continues a celebration for his forthcoming 80th birthday with Laraine Day, Charles Bickford
Forsaking light comedy roles, Cary Grant plays a sharp gambling operator who sets out to fleece an American War Relief society to finance his scheme for a floating gambling casino. But falling under the spell of the young socialite who is running a charity auction, is not part of the plan.
Screenplay by MILTON HOLMES. ADRIAN SCOTT Produced by DAVID HEMPSTEAD DirectedbyHcporrra
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This week - crossover styles. Deirdre Cartwright (guitar), Geoff Nicholls (drums) and Henry Thomas (bass) look at some of the musical ideas covered in the series and show that by mixing styles and techniques you can create new sounds for your band.
Featuring Carl Palmm, Gang of Four, Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Police.
Film assistant Deborah Perkins Produced by Chris Lent

In Search of Excellence
The perfect mark of ten was achieved by 20 gymnasts at this year's World Championships in Budapest - probably the greatest week of gymnastics skills ever seen. CHINA won the Men's Team Gold Medal, but it was the USSR who produced the youngest ever men's champion in 16-year-old DIMITRI BE-LOZERTHCEV.In the women's event ECATERINA SZABO of Romania and NATALIA IOURCHENKO (USSR) scored nine perfect 'tens' between them. Commentators
RON PICKERING and ALAN WEEKS
Producer ALASTAIRSCOTT

by Peter Glidewell

A new schoolgirl story of the 30s with Alison and her chums, starring Charlotte Long as Alison Dayne, Frederick Jaeger as Mr Forson, Doreen Mantle as Miss Cowley, Barbara Bolton as Miss Prosser, Robert Dorning as Major Farquhar
and featuring Brenda Cowling as Miss Trimble, Katie Locker as Jennifer, Sally Pickering as Sally, Biddie Hodson as Kitty, Sophie Brew as Verity, Rupert Graves as Teddy, Tom Mennard as 'The Surveyor' and Mike Edmonds as The Gypsy

The spring term at the old school should have been simply super but in no time at all everyone's hair was standing on end. If only the Moo-cow hadn't taken charge - or the American millionaire hadn't moved next door-or worst of all, if only Kitty hadn't seen that spooky spectre on the stairs.... Only Alison could sort it all out -and ultimately win through.

Presented by Simon Winchester The panel review King George V:
KENNETH ROSE'S intimate biography of an underestimated monarch; The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde: The fictional diary of a notorious personality by PETER ACKROYD. The Literary Award
There are more than 130 each year. Fay Weldon considers exactly who wins - the author, the publisher or the reader.
Child's Play? Is. Tin Tin racist? Can poets blow custard down their noses? Could a troll be worth a million pounds? Patchy Wheatley examines the innocent world of children's books.
Executive producer BERNARD CLARK

The famous feature film starring James Caan , John Houseman
The violence of the Rollerball game is designed to release anti-social feelings among the spectators, but gradually they clamour for more and more excitement. The games become tougher until finally the opposing teams decide on a New York game with no holds barred.
Screenplay by WILLIAM HARRISON based on his own short story
Produced and directed by NORMAN JEWISON (First showing on British television) Christmas Films: page 15

The last in the present series
David Jessel and Sue Cook meet those who make or break the law, enforce it or think it's an ass, in this weekly look at law and order; with reports from Ed Boyle and expert comment from Michael Molyneux.
Studio director PETER MORPURGO Producer HUGH PURCELL. Editor PETER CHAFER

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