6-25 The Acropolis of Athens
6.50 Maths: Differentiating Vector Fields
7.15 A Feisty Group of People
7.40 Computing: Social Implications j.5 Introductory Electronics
8.10 Science Fiction
8.55 OH: Where from Next?
The Suntory
World Match Play Championship from the West Course, Wentworth
Introduced by HARRY CARPENTER Coverage of today's semi-finals.
starring
Randolph Scott , James Brown
The Second World War is the setting for today's adventure double bill. Following the death of his friend in a U-boat attack, Lt Cmdr MacClain is given a new command-a little fighting ship, Corvette K-225. On its maiden voyage across the Atlantic, K-225 faces gales and Nazi ambushes and the mettle of its crew is put to a supreme test.
Screenplay by LT JOHN RHODES STURDY Produced by HOWARD HAWKS Directed by RICHARD ROSSON
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Mosquito Squadron starring David McCallum
Suzanne Neve , David Buck
1944. When Quint Munroe leads a reconnaissance flight over occupied France, he confirms British Army Intelligence information that development work on V3 rockets is being undertaken at the Chateau de Charlon. Even though it becomes known that hundreds of RAF PoWs-including Quint's best friend David Scott-have been moved into the chateau, Munroe's Mosquito Squadron receives explicit orders: the installations must be destroyed.
Screenplay by donalds.sanopordandJoyceperry Produced by LEWIS J. RACHMIL
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A series of 20 programmes 1: Buongiorno!
How to ask for something
David Hepworth and Mark Ellen with studio guests
John Martyn and Carmel
with Jan Leeming ; Weather
Tonight Sir Robin Day leads the questioning as, with Peter Kellner , Political Editor of the New Statesman and Paul Johnson of The Spectator, he cross-examines
The Rt Hon Roy Jenkins , mp, 'leader of the Social Democratic Party, live from Great Yarmouth at the close of the SDP Conference. Each week Saturday Briefing will go behind the headlines with guest interviewers from Fleet Street to talk to a major personality in the news.
Producer jimes Hogan
Executive producer peter KENYATTA
An introduction.
Power, corruption, hatred and love in a world of gods, giants, dragons, dwarfs and heroes.
Wagner's Ring will be shown complete for the first time on British television starting tomorrow. This evening Humphrey Burton explores the magic of this epic cycle of operas.
(The World of The Ring, tomorrow at 6.33; Wagner's Ring: The Rhinegold tomorrow) at 7.35)
starring Luigi Ornaghi, Francesca Moriggi.
Four families live round an ancient farm courtyard, surrounded by the golden Lombardy landscape. Taking their rhythm from the seasons, their lives are closely intertwined: the drama of a sick cow touches everyone. In this paradise the political unrest of the cities is unknown - but the price of staying there is high.
Ermanno Olmi's much-acclaimed, award-winning film contains many incidents remembered from his own childhood in a framework of harmony and tranquillity.
An Italian film with English subtitles (First showing on British television)
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with Jan Leeming; Weather
The Suntory
World Match Play Championship from the West Course,
Wentworth HARRY CARPENTER introduces highlights of today's semi-finals.
Television presentation
RICHARD TILLING , HUW JONES
Executive producer DAVID KENNING
starring Basil Rathbone
Bela Lugosi , Lon Chaney Jr and John Carradine
England, 1872. Brain surgeon Sir Joel Cadman , obsessed by his desire to cure his beautiful wife, experiments on human subjects brought him by Odo, a gypsy tattoo artist. But the mad doctor's victims have the last say ...
Basil Rathbone provides the voice of medical science, Akim Tamiroff provides the bodies, and Bela Lugosi provides silent support as the inevitable mute butler.
Screenplay by JOHN c. HIGGINS Produced by HOWARD w. KOCH Directed by REGINALD LE BORG
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