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7.40 Physiology of Cells and Organisms.

8.5 Reading a Poem

8.30 Foundation Maths - Differences

8.55 Frank Lloyd Wright

9.20 Microeconomics

9.45 Brunelleschi's Architecture

10.10 Finite State Machines

10.35 Maths: Lebesgue Integration

11.0 Chemistry of Carbon Compounds

11.25 Mining

11.50 Statistics-Bionomial Distribution

12.15 The D.E.S.

12.40 Psychology

1.5 Computer Terminal - ASR33

Percy Thrower in his own garden The Magnolias in Shropshire
April is a busy month in the herbaceous border. Some choice perennials can be propagated by cuttings taken now, and others need thinning and supporting. Winter flowering erica carnea needs pruning and there is still time to plant gladiolus and chincherinchee.
Producer BARRIE EDGAR (Birmingham)

Contributors

Unknown:
Percy Thrower
Unknown:
Erica Carnea
Producer:
Barrie Edgar

An entertainment for children with Brian Cant
Carol Chell , Don Spencer
Have you ever seen a 250-horsepower caterpillar? Brian comes across one when Play Away is away today in Gloucestershire. Don watches some racehorses on their early morning gallops, while Carol meets some children racing their own go-carts.
Producer ANN REAY
Director ANNE GOBEY
The Bold Bad Bus, stories in verse from Play Away £1.60, from bookshops

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Cant
Unknown:
Carol Chell
Unknown:
Don Spencer
Producer:
Ann Reay
Director:
Anne Gobey

Starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr Glynis Johns , Jack Hawkins
An American surgeon is told that if his patient dies then so does he — for his is a very special patient.
Director SIDNEY GILLIAT
This Week's Films: page 19

Contributors

Unknown:
Douglas Fairbanks Jr Glynis Johns
Unknown:
Jack Hawkins
Director:
Sidney Gilliat
Dr Marlowe:
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Lisa:
Glynis Johns
Baba:
Olga Lowe
Teresa:
Therese van Kye
Colonel Galoon:
Jack Hawkins
General Niva:
Walter Rilla
Dr Revo:
Karel Stepanek
Dr Poldoi:
Leonard Sachs
Theodor:
Herbert Lom
Buckman:
Robert Ayres

RFU Club Competition Semi-Final Morpeth v Rosslyn Park
Morpeth are the giant-killers this year. The little-known club from Northumberland have already beaten sides such as London Irish and Bath.
Commentator NIGEL STARMER-SMITH
Series producer BILL TAYLOR

Contributors

Commentator:
Nigel Starmer-Smith
Producer:
Bill Taylor

In Concert
Sound MICHAEL MCCARTHY Lighting DEREK SLEE
Designer PETER KINDRED
Producer JOHNNIE STEWART
Speaking off the record: page 3

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael McCarthy
Unknown:
Derek Slee
Designer:
Peter Kindred
Producer:
Johnnie Stewart

The second Semi-Final
Fred Davis , the veteran of the competition, ten times World Champion, versus
Dennis Taylor (Blackburn) playing in his first Pot Black series. Introduced by ALAN WEEKS Referee SYDNEY LEE
Commentator TED LOWE Director JIM DUMIGHAN
Producer REG PERRIN (Birmingham)

Contributors

Unknown:
Fred Davis
Unknown:
Dennis Taylor
Introduced By:
Alan Weeks
Unknown:
Sydney Lee
Commentator:
Ted Lowe
Director:
Jim Dumighan
Producer:
Reg Perrin

from the novel by SYBILLE BEDFORD dramatised in five parts by ROBERT MULLER starring Claire Bloom
Hugh Griffith , Bill Fraser Irene Handl , Jeremy Brett Richard Hurndall
Geoffrey Whitehead , Robin Bailey Angela Pleasence , with John Fraser as Julius von Felden and Flora Robson as the Narrator While Julius was educating his Crammer in the life-style of a gentleman, Johannes escaped from Benzheim Cadet School and is now being pursued with all the apparatus of Prussian authority. Episode 2
Script editor LENNOX PHILLIPS Lighting DEREK SLEE
Sound TREVOR WEBSTER Designer CHRIS PEMSEL Producer RON CRADDOCK Director DEREK MARTINUS

Contributors

Novel By:
Sybille Bedford
Unknown:
Robert Muller
Unknown:
Claire Bloom
Unknown:
Hugh Griffith
Unknown:
Bill Fraser
Unknown:
Irene Handl
Unknown:
Jeremy Brett
Unknown:
Richard Hurndall
Unknown:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Unknown:
Robin Bailey
Unknown:
Angela Pleasence
Unknown:
John Fraser
Unknown:
Julius von Felden
Unknown:
Flora Robson
Editor:
Lennox Phillips
Unknown:
Derek Slee
Unknown:
Trevor Webster
Designer:
Chris Pemsel
Producer:
Ron Craddock
Director:
Derek Martinus
Sarah Merz:
Claire Bloom
Eduard Merz:
Jeremy Brett
Cousin Markwald:
Jack Lynn
Grand-uncle Emil:
Haroldberens
Grandpapa Merz:
Cyril Shaps
Grandmama Merz:
Irene Handl
Gottlieb:
Richard Hurndall
Friedrich Merz:
Leonard Fenton
Johannes:
Christopher Guard
Baron Felden:
Hugh Griffith
GustaVUS:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Gabriel von Felden:
Jasper Jacob
Captain von Köppen:
John Junkin
Major:
Peter Cellier
General:
Bill Fraser
Count Bernin:
Robin Bailey
Clara von Bernin:
Angela Pleasence
Captain Montclair:
Keith Smith
Stationmaster:
Bartlett Mullins

Wife for Life?
Tonight's 2nd House explores in verse, drama, cartoon, documentary and song how our views of wedlock have shifted in recent times from the Victorian belief in a life-long union entailing absolute fidelity and in which sex was primarily for begetting children. The programme will include two short plays.
The Mayor of Casterbridge
A chapter from THOMAS HARDY 'S novel adapted by PETER PRINCE with PEGGY SINCLAIR
IAN BLAIR , THOMAS HEATHCOTE
SHEILA BECKETT , VICTOR LANGLEY TERENCE LODGE , CYRIL CROSS
MICHAEL: I don't see why men who have got wives and don't want 'em shouldn't get rid of 'em like did horses ...'
Comrades
One act from AUGUST STRINDBERG'S play adapted by JEREMY BROOKS
MELANIE PECK
AXEL: What have you done? I'll tell you. Right from the very beginning you lied to me ... right up to the end you've cheated me! ' Also appearing are the poets JAMES SIMMONS , ALAN JACKSON , ROGER MCGOUGH and ADRIAN HENRI , with ELAINE STRITCH reading poems by DOROTHY PARKER , interviews with married couples, with Daily Mirror columnist MARJORIE PROOPS and DR PRUDENCE TUNNADINE of the Institute of Psycho-Sexual Medicine
Designer J ROGER LOWE Drama director BEN REA Producer TONY CASH Editor BILL MORTON

Contributors

Unknown:
Thomas Hardy
Adapted By:
Peter Prince
Unknown:
Peggy Sinclair
Unknown:
Ian Blair
Unknown:
Thomas Heathcote
Unknown:
Sheila Beckett
Unknown:
Victor Langley
Unknown:
Terence Lodge
Unknown:
Cyril Cross
Adapted By:
Jeremy Brooks
Unknown:
Melanie Peck
Unknown:
James Simmons
Unknown:
Alan Jackson
Unknown:
Roger McGough
Unknown:
Adrian Henri
Unknown:
Elaine Stritch
Unknown:
Dorothy Parker
Unknown:
Marjorie Proops
Unknown:
Dr Prudence Tunnadine
Designer:
J Roger Lowe
Director:
Ben Rea
Producer:
Tony Cash
Editor:
Bill Morton
Susan:
Susantebbs
Michael:
Struan Rodger
Bertha:
Jane Asher
Axel:
Ronald Pickup

A series of programmes made specially for audiences in the BBC regions and now seen for the first time countrywide. Tonight: The Marshes (BBC East Anglia)
David Richardson explores the 30,000 acres stretching from the River Bure to the Waveney Val ley and meets some of the people who for generations have lived and worked in this desolate corner of East Anglia.
Producer CORDON MOSLEY
Series co-ordinator FRANK GILLARD

Contributors

Unknown:
David Richardson
Unknown:
Waveney Val
Unknown:
Frank Gillard

Tony Bilbow reviews several new releases including Young Franken stein directed by Mel Brooks ; rock opera Tommy featuring The Who; plus Robert Redford as a 20s ace stunt pilot in The Great Waldo Pepper. Philip Jenkinson looks back on Frankenstein, The Who, and vintage fliers.
Producer MARGARET SHARP Philip Jenkinson : page 19

Contributors

Unknown:
Young Franken
Directed By:
Mel Brooks
Unknown:
Robert Redford
Unknown:
Waldo Pepper.
Unknown:
Philip Jenkinson
Unknown:
Philip Jenkinson

starring Carol Ohmart
James Gregory , Tom Tryon
Bored with her middle-aged husband, Paulie Webb is having an affair with Marsh, his employee.
Producer and director MICHAEL CURTIZ This Week's Films: page 19

Contributors

Unknown:
Carol Ohmart
Unknown:
James Gregory
Unknown:
Tom Tryon
Unknown:
Paulie Webb
Director:
Michael Curtiz
Paulie Webb:
Carol Ohmart
Marsh:
Tom Tryon
Ralph Webb:
James Gregory
Phyllis:
Elaine Stritch
Jennings:
E G Marshall

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