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7.40 The Mumias Sugar Scheme

8.5 The Fabric of Life

8.30 M101/27 Group Theory

8.55 San Francisco Railway: 3

9.20 Computing: Compiling

9.45 Air Pollution Dispersion

10.10 Cross-Products of Vectors

10.35 Who's Going to Manage?

11.0 Political Film: The Night-cleaners

11.25 Lord Briggs on Visual Education

11.50 Understanding Aggro

12.15 Production Systems

12.40 Rural Transport and Accessibility

1.5 Evolution of an Ocean

1.30 Flevoland Polders

Contributors

Presenter (Lord Briggs on Visual Education):
Lord Briggs

Introduced by Desmond Lynam
2.0*
International Motor Racing from Zandvoort
The Dutch Grand Prix jacques LAFFITE became a serious contender for the World Championship by winning in Austria. He was fourth on this track in one of last season's most exciting races, and today he could close the gap even further on leader CARLOS REUTEMANN. Commentators
MURRAY WALKER and JAMES HUNT
2.30*
International Athletics from Birmingham The European Combined Events Final
The second and final day of the team Decathlon and Heptathlon
Championship of Europe with the main battle between the Soviet Union, German Federal Republic and German Democratic Republic in both men's and women's events. Organised by the BAAB in association with Guardian Royal Exchange. Commentators
RON PICKERING and STUART STOREY
2.45*
Cricket
The John Player League
With the competition still wide open the fixture list becomes all important. To defeat one of the rival counties at the top is worth eight points now.
Commentators JIM LAKER
CHRISTOPHER MARTIN-JENKINS and PETER WALKER
4.10*
International Show Jumping from Hickstead, featuring The Hambro Life Derby
One of the most exciting and important show jumping days of the year.
Commentators RAYMOND BROOKS -WARD and STEPHEN HADLEY
*The above times indicate only the first of several transmissions Television presentation:
Motor Racing DUTCH TV SERVICE Athletics JOHN SHREWSBURY
Cricket huw JONES and CAMPBELL FERGUSON Show Jumping JOHNNIE WATHERSTON Grandstand produced by JIM RESIDE Edited by HAROLD ANDERSON

Contributors

Introduced By:
Desmond Lynam
Leader:
Carlos Reutemann.
Unknown:
Murray Walker
Unknown:
James Hunt
Unknown:
Ron Pickering
Unknown:
Stuart Storey
Commentators:
Jim Laker
Unknown:
Christopher Martin-Jenkins
Unknown:
Peter Walker
Commentators:
Raymond Brooks
Commentators:
Stephen Hadley
Commentators:
Campbell Ferguson
Unknown:
Johnnie Watherston
Produced By:
Jim Reside
Edited By:
Harold Anderson

A digest of the news of the week as seen by news cameras around the world; the interesting and the picturesque, the important and the dramatic, plus a visual commentary for those who cannot hear. With Jan Leeming

Contributors

Newsreader:
Jan Leeming
Editor:
Richard Gamble

Chapters for an Autobiography 2: 1932-1952
A series of three conversations in which Sir Georg Solti talks with his wife and friends.
Sir Georg takes up the story with the difficulties of launching his career in pre-war Budapest. He goes on to recall how his guardian angel guided him to Salzburg and Toseanini, on to Switzerland, where he spent the war years in uneasy isolation, and finally, in 1946, to the Munich Opera and his first conducting post. A highlight of the Munich years was his meeting with Richard Strauss.
Introduced by HUMPHREY BURTON
Producer PETER BUTLER
(Part 3 tomorrow at 6.35 pm. Solti Conducts Strauss tonight at 8.15)

Contributors

Talks:
Sir Georg Solti
Unknown:
Richard Strauss.
Introduced By:
Humphrey Burton
Producer:
Peter Butler

with the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra Tonight's concert comes from Orchestra Hall in Chicago.
Sir Georg introduces each work and conducts the orchestra in Death and Transfiguration, Four Last Songs with the soprano Lucia Popp , and Till Eulen spiegel's Merry Pranks.
Directed by HUMPHREY BURTON
(Solti Conducts Wagner tomorrow 8.35 pmi

Contributors

Soprano:
Lucia Popp
Soprano:
Till Eulen
Directed By:
Humphrey Burton

Featuring motor racing's Formula One World Championship: The Dutch Grand Prix from Zandvoort
For the first time since the Grand Prix circus moved to Europe nine races ago, the championship leader CARLOS REUTEMANN looks to be under serious threat. Last year's winner here, Brazilian NELSON PIQUET, is only six points behind the Argentinian and JACQUES LAFFITE'S victory in Austria two weeks ago leaves him 11 points adrift of the top.
TV presentation DUTCH TELEVISION SERVICE

Contributors

Commentator:
Murray Walker
Commentator:
James Hunt
Producer:
Jim Reside

This feature debut by Bill Forsyth, the Scottish director who achieved phenomenal success with Gregory's Girl earlier this year, is, like his new film, a refreshing and jaunty comedy. Set - somewhat unpromisingly - among the young, unemployed in Glasgow it concerns a group of youngsters who decide that earning an honest living is impossible. The answer, without a job or a union card, is to turn to crime. Their exploits are chaotically funny as they decide to steal a collection of 93 stainless steel sinks ... The result of their mission impossible is an optimistic tribute to the resilience of the human spirit.
Written, produced and directed by Bill Forsyth
(First showing on British television) Films: page 14

Contributors

Writer/Producer/Director:
Bill Forsyth
Ronnie:
Robert Buchanan
Vic:
John Hughes
Wal:
Billy Greenlees
Simmy:
Douglas Sannachan
Alec:
Alan Love
Policeman:
Danny Benson
Van driver:
Eddie Burt
Doctor:
Tom Mannion
Andy:
Gordon Sinclair
Richard Demarco:
null Himself
Tramp:
Alex MacKenzie
Gang girl:
Margaret Adams
Gang girl:
Kim Masterson
Pete:
Drew Burns
Watchman:
Gerry Clark
Computer nurse:
Anne Graham

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