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7.5 Loudspeaker Telephones
7.30 E222 Course Review
This afternoon the Conservative Party Conference opens in Blackpool and BBC2 cameras will bring live coverage of the debates. Reporting team Robin Day
David Dimbleby , Robert McKenzie
Further coverage from Blackpool
A practical guide to everyday writing, introducing seven new and handy ways of remembering spelling.
Over the next ten weeks those Cinderellas of modern technology, the professional engineers, will be talking about their work, its relevance to the rest of us, and why they find it fascinating. Today three men are concerned with the human side of engineering: JONATHAN MINNS , PETER FRAENTEL and MIKE COOLEY.
Film editor PETER RINGSTED
Producer MICHAEL GARROD
A five-part serial that looks at how Secret Army -BBCl's drama series about Second World War evasion lines - was conceived, scripted, cast, designed, rehearsed, directed and produced.
1: ' We are not writing Hamlet'
This programme examines the roles of producer GERARD GLAISTER , story editor JOHN BRASON , script-writer WILLIS HALL and technical adviser GROUP CAPTAIN BILL RANDLE. As counterpoint to the story of the making of Secret Army BILL RANDLE and other RAF escapers relate their own vivid adventures in Occupied Europe.
Film editor RICHARD SIDWELL
Producer TONY ROBERTS
A 15-part sociology series looks at the inhabitants of one typical city - Leicester - and examines their attitudes, aspirations, life-styles and life-chances. 1: The Setting where people live - neighbourhoods and communities.
Narrated by MICHAEL MOLYNEUX
Script adviser MALCOLM DAVIES Producer TONY Roberts
Director LIBBY HALLIDAY
Live coverage of the afternoon session.
4.50 Reporting the Findings
5.40 Geophysics
6.5 Three Families: Jerusalem
6.30 Particle Physics: Hadrons, Quarks and Charm
including a news summary with sub-titles for the hard-of-hearing, followed by Weather
starring
Donald Houston , Moira Lister Alee Guinness
When Welsh miners Dai and Twm win a newspaper prize of a trip to London to see the Welsh international, they anticipate a grand day out. But somehow, from the moment they leave the train, things start to go wrong - and it's all the fault of Whimple, gardening correspondent of the Weekly Echo.
Written by RICHARD HUGUES
LESLIE NORMAN and CHARLES FREND Produced by MICHAEL BALCON Directed by CHARLES FREND
In the third of four masterclasses held at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Jacqueline du Pre coaches two young cellists in one of the most famous and challenging of concertos, the Cello Concerto in B minor by Dvorak With LILLY CANEL, JOANNA BORRETT accompanist CLIFFORD BENSON
Lighting BERT OATEN. Sound JEFF BAKER Director KEITH CHEETHAM
A comedy film series starring and The Return of Ida
She's back. The indomitable mother of Rhoda and Brenda has returned from her long vacation. Although eager for news about her daughters, Ida, as always, is expecting the worst. This time she's right.
Written by CHARLOTTE BROWN Directed by TONY MORDENTE
Investigates, Discovers, Questions Each week a documentary programme that analyses an issue, a problem, or a row that concerns us all. This is your chance to examine the facts behind the headlines, the stones beyond the news, to hear questions you want asked put to the men and women who have the answers.
Editor TIM SLISSOR
for the BBC2 Trophy Salford v Wigan
The second match in the first round could be one of the most exciting of the series. Both Salford and Wigan, old rivals, have won the trophy once before, and Salford - led by coach ALEX MURPHY - have made a promising start to the season. Wigan, who were disqualified from the competition last season, will be out to make an impact in this year's series. Highlights of the match played earlier this evening at The Willows.
Introduced by RICHARD DUCKENFIELD Commentator EDDIE WARING
Producer KEITH PHILLIPS
with Anne Nightingale In the studio this week: After the Fire Brand X with films, album tracks, interviews, news and reviews Director
TOM CORCORAN
Producer MICHAEL APPLETON
including ,
Conservative Party Conference Report followed by Weather
GEORGINE ANDERSON reads Encounter by YEVGENY YEVTUSHENKO