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Late for his own wedding, Harold tries to get his boozy friends to the ceremony in For Heaven's Sake; then, as a super-slick cowboy he outshoots all gunslingers in Billy Blazes , Esq.
Television version written by PETER DURSTON
Produced by BOB HOAG

Contributors

Unknown:
Billy Blazes
Written By:
Peter Durston
Produced By:
Bob Hoag

A series in 11 parts
Old Chinese proverb says: he who mixes monkey business with pleasure liable end up making people laugh. As in the bizarre adventures of Tripitaka and his boon companions Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy. The Most Monstrous Monster
Or how a soft-hearted unicorn monster, in pursuit of the love of a human girl, reveals the demon in her and brings out the human in himself.
Music by MICKY YOSHINO
Directed by KASUO IKEHIRO
English version directed by MICHAEL BAKEWELL for WORLD WIDE SOUND LONDON, English adaptation by DAVID WEIR Produced by NTV KOKUSAI HOEI

Contributors

Music By:
Micky Yoshino
Directed By:
Kasuo Ikehiro
Directed By:
Michael Bakewell
Unknown:
David Weih
Monkey:
Masaaki Sakai
Tripitaka:
Masako Natsume
Sandy:
Shiro Kishibe
pigsy:
Toshiyuki Nishida

Don't Buy It if You Don't Like It
Has a shop assistant ever persuaded you to buy something you don't really want or need?
Speak for Yourself aims to help you use English effectively in all sorts of everyday situations.
Presenters INDIRA joshi , BURT KWOUK , ISLA ST CLAIR, MARINA SIRTIS and TREVOR THOMAS help you to cope firmly but politely with the pressures of shopping.
Scriptwriter NETTIE LOWENSTEIN Consultant DENISE GUBBAY
Directors SUSANNA CAPON , JEREMY ORLEBAR Producer BARBARA DERKOW
For more information on today s topic, in 13 languages, phone [number removed]

Contributors

Presenters:
Indira Joshi
Presenters:
Burt Kwouk
Presenters:
Trevor Thomas
Scriptwriter:
Nettie Lowenstein
Unknown:
Denise Gubbay
Directors:
Susanna Capon
Directors:
Jeremy Orlebar
Producer:
Barbara Derkow
Maria Albert:
Patricia Brake
Maria's mother:
Jane Wenham
Shop assistant:
Pat Coombs

A play in two parts by Willy Russell
Now that Dad has left, it's up to Sammy to look after the family as best he can. But that means money and that means playing truant from school with his mate Rolo!

Contributors

Writer:
Willy Russell
Producer:
Andree Molyneux
Sammy Stubbs:
Steven McManaman
Rolo:
Mark Moraghan
Terry:
David Bradshaw
Mrs Stubbs:
Janet Dale
Mr Derbyshire:
Hal Jeayes
Mr Moore:
Sean Barrett
Store manager:
Philip Donaghy

The first of 16 programmes
Presented by Angela Rippon , who joins up again with her team of country broadcasters to explore the character of the British country-side-its landscape and wildlife, its customs and crafts, its everyday activities - past and present. The Vale of Llangollen
Following the course of the River Dee and the canal down through Llangollen, Angela and Bernard
Price trace the effect of water and waterways on this beautiful valley.
Traditionally the river powered the mills and narrow boats carried their produce: today the water-wheels stand idle and tourists are the only cargo.
Meanwhile, local naturalists
David Job and Neville Pierce-Jenkins explore the surrounding hills, where on the steep limestone escarpments overlooking the valley, abandoned quarry faces present a cross-section through time. Spanning the head of the valley, Thomas Telford 's famous aqueduct survives as a monument to the great era of the canal and a symbol of man's impact on the rugged landscape of North Wales,
Researcher PETER AUSTIN Producer ROBIN HELLIER
Series producer PETER CRAWFORD BBC Bristol

Contributors

Presented By:
Angela Rippon
Unknown:
David Job
Unknown:
Neville Pierce-Jenkins
Unknown:
Thomas Telford
Producer:
Peter Crawford

The Most Powerful Job in the World?
Next Tuesday, America goes to tne polls to elect the next President of the United States. It's often described as the most powerful job in the world, although its powers and limitations were drawn up in the different world of 1789. Are the President's powers wide enough to handle the economic and political problems of the late 20th century? Have President Carter's difficulties arisen just from his policies or also from the restrictions of the Presidency? And how would a Reagan White House try to overcome them?
Donald MacCormick reports from Washington.
Producer ADRIAN MILNE Editor PETER UBOTSon

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacCormick
Producer:
Adrian Milne
Editor:
Peter Ubotson

by Stephen Poliakoff
Starring Peggy Ashcroft with Michael Kitchen
On a packed night tram through Germany, Peter finds himself sitting with a beautiful American girl and an extraordinary old Viennese lady The journey's meetings and events are not at all what the young Englishman wants or expects.

Contributors

Writer:
Stephen Poliakoff
Original Music:
Mike Westbrook
Film Recordist:
Peter Edwards
Film Editor:
Tariq Anwar
Designer:
Derek Dodd
Photography:
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Photography:
John Else
Producer:
Kenith Trodd
Director:
Peter Duffell
Frau Messner:
Peggy Ashcroft
Peter:
Michael Kitchen
Lorraine:
Wendy Baebeck
Preston:
Michael Sheard
Kellner:
Ingo Mogendorf
Dietrich:
Louis Sheldon
Hans:
Michael Kingsbury
Small man in mac:
John Dolan
German guard:
Christopher Frederick
German guard:
Ken Shaw
Belgian guard:
Terry Gurry
Fat man:
Baron Casanov
Belgian youth:
Martin Phillips
Porter:
Richard Merson
Waiter:
Lex Van Delden
Steward:
Sean Barby-Weske

The Wightman Cup from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Tonight's matches are the third singles and the first doubles.
Introduced by DAVID VINE Commentators
DAN MASKELL , JOHN BARRETT
Producersand JOHN PHILIPS
JOHNNIE WATHERSTON and JOHN PHILIPS

Contributors

Unknown:
Royal Albert
Introduced By:
David Vine
Unknown:
Dan Maskell
Unknown:
John Barrett
Producer:
Sand John Philips
Unknown:
Johnnie Watherston

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