Today's story:
Oliver Philip , the Octopus Written and told by Rolf Harris
Presenters
CHLOE ASHCROFT , DEREK GRIFFITHS
Talking Matters
How we talk to the pre-school and the infant school child affects the development of his own use of language. Some practical strategies explored.
Introduced by ALAN LITTLE
Producer david ALLEN
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Weather
This week: Poverty
Are the poor in Britain getting poorer?
Frank Field, , Child Poverty Action Group, tells three of the new mps just elected to Parliament how he thinks the politicians have gone wrong and what to do to put things right. Chairman Robert McKcnzie
Producer MARGARET DOUGLAS Pressure and parties: page 5
More items of interest, information and investigation for collectors about collecting. Art Deco
The term ' Art Deco ' describes the decorative arts of the 1920s and 30s. Like Art Nouveau, it has established itself as a period of great interest to the collector.
Experts BEVIS hiixier and PHILIPPE GARNER explain some of its sources of inspiration - Cubism and Ancient Egyptian art are just two - and talk about examples of wide-ranging value. Arthur Negus answers viewers' questions Hugh Scully introduces the programme s ROBIN DRAKE PAUL SMITS Producer JOHN KING (Bristol)
based on the novels of ANTHONY TROLLOPE : written for television in 26 parts by SIMON RAVEN Part 14
Cast in order of appearance:
Script editor LENNOX PHILLIPS Designer TIM HARVEY
Producer MARTIN lisemore RONALD WILSON
(Terence Alexander is in ' Two and Two Make Sex ' at the Cambridge Theatre, London)
Starring Vera Lynn
with her guests Rolf Harris, Cashman and West, Roger Webb
and The Young Generation
with ALYN AINSWORTH AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Choreographer NIGEL LYTHGOE
Series costume designers JOYCE MORTLOCK. JANE NAGY, DORINDA REA
Make-up artist Sylvia THORNTON
Sound HUGH BARKER
Lighting Dickie Higham
Series designers BRIAN TREGIDDEN , VALERIE WARRENDER
Producer TERRY HUGHES
Presented by David Holmes with Peter Dorling Weather
Introduced by Paul Barnes and Chris Dunkley
Where do New Programmes come from, Mummy?
This week seven new series start on BBCtv. How is a new programme born? Who had the bright ideas? In Vision talks to two producers about the birth of their programme idea - Colin Morris talks about the original inspiration for the new drama series The Carnforth Practice, and Julian Jebb talks about the origin of the feature series Success Story.
Producer PETER FOGES Editor WILL WYATT
