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7.40 Coypu

8.5 The Renaissance

8.30 Foundation Maths: Statistics

8.55 Trade and Industry

9.20 The PLO

9.45 Humphry Davy

10.10 Pure Maths: Categories

10.35 Maths: Series

11.0 Non-Metals and Semi-Metals

11.25 Geology

11.50 The Digital Computer

12.15 The Bombing of Germany

12.40 Philosophy

1.5 EEC: Regional Policy

starring
James Booth , Barbara Windsor
Charlie Gooding returns home to Stepney after two years at sea and finds his wife's affections engaged elsewhere.
How Charlie gets his wife back adds up to a lively slice of Cockney life in this screen adaptation of Joan Littlewood 's stage production.
Director JOAN LITTLEWOOD
This Week's Films: page 16

Contributors

Unknown:
James Booth
Unknown:
Barbara Windsor
Unknown:
Charlie Gooding
Unknown:
Joan Littlewood
Director:
Joan Littlewood
Charlie:
James Booth
Maggie:
Barbara Windsor
Fred:
Roy Kinnear
Bridgie:
Avis Bunnage
Jack:
Brian Murphy
Bert:
George Sewell
Nellie:
Barbara Ferris
Chunky:
Griffith Davies
Georgie:
Murray Melvin
Ted:
Arthur Mullard

A series of programmes made specially for audiences in the BBC regions and now seen for the first time countrywide.
Tonight, from BBC Midlands: Major Minor
Presented by Steve Race
A piano entertainment designed to test the imagination and musicianship of 10-13-year-olds. Final:
Jenny Bradshaw from Birmingham David Briggs from Birmingham Paul Dean from Solihull Judging their efforts: Harold Gray
Phyllis Sellick
Joseph Weingarten
Director JOHN CLARKE Producer DEREK SMITH
Series coordinator FRANK CILLARB

Contributors

Presented By:
Steve Race
Unknown:
Jenny Bradshaw
Unknown:
Harold Gray
Unknown:
Phyllis Sellick
Unknown:
Joseph Weingarten
Director:
John Clarke
Producer:
Derek Smith
Unknown:
Frank Cillarb

from the novel by FREDERIC MULLALLY dramatised in five parts by JACK PULMAN with Keith Drinkel
Part 5
Dick Holt is dead-a victim of his own ideals. Frank Clancy is alive - his only problem: the future.
Title song by BRIAN WADE and TONY CLIFF Script editor LENNOX PHILLIPS Designer GEOFFREY PATTERSON Producer RICHARD BEYNON Director BILL HAYS

Contributors

Novel By:
Frederic Mullally
Unknown:
Jack Pulman
Unknown:
Keith Drinkel
Unknown:
Dick Holt
Unknown:
Frank Clancy
Unknown:
Brian Wade
Unknown:
Tony Cliff
Editor:
Lennox Phillips
Designer:
Geoffrey Patterson
Producer:
Richard Beynon
Director:
Bill Hays
Frank Clancy:
Robert Powell
Deirdre Clancy:
Jan Francis
Penny Clancy:
Catherine Schell
Dai Owen:
James Grout
Frank Clancy:
Robert Powell
Dick Holt:
Keith Drinkel
Marcus Selby:
T P McKenna
Wendy:
Candace Glendenning
Subhas Singh:
Madhav Sharma
Bernard Lewis:
Bunny May
Lucy Caldwell:
Elleen Helsby
Ted Shatto:
John Blythe
TV actor:
Terence Sewards
Hastings:
David Stoll
Bob Stratton:
John Quarmby

In January 1885 John Lee, a young servant, was condemned to death in Exeter for the murder of his employer. For reasons that have remained mysterious to this day he could not be hanged: he was placed three times on the scaffold's trapdoors, but each time the executioner pushed the lever the doors became inexplicably locked. The only recorded failure in the history of the 'drop' system - it made of Lee, convicted murderer, a popular hero, known all over the country. Melvyn Bragg relates the facts we know about John Lee to the popular versions of the legend.
Songs performed by members of Fairport Convention:
Dave Swarbrick, Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg, Jerry Donahue and Dave Mattacks.
Broadsheet Ballads sung by Martin Carthy

Contributors

Presenter:
Melvyn Bragg
Musician:
Dave Swarbrick
Musician:
Simon Nicol
Musician:
Dave Pegg
Musician:
Jerry Donahue
Musician:
Dave Mattacks
Musician:
Martin Carthy
Writer:
Mark Kidel
Editor:
Bill Morton
Producer:
Mark Kidel

'It takes years to develop bad taste. It is not natural to one.' Tony Bilbow tries to have a conversation with the American comedy writer and film director Mel Brooks , interspersed with extracts from his films: The Critic, The Producers, The Twelve Chairs, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein.
Producer BARRY BROWN

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Bilbow
Director:
Mel Brooks
Director:
Young Frankenstein.
Producer:
Barry Brown

starring
Barbara Stanwyck , George Brent
Following the death of her husband, Jessica Drummond resists her mother's attempts to dominate her and sets out to make a new life for herself and her two young sons.
Director CURTIS BERNHARDT
This Week's Films: page 16

Contributors

Unknown:
Barbara Stanwyck
Unknown:
George Brent
Unknown:
Jessica Drummond
Director:
Curtis Bernhardt
Jessica Drummond:
Barbara Stanwyck
Major Scott Landis:
George Brent
Ginna Abbott:
Eve Arden
Cary Abbott:
John Ridgely
Frank Everett:
Warner Anderson

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