Story: The Early Birthday Present by ELIZABETH MACDONALD Photographs by JAMES MATTHEWS-JOYCE
Tonight, from BBC South
'Some people go to bingo, or to football... I go to the river.'
Hampshire is famous for its superlative trout streams, and most of them stay that way because they are backed by big estates with big money.
But the River Meon is different: it is backed by just one dedicated man. When much of it was a mucky rubbish-strewn swamp, only Richard Seymour was interested in salvaging it. Now he has a fine river, a full calendar and two successful books as a result of his spare-time labours.
Martin Muncaster discovers how he does it.
Film editor ALAN KNIGHT Producer MALCOLM ADAMS
Series co-ordinator FRANK GILLARD
Weather
The Final
Champions of Crown Green Bowling compete for the BBC2 Masters' Trophy
Norman Dawkes (Staffordshire) v Tony Poole (Shropshire)
TONY POOLE has recently emerged as one of the game's brightest stars with a string of successes this year. NORMAN DAWKES , however, has already upset some of the finest match players and has earned his place in the Final.
Introduced by Colin Welland from the Waterloo Hotel, Blackpool. Commentator HARRY RIGBY
Producer NICK HUNTER. BBC Manchester
A television special made entirely on location reflecting the special way that the artists and local people celebrate the Christmas season in this colourful country. Guest stars Vikki Carr
The Captain and Tcnnille Also featuring
The Ballet Folklorico de Mexico The Zavala Brothers and Sisters Annando Manzanero
The Zavala Children's Choir
Special musical material and choral direction RAY CHARLES
Musical director NICK PERITO Written bv JERRY WINNICK Director STERLING JOHNSON Co-producer STEVE POULIOT Producer BOB BANNER
A Roncom production In association with Bob Banner Associates and Televisa
by VICTOR HUGO
Written for television by ROBERT MULLER with and Paris: 1482. On the Feast of Fools the citizens choose their own Pope and this year the election falls to Quasimodo, the one-eyed hunchback, ringer of the bells in the great church of Notre Dame ...
Choreographer GERALDINE STEPHENSON Stunt arranger MARC BOYLE
Original music WILFRED JOSEPHS Graphic designer TOM TAYLOR
Visual effects designer IAN SCOONES Costume DOROTHEA WALLACE Make-up MAUREEN WINSLADE Sound COLIN DIXON
Lighting SAM BARCLAY
Script editor ALAN SHALLCROSS Designer DON TAYLOR
Producer CEDRIC MESSINA Director ALAN COOKE
Weather
also starring
Erich von Stroheim Pierre Fresnay
Jean Gabin. who died last month, was best known for his tough, defiant roles. Renoir's classic anti-war film reveals a character of sensitivity in Gabin's portrayal of the brave, loyal Marechal.
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PAUL SCOFIELD reads
Letter to Alex Comfort by DANNIE ABSE
