starring
Esther Williams , Howard Keel Marge and Gower Champion George Sanders
MGM's spectacular musical excursion into ancient Rome in the year 218 bc as Hannibal's army advances on the city. This engaging version of the events that followed teams Howard Keel as Hannibal and swimming stat Esther Wil liams as the fiancee of dictator Maximus.
Screenplay by DOROTHY KINGSLEY
Based on the play Road to Rome by ROBERT E SHERWOOD
Produced by GEORGE WELLS
Directed by GEORGE SIDNEY . Films: p 25

Observing the Sun
Patrick Moore talks to Peter Gill , an amateur astronomer.

Dragnet for Diabetes
Since insulin was discovered in 1921, there has been little progress in finding the cause of diabetes or in preventing the complications. But in the last five years researchers have begun to close in.

6: Cob Country

A monthly report on community action from
Ian Breach and Ann Hunter
Tonight: Is Industry Coming Clean With You?
How much information do you possess about the dangers to which you and your family are exposed, at home and at work? There are a growing number of toxic substances handled daily on the factory floor and sometimes released into the environment by accident - or design. Does industry tell its employees and neighbours enough about the hazards they face? Grapevine reports on some trades union and community self-help groups taking action to publicise the risks and secure better health and safety for us all.
Produced by the COMMUNITY PROGRAMME UNIT

The State Express
World Challenge Cup England v
Rest of the World
The start of a brand-new tournament in which 18 of the world's best players, representing their countries, will be competing over the next eight days for the title of World Team Champions and over £28,000 in prize money.
DAVID vine introduces highlights of this afternoon's play from the Haden Hill Leisure Centre,
Birmingham. Commentators TED LOWE , JACK KARNEHM CLIVE EVERTON
Summariser JOHN PULMAN
Producers NICK HUNTER HAZEL LEWTHWAITE

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Gavin Millar talks about The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir , his last film. His reputation as the greatest film director in the world rarely encouraged producers and money men, says Renoir, as he reflects here on a lifetime's career.
Director CHARLES CHABOT Producer GAVIN MILLA. R
Tonight's film
The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir
Renoir himself, with the aid of his miniature theatre, introduces four short films, the last he made. The first is dedicated to Hans Christian Andersen and concerns a most unusual Christmas dinner. A modern opera depicts mans struggle with machines;
Jeanne Moreau sings - little faultily'When Love Dies', and the last story is a tribute to tolerance.
The Last Christmas Dinner
The Electric Floor Polisher
The Lovers
DENIS GUNZBURG , CLAUDE GUILLAUME When Love Dies
Sung by JEANNE MOREAU
Written, directed, produced and introduced by JEAN RENOIR
(A French film with English sub-titles) Films: page 25

at the Royal Festival Hall
The first of three In Performance programmes featuring Sir Georg Solti as conductor.
Tonight, part of his first concert as the newly-appointed Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of the London Philharmonic Orchestra (leader DAVID NOLAN )
Maurizio Pollini is the distinguished soloist in the Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor by Mozart, and the programme ends with the Enigma Variations by Elgar.
Introduced by HUMPHREY BURTON Sound JEFF BAKER. Lighting BILL JONES Directed by RODNEY GREENBERG
(This London Philharmonic Orchestra concert was made possible by the support of Commercial Union Assurance)

A four-act film starring
Liv Ullmann , Erland Josephson
Act 3: After her attempted suicide Jenny Isaksson is tenderly nursed back to health by a colleague Dr Tomas Jacobi. Although she still feels unable to talk to her husband, Jenny finds solace in hearing about Tomas's unhappy affair.
Written, directed and produced by INGMAR BERGMAN. Films: page 25
(A Swedish film with English sub-titles) (First showing on British television)

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The State Express World Challenge Cup: England v Rest of the World
DAVID VINE introduces highlights of this evening's match.

starring Groucho, Chico and Harpo ' I no like-a the West,' says Chico, ' I like the West better if it was in the East.' This vintage Marxist mayhem involves a stolen deed, a crooked saloon-keeper, a damsel in distress and a runaway train.
Screenplay by IRVING BRECHER , Producer JACK CUMMINGS. Directed by edwardbuzzell . Films: page 25