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This biography of Dixieland cornet player 'Red' Nichols is shown to mark the 20th anniversary of the death of Louis Armstrong.

Films: pages 27-34

Contributors

Director:
Melville Shavelson
Louis Armstrong:
null Himself
Loring 'Red' Nicols:
Danny Kaye
Bobbie Meredith:
Barbara Bel Geddes

More comic capers from the Carry On team. Unjustly accused of being a cheat, Bertram Oliphant West joins the French Foreign Legion where he immediately falls foul of obnoxious Sergeant Nocker and Sheikh Abdul Abulbul.
Director Gerald Thomas
● FILMS pages 27-34
● TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888

Contributors

Unknown:
Bertram Oliphant West
Unknown:
Abdul Abulbul.
Director:
Gerald Thomas
Sergeant Nocker:
Phil Silvers
Bertram Oliphant West:
Jim Dale
Simpson:
Peter Butterworth
Captain Le Pice:
Charles Hawtrey
Commandant Burger:
Kenneth Williams
Corktip:
Anita Harris
Zigzag:
Joan Sims
Abdul:
Bernard Bresslaw
Lady Jane Ponsonby:
Angela Douglas
Corporal Clotski:
John Bluthal
Riff:
Larry Taylor
Raff:
William Hurndell

The magazine programme covering Asian affairs.
This week, East investigates how some Asian girls are being coerced into marriage, lured with the bait of a holiday in the Indian sub-continent.
Then they find there's no escape. Also a profile of Keith Vaz , Britain's only Asian MP. Series producer Charles Bruce Editor Narendhra Morar

Contributors

Unknown:
Keith Vaz
Producer:
Charles Bruce
Editor:
Narendhra Morar

A visit to Radcliffe on Trent, Nottinghamshire, to a garden that exemplifies the principles of creative planting. Highlights of the Hampton Court Palace International Flower Show, and jobs for the week from Barnsdale. With
Geoff Hamilton , Dr Stefan Buczacki and Nigel Colborn.
Executive producer Stephanie Silk Plant details on Ceefax page 617
* INFORMATION UNE: 0[number removed]
Calls cost 34p per minute cheap rate, 45p at other times.
● GARDENING: page 12

Contributors

Unknown:
Geoff Hamilton
Unknown:
Dr Stefan Buczacki
Unknown:
Nigel Colborn.

A black comedy about a scriptwriter whose work takes over his life. Mark Taylor 's wife finally leaves him, after an eventful marriage which begins at a funeral and finishes at a surprise party. Written by Steven Moffat.
Director John Kilby
Producer Andre Ptaszynski
A Pola Jones film production for BBCtv 0 PICTURE STORY: page 69

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Taylor
Written By:
Steven Moffat.
Director:
John Kilby
Producer:
Andre Ptaszynski
Unknown:
Pola Jones
Mark Taylor:
Robert Bathurst
Becky Johnson:
Fiona Gillies
Robert:
Paul Raffield
Tracy:
Tracie Bennett
Vicar:
James Greene
Man at funeral:
Paul Rainbow
Lady at funeral:
Rhoda Lewis
Taxi driver:
Frank Lee

Alan Clarke , who died last year, is regarded as one of this country's most original and controversial directors. A season of some of his most outstanding films is now being shown on BBC2. In this documentary, those who worked with him talk about his unique spirit and work.
Introduced by David Leland. Director Corin Campbell-Hill
Executive producer Keith Alexander

Contributors

Unknown:
Alan Clarke
Introduced By:
David Leland.
Director:
Corin Campbell-Hill
Producer:
Keith Alexander

Personal reflections on the best of 20th-century British architecture.
County Arcade, Leeds.
Alan Bennett wanders through the exotic arcade designed by Frank Matcham in 1900. Director David Hinton
Producer Ruth Rosenthal (Postponed from 9 June 1991)

Contributors

Unknown:
Alan Bennett
Designed By:
Frank Matcham
Director:
David Hinton
Producer:
Ruth Rosenthal

Resistance fighter Philippe Gerbier is arrested in Vichy France, and sent to a prison camp before being handed over to the Gestapo. He is determined to track down the informer who betrayed him and his group. A French film with English subtitles.
Director Jean-Pierre Melville FILMS: pages 27.34

Contributors

Unknown:
Philippe Gerbier
Director:
Jean-Pierre Melville
Philippe Gerbier:
Lino Ventura
Luc Jardie:
Paul Meurisse
Mathilde:
Simone Signoret
Jean-Francois Jardie:
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Le Masque:
Claude Mann
Le Bison:
Christian Barbier
Barber:
Serge Reggiani
Paul Dounat:
Alain Libolt
Felix:
Paul Crauchet

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