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The trumpet plays a jazz tune. With Iain Lauchlan and Jane Hardy. Music by Richard Brown Puppets by Joanne Cole Graphics Clare Beaton
Producer Michael Cole (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Iain Lauchlan
Unknown:
Jane Hardy.
Music By:
Richard Brown
Unknown:
Joanne Cole
Unknown:
Graphics Clare Beaton
Producer:
Michael Cole

June Whitfield discovers easy ways to work out at work, to prevent ourselves becoming part of the working weak in a world where 'higher-tech' means lower physical effort.
With Professor Jerry Morris and Dr Stuart Biddle. (First shown on BBC1;
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Contributors

Unknown:
Professor Jerry Morris
Unknown:
Dr Stuart Biddle.

Starring Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway

Behind Mr Holland's modest exterior lurks a criminal mind. Holland supervises bullion deliveries at the bank and his immediate target is £1-million in gold. Meeting Pendlebury, his plans begin to take shape.

(Black and white)
('Carry On Regardless' tomorrow at 6.00pm)
Films: pages 15-20
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[Photo caption] A golden opportunity: Pendlebury (Stanley Holloway) and Holland (Alec Guinness) get an Eiffel of souvenirs The Lavender Hill Mob, 6.00pm BBC2

Contributors

Producer:
Michael Balcon
Director:
Charles Crichton
Holland:
Alec Guinness
Pendlebury:
Stanley Holloway
Lackery:
Sidney James
Shorty:
Alfie Bass
Mrs Chalk:
Marjorie Fielding
Miss Eversham:
Edie Martin
Farrow:
John Gregson
Parkin:
John Salew

Britain's record in training its workforce is among the worst in Europe. The
Government, the employers and the trade unions all agree on that; but what are we going to do about it?
Tonight's programme brings you the inside stories from the world of work, looks at the problem through the eyes of Mark, a computer whiz kid who has to fight off would-be employers, and of Cathy, a university graduate determined to get back to work now that her family is growing up. Their stories throw light on why Britain is gripped by a skills crisis. Is there a way out?
John Withington reports from Manchester on a new plan to open up training for all.
Reporters: Susan Rae
Geoff Small and John Withington.
Producer/Director Lindsay Knight Series producer Andrew Forrester A Diverse production for BBCtv

Contributors

Unknown:
John Withington
Reporters:
Susan Rae
Unknown:
Geoff Small
Unknown:
John Withington.
Producer:
Andrew Forrester

By Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn.
Starring Paul Eddington Nigel Hawthorne
The economy drive turns out to be more serious than
Sir Frederick expected.
Music Ronnie Hazlehurst
Producer Sydney Lotterby (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Antony Jay
Unknown:
Jonathan Lynn.
Unknown:
Paul Eddington
Unknown:
Nigel Hawthorne
Music:
Ronnie Hazlehurst
Producer:
Sydney Lotterby
Jim Hacker, MP:
Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby:
Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard:
Derek Fowlds
Sir Frederick (Jumbo):
John Savident
Ron Watson:
Milton Johns
Annie Hacker:
Diana Hoddinott
Frank Weisel:
Neil Fitzwilliam
Nellie:
Pat Keen
Mandy:
Patricia Shakesby
French First Secretary:
William Lawford
French butler:
Frank Tregear
Press reporter:
Norman Tipton

The programme that reveals what's really happening to the environment. Tonight,
Nature shows that there's no such thing as a free lunch, especially when it's salmon and chips.
Also. the second report from America on what's really happening at Niagara Falls. With Michael Buerk and reporters Triona Holden and Grant Mansfield. Series producer
Geraldine McClelland Editor Jeremy Bugler BBC Bristol

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Reporters:
Triona Holden
Reporters:
Grant Mansfield.
Unknown:
Geraldine McClelland

The Bumy Mob Go Wild
Nine lads from Dundee are cast away on a remote, uninhabited Scottish island.
They throw themselves off cliffs and jump from high-speed motorboats.
What sounds like a James Bond movie is in fact part of a survival course to help out-of-work youngsters build self-esteem. It's no picnic and the film shows how they cope.
Producers Jon Guilbert and Roger Beam
Editor Caroline Pick
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( Postponed from 8 February)
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Contributors

Unknown:
James Bond
Producers:
Jon Guilbert
Editor:
Caroline Pick

Tense, nervous headache? Take an aspirin. Three thousand years ago, a popular cure was trepanation - a hole drilled through the skull. The ancient Egyptians used clay crocodiles and the Romans tried shocks from electric fish. Today people take aspirin - more than seven million a week in the UK. Writer Chris Fallon
Series producer Kim Flitcroft Producer Michael Davies BBC Bristol

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris Fallon
Producer:
Kim Flitcroft
Producer:
Michael Davies

Reporters: David Coss , Olenka Frenkiel ,
Peter Kellner , Wesley Kerr , Peter Marshall , Julian O'Halloran , Rupert Segar , David Sells ,
Sarah Spiller , Francine Stock , Janet Trewin and Charles Wheeler.
Deputy editors Keith Bowers and Eamonn Matthews Editor Tim Gardam

Contributors

Reporters:
David Coss
Reporters:
Olenka Frenkiel
Unknown:
Peter Kellner
Unknown:
Wesley Kerr
Unknown:
Peter Marshall
Unknown:
Julian O'Halloran
Unknown:
Rupert Segar
Unknown:
David Sells
Unknown:
Sarah Spiller
Unknown:
Francine Stock
Unknown:
Janet Trewin
Unknown:
Charles Wheeler.
Editors:
Keith Bowers
Editors:
Eamonn Matthews
Editor:
Tim Gardam

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