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Story: Carnival Day by Marjorie Darke.
Illustrated by Rita Sowter
(Repeated on BBC1 at 3.55 pm)

Contributors

Author (Carnival Day):
Marjorie Darke
Illustrator (Carnival Day):
Rita Sowter
Presenter:
Sheelagh Gilbey
Presenter:
Stuart McGugan

1: Have academic standards been sacrificed on the altar of equality?
Kenneth Minogue presents his case, supported by Sir Max Beloff, Professor Sir Antony Flew and Dr John Marks, cross-examined, by Professor A.H. Halsey. Ludovic Kennedy in the chair ensures fair play, in this first part of a two-part debate on educational standards.
A BBC/Open University production

Contributors

Unknown:
Kenneth Minogue
Unknown:
Sir Max Beloff
Unknown:
Dr John Marks
Unknown:
Professor A. H. Halsey.
Unknown:
Ludovic Kennedy
Producer:
Suzanne Campbell-Jones

Nigel Starmer-Smith brings you up to date with the Lions' tour of New Zealand, led by captain Ciaran Fitzgerald.

Highlights of the game against Manawatu and today's match at Ashburton against- Mid-Canterbury. And a look ahead to Saturday's first test at Christchurch where the 1977 tourists achieved their only test victory.

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Starmer-Smith
Unknown:
Claran Fitzgerald
Match Presentation:
null TVNZ
Producer:
Huw Jones

concludes a season of films starring Hollywood's legendary actress; also starring
Clark Gable
Montgomery Clift , with Thelma Ritter Eli Wallach
Four misfits -Gay, an' ageing cowboy, GUIDO a motor mechanic, Roslyn Taber , a showgirl, and Perce, a rodeo-rider - come together in the shifting, casual society of Reno. All three men have unhappy" relationships behind them and use Roslyn as a confidante. But Roslyn, in Reno to obtain a divorce, is lost and con, fused, searching for a meaning in her life:'
Marilyn Monroe , in her, last Gompleted picture, gives a deeply moving, sensitive performance in the part written for her by her ex-husband, Arthur Miller. Also appearing in his last film, the ' king ' of Hollywood, Clark Gable , gives one of the finest performances of his career.
Screenplay by ARTHUR MILLER Produced by FRANK E. TAYLOR Directed by JOHN HUSTON
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BBC Vidcobooks, That Touch of Mink (bbcv 8012), The Grass is Greener (BBCV 8005). Pimpernel Smith (BBCV 8010), available from retailers.

Contributors

Unknown:
Clark Gable
Unknown:
Montgomery Clift
Unknown:
Thelma Ritter
Unknown:
Eli Wallach
Unknown:
Roslyn Taber
Unknown:
Marilyn Monroe
Unknown:
Arthur Miller.
Unknown:
Clark Gable
Unknown:
Arthur Miller
Produced By:
Frank E. Taylor
Directed By:
John Huston
Gay Langland:
Clark Gable
Roslyn Taber:
Marilyn Monroe
Perce Howland:
Montgomery Clift
GuidO:
Eli Wallach
Isabelle Steers:
Thelma Ritter
Old man in bar:
James Barton
Church lady:
Estelle Winwood
Raymond Taber:
Kevin McCarthy

Miss Pelican
News flash: Hotel Pelican declared disaster relief zone as beauty pageant collapses. Other news items not covered include the illicit trade in dolly mixtures, death of a plastic gnome and the secret lifejof a gay Gordon.
Produced by LES ALEXANDER and DICK SMITH Directed by BILL HOBIN

Contributors

Produced By:
Les Alexander
Produced By:
Dick Smith
Directed By:
Bill Hobin
Roger:
Steve Gutrenberg
Karen , ':
Hillary Bailey
Mr plitzky:
Bill Dana
Mrs Belmont:
Fran Ryan
Morris ;:
Jerry Maren
Tuttle:
Stuart Pankin
Marion:
Edie McClurg
Rico:
Phil Rubenstein
Miss Wexler:
Lillian Muller

In tonight's programme Paul Heiney becomes a stand-up comedian performing a spot as a female impersonator in front of one of the most critical audiences in show business on the bill of the ' oscar night ' of clubland.
His act is written by JIMMY PERRY , co-author of Hide-Hi! who warns ' This is like giving you half-a-dozen riding lessons and putting you in the Grand National'.
Paul is advised and encouraged by the top names in comedy including Ken Dodd , Danny La Rue , Kenneth Williams , Little and Large, Beryl Reid and Marti Caine - but even they cannot protect him from the terrifying ordeal in store on the big night.
Series producer ADAM CLAPMAM Producer NICK HANDEL (Firstsh^n^^CI)

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Heiney
Written By:
Jimmy Perry
Unknown:
Ken Dodd
Unknown:
Danny La Rue
Unknown:
Kenneth Williams
Unknown:
Beryl Reid
Producer:
Nick Handel

John Tusa , Peter Snow and Donald MacCormick present full coverage of the day's developments on the hustings, and examine the most important issues, of the campaign with leading politicians.
Vincent Hanna analyses the latest swings in voters' intentions with the Newsnight 100 - the programme's representative panel of voters from across the country, and Newsnight's team of reporters cover the country to bring you details of the constituencies, the personalities and the issues that will determine the result.
Linda Alexander and Joan Bake -well present Newsnight's review and analysis of the rest of the day's events with the programme's correspondents in Britain and around the world.

Contributors

Unknown:
John Tusa
Unknown:
Peter Snow
Unknown:
Donald MacCormick
Unknown:
Vincent Hanna
Unknown:
Linda Alexander
Unknown:
Joan Bake

11.40 The Waue-Parttcle Paradox
Light is particles and waves. Jesus is God and man. Are paradoxical statements inevitable in our perception of nature and our understanding of religious beliefs?
12.5 am Calculus: The Derived Function How Is the slope of a curve connected with the mathematical concept of a derived function? It's all to do with tangents and limits.

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