8.30-8.55 Closedown

Musicians' Action Group Jazz ... Nobody's Child

Today's fixture at the County Ground, Bristol, brings together two of the most exciting personalities in current international cricket: Mike Procter, the brilliant South African all-rounder, and Laurence Rowe, the dynamic West Indian batsman. Commentators John Arlott and Jim Laker.
During the tea interval at 4.10*:
Talking Cricket: Rev Canon Richard Tydeman, M.A., Hon. Chaplain to the Lord's Taverners, proposes the Health of The Guests at the Taverners' Christmas Lunch. Introduced by Frank Bough.

with Richard Baker
Editor BILL NORTHWOOD

Gaucho
The gaucho is Argentina's version of the cowboy. But while the cowboy of North American legend disappeared long ago, in some parts of Argentina the gaucho remains very much as he always was: tough, proud, independent, with his own half-savage code of conduct.
On a cattle ranch in the remote north-eastern province of Corrientes, the gaucho has changed least of all. He dresses like the gauchos of 100 years ago and retains old customs and skills at horse-breaking and cattle-herding.
Four hundred miles to the south, near the big city of Buenos Aires, the gaucho cult has become sophisticated and self-conscious. Narrator JORGE DURRIEU
Film editor PETER BARBER Producer JULIAN COOPER
Series editors ANTHONY ISAACS and CHRISTOPHER PARSONS
The gaucho machismo: page 5

starring James Cagney with Irene Papas , Don Dubbins Stephen McNally , Vic Morrow
Rodock, a Wyoming horse-breeder, is a headstrong man who allows no justice to horse thieves - only a rope and a tree.
Director ROBERT WISE
This Week's Films: page 9

with Michael Elwyn as The Hon Greville Carnforth in The Tattered Anarchist by ERIC PRINGLE
Greville is caught in the fire of a highly individualistic shepherd bent on pulling down the preserved world of a retired colonel ...
Series devised by COLIN MORRIS and DIANE CAMPBELL Designer KEITH CHEETHAM Producer COLIN MORRIS Director COLIN CANT

Weather

A series of programmes featuring the best in big band music. This week
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
DUKE ELLINGTON (piano)
MERCER ELLINGTON
HAROLD JOHNSON, JOHN COLES BARRY LEE HALL (trumpets)
CHUCK CONNORS, VINCE PRUDENTE ART BARON (trombones)
HAROLD MINERVE, PERCY MARION
HARRY CARNEY, PAUL GONSALVES
HAROLD ASHBY, RUSSELL PROCOPE (saxophones)
JOE BENJAMIN (bass)
QUENTIN WHITE (drums) ANITA MOORE (vocals)
Sound LEN SHOREY
Lighting BILL MILLAR Designer DON TAYLOR
Producer STANLEY DORFMAN
(Duke Ellington appears by arrangement with Robert Paterson )

A close look at the politicians, the tactics and progress of Parliament.