6.40 Consequences of the War: 1914-30

7.05 The Concept of Mind

7.30 The Imperial Roman Army

(Details as BBC1 at 4.0 pm)

5.00 School and Society

5.25 Elementary Maths - Differentiation

5.50 Mechanics: Particles

6.15 The Drawings of Seurat

6.40 Reading a Poem

with Ludovic Kennedy , Robin Day Richard Kershaw , Angela Rippon

with Percy Thrower in his own garden
The Magnolias in Shropshire
Now is the time to lift and divide hardy border plants, and there is work to be done in the rockery. PERCY THROWER tackles these tasks in the garden and seasonal work in the greenhouse.
Producer BARRIE EDGAR BBC Birmingham
(Percy Thrower 's Guide to Gardeners' World, 50p, from bookshops)

If the Royal Court hadn't existed 1 would still be sending scripts.
(CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON )
It was there we were made international playwrights overnight.
(ARNOLD WESKER )
I look upon it as my starting-point.
(ALAN BATES )
It's still like sort of coming home.
(ALBERT FINNEY )
I always wanted to work at the Royal Court.
(HELEN MIRREN )
Happy Birthday Royal Court
On 2 April 1956 the English Stage Company was born. It started with a season of modern plays and its first hit was a new work by a young actor John Osborne , Look Back in Anger. This was followed by a long line of new and exciting playwrights, Arnold Wesker , John Arden , David Storey , Christopher Hampton , Edward Bond. Twenty years later their plays are performed all over the world and are set books in many of our schools. Many happy returns, with ALAN BATES , ALBERT FINNEY
PETER GILL , CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON JOCELYN HERBERT , MICHAEL HORDERN HELEN MIRREN , JOHN OSBORNE
TONY RICHARDSON , ARNOLD WESKER and the pupils of QUINTIN KYNASTON SCHOOL, LONDON Written and narrated by Keith Dewhurst
Executive producer DAVID CHESHIRE Producer PETER ADAM

one of the finest singers of popular songs in the world today, making a rare appearance in a solo performance at the New London Theatre. Among the songs included in the programme from Jack Jones 's vast repertoire are:
She Loves Me; She; Send In the Clowns; What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life; If; Wives and Lovers; Once in a While
Musical director JOE KLOESI Sound CHRIS HOLCOMBE Lighting HARRY THOMAS DesignerMICHAEL YOUNG
Producer STEWART MORRIS

The fourth of six programmes
Based on Gamesmanship, Lifemanship and Oneupmanship by STEPHEN POTTER
Adapted by BARRY TOOK starring Richard Briers and Peter Jones with FREDERICK JAEGER , DONALD GEE ANITA CAREY , JAMES COSSINS
SHEILA BRENNAN , PAUL MCDOWELL ROBERT VAHEY and THE LICHFIELD CHORISTERS This week: Weekendmanship
Tonight's programme gives an explicit account of how to behave should you be invited for a long weekend in the country. Watch and learn such aspects as the gentle art of winning at bridge and chess without actually being able to play.
Music arranged and directed by PETER NOYCE
Designer GERRY SCOTT
Producer BERNARD THOMPSON Director RAY BUTT

by Bruce Norman
A six-part series on the men who conquered disease.
with Arthur Lowe as Louis Pasteur

On 6 July 1885, young Joseph Meister was brought to Pasteur's laboratory. He had been savaged by a rabid dog and bitten 14 times. Death from rabies seemed certain, unless Pasteur would treat him with an untried and possibly lethal vaccine.
(Repeat)
Book (same title), £2.50, from bookshops

Presented by Angela Rippon

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STEPHEN THORNE reads A Silent Man by PETER REDGROVE