Director:
Peggy Walker
Producer:
Johnny Downes

Cigarette consumption, despite government health warnings, continues to rise. Doctors estimate up to 100,000 people die each year as a result. Over ten times as many as die on the roads. Why do people smoke? What are the real health consequences? What can be done to unhook smokers? With over £1,000-million going into the nation's Treasury from tobacco revenue and only £400,000 being spent on government antismoking campaigns, has the government too much at stake, financially, to take the dangers of smoking more seriously? Or, in view of the attempts to make smoking safer, should we not accept the positive advantages gained from smoking and accept the continuation of the habit?
Reaching for death: page 5

Contributors

Narrator:
Paul Vaughan
Editor:
Bruce Norman
Producer:
Brian J. Gibson

by Ian Taylor
A season of new plays from Birmingham by new writers

'The way to get on, son, is to accept the kind of jobs you have to grit your teeth to do.'
Martin enjoys moving furniture, but not bodies.

Contributors

Writer:
Ian Taylor
Script Editor:
Tara Prem
Designer:
Ian Ashurst
Producer:
Barry Hanson
Director:
Brian Parker
Cecil:
John Woodnutt
John:
Graham Ashley
Martin:
Ken Kitson
Mrs Shakespeare:
Zara Jaber

Edwin Mullins looks at six unusual London museums

This small museum in East London attracts coachloads of school-children from all over England to see its rooms furnished in the style of various periods of English history. But you don't have to be a child to be fascinated.

Contributors

Presenter:
Edwin Mullins
Producer:
Christopher Martin
Director:
Barry Toovey

BBC Two England

About BBC Two

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

Appears in

About this data

This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More