6.40 Patterns of Inequality
7.5 Child Care
"The Cat in the Hat", written and illustrated by Dr Seuss
(First shown on BBC1)
Book (same title) £1.60 from bookshops
5.0 Giant Molecules
5.25 Economic Surfaces
5.50 The Development of Fresco
6.15 Stereochemistry: Configurations
6.40 Chemical Reactions: 2
A series of eight films.
with Ludovic Kennedy, Richard Kershaw. Angela Rippon brings you the news and an interview with a man or woman behind the headlines.
This listing contains language that some may find offensive.
A Personal History of the United States written and narrated by Alistair Cooke
From a cave in Kentucky once occupied by Daniel Boone to the California of the Gold Rush; Alistair Cooke follows the route of the early pioneers.
"When Cooke's talking about the wagonfuls of the Forty-niners, he's standing beside them. Whatever he talks about, he's on the spot. It seems so natural only because Cooke has complete mental possession of the visited territory." (Clive James, The Observer)
(Repeat)
Book: Alistair Cooke's America, £6.50, from bookshops
A season of great love stories
Tonight starring Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou
William Wellman's dazzling and sometimes cruel portrait of Hollywood in the 30s is the setting for tonight's love story. Esther Blodgett is a movie-struck country girl, convinced that in Hollywood she will find fame and fortune. What she finds first is Norman Maine, a waning star, who falls in love with her.
Films: page 8
[The Old Grey Whistle Test] takes a look at today's Rock Music, with film, album tracks, reviews and guests.
In the studio: Patti Smith, Jesse Winchester
Programme introduced by Bob Harris
Presented by Angela Rippon Weather
Georgine Anderson reads "A Painting by Winifred Nicholson" by Kathleen Raine
