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The Cornhill Insurance Test Series
England v India : from Lord's
Final Day
PETER WEST introduces coverage, of the whole of the morning's play: Commentators
RICHIE BENAUD , JIM LAKER
TOM GRAVENEY , BRIAN CLOSE
Producers NICK hunter , BILL TAYLOR

Contributors

Introduces:
Peter West
Unknown:
Richie Benaud
Unknown:
Jim Laker
Unknown:
Tom Graveney
Producers:
Nick Hunter
Producers:
Bill Taylor

Cricket First Test Continued coverage from Lord's, Royal Ascot
BBC outside broadcast cameras bring you the first day of this great racing and social occasion, with the traditional Royal Drive down the course, and with record prize money during the week of £492,000.

2.30 The Queen Anne Stakes (Group 3.1m)
3.5 The Prince of Wales Stakes (Group 2. 1¼m)
3.45 The St James' Palace Stakes (Group 2. 1m)
Irish 2,000 Guineas winner Dara Monarch is a powerful challenger for this prize of more than £30,000
4.20 The Coventry Stakes (2-y-o. 6f)
Introduced by Julian Wilson
Fashions described by Eve Pollard

(Racing results on Ceefax)

Contributors

Presenter (Royal Ascot):
Julian Wilson
Commentator (Royal Ascot):
Peter O'Sullevan
Commentator (Royal Ascot):
Jimmy Lindley
Commentator (Royal Ascot):
John Hanmer
Fashions described by:
Eve Pollard
Television Presentation:
Richard Tilling

Does the traditional London Season still exist? What constitutes fashionable society? How do you become accepted?
Barry Norman takes a wry look at the London social scene. He attends events, both fashionable and' not quite so fashionable, associated with the Season-The Rose Ball , a charity- auction at Christie's, a jeans ' promotion party, a party at Wedgies night-dub, Royal Ascot. ..
Those taking part include: Lady Elizabeth Anson the Earl of Lichfield Lord Romsey , Viscount Newport Tina Brown , Editor
Tatler Nigel Dempster , Daily Mail Diary Joan Collins , actress
Taki Theodoracopulos , playboy and journalist
Thomasin Magor , 'Deb of the year '. Peter Langan , restaurateur
Film editor MIKE HOUGHTON Producer JUDY LINDSAY

Contributors

Unknown:
Barry Norman
Unknown:
Season-The Rose Ball
Unknown:
Royal Ascot.
Unknown:
Lady Elizabeth Anson
Unknown:
Lichfield Lord Romsey
Unknown:
Viscount Newport
Unknown:
Tina Brown
Unknown:
Tatler Nigel Dempster
Unknown:
Joan Collins
Unknown:
Taki Theodoracopulos
Unknown:
Thomasin Magor
Unknown:
Peter Langan
Editor:
Mike Houghton
Producer:
Judy Lindsay

Seven films introduced by Duncan Carse
6: Big Game Safari (1932)
'This is one of the first photographic big game safaris ever shot in Africa, In it, the pioneer. husband and wife camera team' of Martin and Olsa Johnson take early sound recording gear with them to record, as well as film, the wealth of wildlife Africa then contained: herds of zebra, lion and rhino in plenty, lakes covered by acres of flamingoes, rivers alive with crocodiles.
The Johnsons also filmed the pygmies of the Ituri Forest and the gorillas of the Alembongo mountains, to complete the first-ever sound movie made entirely in Africa.'
Narrator MARTIN JOHNSON
Film editor KEN BERRY
Assistant producer DAWN a. sterling Producer Richard ROBINSON

Contributors

Introduced By:
Duncan Carse
Unknown:
Olsa Johnson
Narrator:
Martin Johnson
Editor:
Ken Berry
Producer:
Richard Robinson

When Down Under ' Finished on Top
The story of the 1981 United States Open Golf Championship. David Graham of Australia took on all the stars of American golf and beat them at historic Merion, near Philadelphia.
Director PHIL PILLEY
A TRANS WORLD INTERNATIONAL production Book; The World of Golf, £9.95 from booksellers
(Live coverage of the US Open beoins next Saturday)

Contributors

Unknown:
David Graham
Director:
Phil Pilley

Starring Helene Dieudonne, Paul Le Person

Scratching a living from a small farm in the north of France, 55-year-old Robert has enough problems without his ageing mother's insistence on finding him a wife.
A French film with English subtitles
(First showing on British television)
Films: pdge 23,

Contributors

Writer/Director:
Alain Dhouailly
Alice:
Helene Dieudonne
Robert:
Paul Le Person
Liliane:
Danielle Ajoret
Fernand:
Bernard Lajarrige
Laurent:
Remy Carpentier
Simone:
Jenny Cleve
Olympe:
Louise Chevalier
Zephine:
Mary Cress
Maurice:
Serge Martel
Colette:
Yveline Ailhaud

BBC Two England

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