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How useful are computers to a designer? Part of the answer may be found in the design of the new Citroen AX. Nigel Cross, Head of the Design Discipline at the Open University, investigates.
A BBC/Open University production

Contributors

Presenter:
Nigel Cross
Producer:
Kevin Newport

Written and narrated by Libby Purves
Legend says that 3,000 years ago Jason and the Argonauts made a perilous sea journey to find a magical golden fleece. Their vessel was the Argo, a wooden 50-oared galley. Tim Severin , 20th century adventurer, has commissioned a replica and persuaded 20 modern-day heroes to row and sail 1500 miles from Greece to Colchis, home of the golden fleece. Producer JOHN MILLER BBC Manchester (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Libby Purves
Unknown:
Tim Severin
Producer:
John Miller

Wax Sculpture
Jean Fraser has for a long time sculpted portraits in wax for Madame Tussaud 's in London. This film, first shown in 1977, follows her through the creation of one of the most recent additions to the exhibition, a wax sculpture of The Rt Hon William Whitelaw , mp - now Viscount Whitelaw. Series producer JOHN READ
Producer NIGEL WILLIAMS (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Jean Fraser
Unknown:
Madame Tussaud
Unknown:
William Whitelaw
Unknown:
Viscount Whitelaw.
Producer:
Nigel Williams

The daredevil comedian of Hollywood's golden age in the first of three classic feature films. The Cat's Paw In this political comedy, Lloyd plays Ezekial Cobb, the son of an American missionary in China.
Returning home, he becomes embroiled in politics, fighting on a platform for honest government.
Directed by SAM TAYLOR
Television version produced by BOB HOAG
(Feet First tomorrow at 4.5pm)
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Contributors

Directed By:
Sam Taylor
Produced By:
Bob Hoag

The Biddy Baxter Story For the past 25 years Blue Peter editor
Biddy Baxter has helped to mould the outlook of generations of British children. Her programme's presenters and animals, badges and appeals comprise a national institution. In this fourth and final programme based on extracts from the last series of Did You See... ?, Sarah Dunant goes behind the scenes of Blue Peter , talks to Biddy and presenters old and new.
Series producer CHARLES MILLER Producer NICHOLAS BARKER (Revised repeat)

Contributors

Unknown:
Sarah Dunant
Talks:
Blue Peter
Producer:
Charles Miller
Producer:
Nicholas Barker

continues a season of his films, tonight with Jerry Desmonde
Hopefully a milkman's life is quiet and uneventful - also that of his customers.
Unless, of course, he happens to be Norman Pitkin , the only deliveryman in Mr Grimsdale 's small dairy.
Norman Wisdom causes his usual brand of havoc as the milkman waging a war against the massed milk floats of Consolidated Dairies.
Screenplay by JACK DAVIES. NORMAN WISDOM EDDIE LESLIE and HENRY BLYTH Produced by HUGH STEWART Directed by ROBERT ASHER
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Contributors

Unknown:
Jerry Desmonde
Unknown:
Norman Pitkin
Unknown:
Mr Grimsdale
Unknown:
Norman Wisdom
Unknown:
Jack Davies.
Unknown:
Norman Wisdom
Unknown:
Eddie Leslie
Unknown:
Henry Blyth
Produced By:
Hugh Stewart
Directed By:
Robert Asher
Norman Pitkin:
Norman Wisdom
Hunter:
Jerry Desmonde
Grimsdale:
Edward Chapman
Mrs Hoskins:
Paddie O'Neil
Austin:
Bryan Pringle
Sir Roger:
Richard Vernon
Col Foster:
John Le Mesurier
Fire Chief:
Peter Jeffrey
Miss Curry:
Penny Morrell
Woman in negligee:
Marjie Lawrence
Doctor:
Frank Thornton
Demented woman:
Dandy Nichols
Commissionaire:
Harry Locke

The third of eight stories about the Special Operations Executive.
Narrated by Michael Bryant On 29 August 1943, the people of Copenhagen awoke to the sound of muffled explosions as the Danish Navy scuttled its ships. The noise marked the end of more than three years' peaceful occupation by the Germans. That summer had seen a crescendo of violence in Denmark - organised by SOE.
Working through Danish agents, SOE had engineered the overthrow of a collaborationist government, and brought Denmark into the war. The story is told using unique film shot by resistance workers throughout the Occupation. Enormous emotional impact
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Series producer DOMINIC FLESSATI Written and produced by VIVIENNE KING

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Bryant
Produced By:
Vivienne King

The Fight for the Pilot Whale Written by DAVID BEAN
Narrated by Anthony Smith A year ago, the converted trawler Sea Shepherd left Plymouth for a summer's vigil around the Faroe Islands. On board were members of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society led by Paul Watson. Their objective was to try to stop the Faroese killing of pilot whales - a tradition the islanders have followed for centuries. The conservationists believe that the high standard of living now enjoyed by the Faroese means there is no need for them to kill 2,000 pilot whales a year. Both sides were prepared for confrontation ... but not for what actually happened.
Film editor JUSTIN SMITH Producer DAVID SPIRES Director JEFF GOODMAN BBC South West

Contributors

Written By:
David Bean
Unknown:
Anthony Smith
Unknown:
Paul Watson.
Editor:
Justin Smith
Producer:
David Spires
Director:
Jeff Goodman

The last word on world events analysed by Peter Snow
Donald MacCormick and Adam Raphael with reports from around Britain by Ian Smith
Chris Lowe and Nick Worrall

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Snow
Unknown:
Donald MacCormick
Unknown:
Adam Raphael
Unknown:
Ian Smith
Unknown:
Chris Lowe
Unknown:
Nick Worrall

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