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Open University continues its special preview of Programmes looking at education today.
Exploring Educational Issues Making Readers for Life
Parents are now encouraged to teach their children to read through schemes like PACT - an acronym for Parents, Children and Teachers.
(R) A BBC/OPEN UNIVERSITY production

Cornhill Insurance Test Series England v Australia from Trent Bridge. Final day.
Tony Lewis introduces live coverage of the whole of the morning's play. Commentators: Richie Benaud and Jack Bannister. Summarisers:
Ray Illingworth and Alan Knott.
Television presentation
KEITH MACKENZIE , ALAN GRIFFITHS

Contributors

Introduces:
Tony Lewis
Commentators:
Richie Benaud
Commentators:
Jack Bannister.
Unknown:
Ray Illingworth
Unknown:
Alan Knott.
Unknown:
Keith MacKenzie
Unknown:
Alan Griffiths

The Big Order by Eric Charles.
Narrator: Roy Kinnear with Sheila Walker. Director of animation DEREK MOGFORD
Designed and produced by IVOR WOOD (R)

Contributors

Narrator:
Eric Charles.
Narrator:
Roy Kinnear
Unknown:
Sheila Walker.
Unknown:
Derek Mogford
Produced By:
Ivor Wood

I starring
Larry Madden returns to Little River and finds himself in the middle of a land war. On one side is
Tucker Ordway , owner of the Warbonnet Ranch and the father of Larry's former sweetheart; and on the other, gambler Cibo Pearlo , bent on taking over the ranch. Larry has to make a choice.
Screenplay by JOSEPH HOFFMAN Produced by DAVID WEISBART Directed by LESLEY SELANDER
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Contributors

Unknown:
Larry Madden
Unknown:
Tucker Ordway
Unknown:
Warbonnet Ranch
Unknown:
Cibo Pearlo
Unknown:
Joseph Hoffman
Produced By:
David Weisbart
Directed By:
Lesley Selander
Larry Madden:
Randolph Scott
Corinna Ordway:
Dorothy Malone
Reva:
Peggy Castle
Rex Willard:
Bill Ching
Cibo Pearlo:
John Baragrey
Tucker Ordway:
Robert Barrat
Ames Luddington:
John Dehner
Peso Kid:
Paul Richards
Hap Sutton:
Lane Chandler
Jeff Barkley:
Mickey Simpson
Will:
Joe Bassett

Person to Person - the Craft of Interviewing
Three dramatised programmes about the skills and strategies of interviewing for hiring, appraisal, information and firing.
1: The Right Fit
Written and presented by Jack Gratus.
Production assistant COLLEEN LEWIS
Film camera GODFREY JOHNSON Film editor PETER HARRIS
Produced by TONY ROBERTS (e)
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Contributors

Presented By:
Jack Gratus.
Unknown:
Colleen Lewis
Unknown:
Godfrey Johnson
Editor:
Peter Harris
Produced By:
Tony Roberts
Unknown:
Wood Lane
'Mac':
Bernard Gallagher
Cynthia:
Rosemary Frankau
Clare Dundas:
Judy Riley
Antony Trent:
Terry McGinity
Clives Keyes:
Alan Barker
John Deacon:
David Mallinson
Bimal Raichaudhuri:
Bhasker

The Sports Council funds angling and ballroom dancing. But are they really sports?
In the absence of an adequate dictionary definition, Sue Mott tries to decide what is or is not a sport. Lacrosse is in, but ice dancing and synchronised swimming are out. Steve Davis , the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, says he is not a sportsman, so there goes snooker as well!
Executive producer DAVID TAYLOR BBC North West

Contributors

Unknown:
Sue Mott
Unknown:
Steve Davis
Producer:
David Taylor

Presented by Brinsley Forde Aminatta Foma , Martin Shaw. This week On the Road stops off in Bristol and looks at the manipulation of black images in advertising and black power in the 'new' sports of American football and street hockey.
Plus an examination of the recent roots of British jazz and an interview with 'Mr Black Music ', Russell Simmons , owner of the Def Jam record label. Producers
ONYE WAMBU and COUN PRESCOD Editor VASTIANA BELFON BBC Pebble Mill

Contributors

Presented By:
Brinsley Forde
Presented By:
Aminatta Foma
Presented By:
Martin Shaw.
Unknown:
Mr Black Music
Unknown:
Russell Simmons

and Dirty Laundry
Determined to fight the paternity suit, Douglas re-assesses his personal obligations under the glare of publicity and pressure from friends and colleagues. Written by BRYCE ZYBEL
Directed by LORRAINE S. FERRARA

Contributors

Written By:
Bryce Zybel
Directed By:
Lorraine S. Ferrara
Carla:
Kerrie Keane
Gail:
Wendy Crewson
David Chase:
Kenneth David Gilman
Douglas Hayward:
George Grizzard

Three programmes written and presented by Ludovic Kennedy.
2: Passion and Emotion What is the secret of the rousing speech that appeals not so much to reason but to passion and emotion? How does a speaker sway huge audiences? Is it just a magnetic personality? Or are there other skills?
Ludovic Kennedy analyses the speeches of J.F. Kennedy, Churchill, Hitler, Billy Graham and Martin Luther King in search of the elusive qualities.
Series consultant LORD BROXBOURNE Film camera
KEVIN ROWLEY and JOHN GOODYER Film editor MARTIN PEPLER
Executive producer BRUCE NORMAN Producer DENIS MORIARTY

Contributors

Presented By:
Ludovic Kennedy.
Unknown:
Ludovic Kennedy
Unknown:
Billy Graham
Unknown:
Martin Luther
Unknown:
Kevin Rowley
Unknown:
John Goodyer
Editor:
Martin Pepler
Producer:
Bruce Norman
Producer:
Denis Moriarty
John Wesley:
Robert Lang
John Bunyan:
James Grout
John Knox:
Iain Cuthbertson
Elizabeth I:
Gemma Jones
Napoleon:
Jean-Marc Barr

Women of Iceland
Iceland is the home of the world's first popularly elected woman president and the first women's party in parliament.
President Vigdis is immensely popular - she gained 94 per cent of the vote at her last election.
But Gudrun Agnarsdottir , a Women's Alliance MP, believes it will take a fundamental change in the way politics is run before women's priorities can be truly reflected in government. Presenter Jenni Murray Photography GERALD COBBE Film editor ROB SYLVESTER
Executive producer BARRY LYNCH Producer LOWRI GWILYM BBC Wales

Contributors

Unknown:
Gudrun Agnarsdottir
Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Producer:
Barry Lynch

BBC Two England

About BBC Two

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

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