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8: Getting Richer
Why is Britain lagging and France gaining in the growth race? PETER DONALDSON talks with a French family; M PIERRE DREY fus, head of Renault, and an OECD economist, EDUARDO MERIGO.
Director CHRIS JELLEY
Producer BERNARD ADAMS

Contributors

Talks:
Peter Donaldson
Unknown:
Pierre Drey
Unknown:
Eduardo Merigo.
Director:
Chris Jelley
Producer:
Bernard Adams

Introduced by Robert Robinson Children's Books
At a bookshop near Oxford children talk about some of the story books and annuals they would like for Christmas; illustrator Raymond Briggs-whose cartoon story Father Christmas is now out in paperback - shows some younger children how he works; Gillian Reynolds chooses some Christmas books for her children, and Brian Alderson of The Times looks at new offerings and some old favourites.
Director MARTIN L. BELL Producer PHILIP SPEIGHT
Executive producer WILL WYATT

Contributors

Introduced By:
Robert Robinson
Unknown:
Raymond Briggs-Whose
Unknown:
Gillian Reynolds
Unknown:
Brian Alderson
Director:
Martin L. Bell
Producer:
Philip Speight

Three of America's top comedy shows, tonight starring with Guest stars
Scatman Crothers, Carmen Zatta New Suit
Just like Cinderella, Ed refuses to accept an invitation to a gala reunion of his old army buddies because he doesn'have a single thing to wear ...

Contributors

Unknown:
Carmen Zatta
Ed:
Jack Albertson
Chico:
Freddie Prinze

A season of distinguished TV drama productions from overseas Essington by THOMAS KENEALLTf starring
At Port Essington in Australia in the 1840s a Royal Marine settlement battles against the effects of isolation and tropical climate. One man, an outlaw, manages to cope. and JOHN COUSINS, RAY DUPARC DAVID DOWNER , TOM DYSART REG GORMAN , DOUG HULL
RAY GURNEY , JAMES STEELE
Executive producer ALAN BURKE Director JULIAN PRINGLE
Wilderness, Friday, 7.45 pm BBC1

Contributors

Unknown:
Thomas Kenealltf
Unknown:
Ray Duparc
Unknown:
David Downer
Unknown:
Tom Dysart
Unknown:
Reg Gorman
Unknown:
Doug Hull
Unknown:
Ray Gurney
Unknown:
James Steele
Producer:
Alan Burke
Director:
Julian Pringle
Capt MacArthur:
Wyn Roberts
Capt Lambrick:
Michael Craig
Squires:
Chris Haywood
Mrs MacArthur:
Jacqueline Kott
Mrs Lambrick:
Cornelia Frances
Surgeon Crawford:
Ken Goodlett
Lieut Wright:
Drew Forsythe
Lieut Tilston:
Ralph Cotterill
Sgt Walker:
Reg Evans
Mrs Walker:
Melissa Jaffer
Sgt Masland:
Hugh Keays-Byrne
' Pretty Poll' - Mrs Masland:
Sandra MacGregor
Pte Evans:
John Hargreaves
Fr Confalonieri:
Tim Eliott
Ludwig Leichhardt:
Ken Wayne
Namankati:
Steve Dodd
Aboriginal girl:
Justine Saunders

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