Programme Index

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8.55 Orchestra. Six programmes tracing the evolution of the modern symphony orchestra. 2: Baroque
9.26 Twentieth-Century History
Why Appeasement? Europe 1938-1939. From 'appeasement'- to war.
9.48 Mathscore Two. Space Count: in which Roger makes a square disappear before your very eyes and Elaine shows what can be done with a square metre.
10.10 Look and Read. The Boy from Space by RICHARD CARPENTER
2: The Spinning Compass
10.35 Geography Casebook: Britain 1: Inner City. The first of two programmes about the fluctuating fortunes of Glasgow-from Victorian boom to present day.
11.0 Watch. The Body: Feet
11.17 Brazil. Skyscrapers and Slums Wealth and poverty in Sao Paulo - Brazil's biggest, richest and fastest-growing city.
11.40 History 11-13: The Middle Ages. 1: The Peasants' Revolt by KEITH GOODALL. A play about two real-life peasants who were swept up in the events of 1381. 12.3 pm Bellamy's New World
Eight films exploring America and its botanical history. 2: Real Estates
Presenter DR DAVID BELLAMY
Subtitles on Ceefax page 270
12.35 Inside Japan. Ten films on contemporary Japan. 2: Morning Till Night. Working men
1.5 Maths Help. A series for adults studying maths to 0-level. Volumes II
1.19 Science Topics. Periodic Table Millions of different substances make up the world, but all this diversity stems from a few dozen building bricks-the chemical elements.
1.40 Let's See. Weather
2: It's Raining Again. Where does rain come from, and what effect does it have on plants and people?
2.0 You and Me
A series for 4- and 5-year-olds
INDIRA joshi helps Cosmo and Dibs make a magic potion, and an introduction to the number three. Book: Dhanji's Spaceship Animation MARJUT RlMMINEN Director ROSEMARY SHEPHERD
2.15 Near and Far. Bags of Sugar Producing the world's sugar involves farmers all over the world - from East Anglia to East Africa.
2.40 Look, Look and Look Again Finding the View.
Children look for a view to draw or paint near their Gravesend school. Producer JUDITH MILES

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Carpenter
Unknown:
Keith Goodall.
Presenter:
Dr David Bellamy

The Benson and Hedges Masters from the Wembley Conference Centre
Eddie Charlton v Jimmy White DAVID ICKE introduces highlights Commentators TED LOWE
JACK KARNEHM , CLIVE EVERTON Summariser REX WILLIAMS

Contributors

Unknown:
Jimmy White
Introduces:
David Icke
Commentators:
Ted Lowe
Unknown:
Jack Karnehm
Unknown:
Clive Everton
Unknown:
Rex Williams

A natural history in six parts celebrating animals in action, narrated by Andrew Sachs
3: Search for the Mind
A crow with a taste for sherry, caterpillars which go around endlessly in circles, a dog which opens doors, homing cats and beavers with an amazing skill for controlling water these and many others reveal the secrets of the animal mind.
Through his theory of evolution, Charles Darwin caused Victorian naturalists to seek signs of human-like thoughts and feelings in our fellow creatures.
Under his influence George Romanes constructed a 'theory of mental evolution' which elevated animal mentality to human-like levels.
But Douglas Spalding , a teacher, was sceptical and devised tests to see what skills animals were bom with! Jacques Loeb - a German - believed animals were 'mindless mechanisms' and designed ingenious ways of proving it.
Music EDWARD WILLIAMS Film editor RON MARTIN
Written and produced by JOHN SPARKS BBC Bristol
Book (same title) Cl2.95 from booksellers

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Sachs
Unknown:
Charles Darwin
Unknown:
George Romanes
Unknown:
Douglas Spalding
Unknown:
Jacques Loeb
Editor:
Ron Martin
Produced By:
John Sparks

A series of nine programmes by Barry Purchese
Decorating a shop for Mr Humphries provides pocket money for Tucker, Tommy and Alan. But Passmore - upset about Allison going out with Tommy - has different ideas.

Tucker Jenkins poster available from: [address removed], £1.25 (including postage and packing)

Contributors

Writer:
Barry Purchese
Producer:
David Hargreaves
Director:
Chris Menaul
Tucker Jenkins:
Todd Carty
Tommy Watson:
Paul McCarthy
Alan Humphries:
George Armstrong
Allison:
Gillian Freedman
Michelle:
Elaine Lordan
Mr Humphries:
Peter Childs
Mrs Jenkins:
Hilary Crane
Passmore:
Peter McNamara
Susi McMahon:
Linda Slater
Cafe proprietor:
Susan Field
Fish and chip shop owner:
John Blundell
Record shop girl:
Sally Baxter
Steve:
Neil Merryweather

A play from the series Scene by JOHN CHALLEN
'They're no trouble', says the head-master, 'just give them something simple and undemanding to do ... just keep their heads down'. It was better advice then he knew.
Designer KENNETH LAWSON. Producer
RONALD SMEDLEY.

Contributors

Unknown:
John Challen
Designer:
Kenneth Lawson.
Unknown:
Ronald Smedley.
Mr Peters:
Glyn Owen
Mr Exton:
Richard Hope
Tony Wilkinson:
Marcus Francis
George Baldwin:
Neil Hutchings
Chris Arnold:
Adam French
Ian Prescott:
Sylvester Williams
Dave Rogers:
Stephen Sweeney
Carl Stevens:
Wayne Norman
Mr Lawson:
Geoffrey Bayldon

The last in the present series with Ron Bain
Robbie Coltrane
Miriam Margolyes Roger Sloman Tracey Ullman
Also featuring Kevin Turvey
The show the government tried to ban. This week the experts show you how to:
Avoid paying any tax. By-pass your electricity meter. Forge perfect bank-notes. Grow a new head of hair. And it's all legal!
Music DAVID MCNIVEN
Script editor LAURIE ROWLEY Designer VIRGINIA QUINN Director BRIAN JOBSON Producer COLIN GILBERT BBC Scotland

Contributors

Unknown:
Ron Bain
Unknown:
Robbie Coltrane
Unknown:
Miriam Margolyes
Unknown:
Roger Sloman
Unknown:
Tracey Ullman
Unknown:
Kevin Turvey
Editor:
Laurie Rowley
Director:
Brian Jobson
Producer:
Colin Gilbert

The Benson and Hedges Masters 'from the Wembley Conference Centre
Alex Higgins v Doug Mountjoy
Fresh from that extraordinary morale boosting recovery in the UK Championship, when from 0-7 7 HIGGINS recovered to beat STEVE DAVIS 16 - 15, the 'Hurricane' makes a new year appearance against one of Wales's favourites, DOUG MOUNTJOY.
DAVID ICKE introduces coverage of this evening's nine-frame match. Commentators TED LOWE
JACK KARNEHM , CLIVE EVERTON Summariser REX WILLIAMS
Producer RICHARD TILLING
Executive producer NICK HUNTER Reports and scores on Ceefax

Contributors

Unknown:
Alex Higgins
Unknown:
Doug Mountjoy
Unknown:
Steve Davis
Unknown:
Doug Mountjoy.
Introduces:
David Icke
Commentators:
Ted Lowe
Unknown:
Jack Karnehm
Unknown:
Clive Everton
Unknown:
Rex Williams

John Tusa , Peter Snow and Donald Maccormick , with Joan Bakewell present reports and interviews with analysis.
Producers PETER BELL , TONY HALL
DAVE STANFORD. JOHN MORRELL
Directors MIKE CATHERWOOD. JOHN WILKINSON Assignment editor NICK GUTHRIE Deputy editor PAUL NORRIS Editor DAVID DICKINSON

Contributors

Unknown:
John Tusa
Unknown:
Peter Snow
Unknown:
Donald MacCormick
Unknown:
Joan Bakewell
Producers:
Peter Bell
Producers:
Tony Hall
Unknown:
Dave Stanford.
Unknown:
John Morrell
Directors:
Mike Catherwood.
Directors:
John Wilkinson
Editor:
Nick Guthrie
Editor:
Paul Norris
Editor:
David Dickinson

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