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Comedy drama starring
Rod Taylor , John Meillon Australia , 1920s: travelling through the Outback with his son and dog,
MrPym brings the magic of the movies to country communities. Then Palmer, a rival, invades the territory.
Director John Power (1977) * FILM REVIEWS pages 53-56

Contributors

Unknown:
Rod Taylor
Unknown:
John Meillon
Director:
John Power
Palmer:
Rod Taylor
MrPym,Pop:
John Meillon
Freddie:
John Ewart
Larry:
Harold Hopkins
Lucy:
Sally Conabere
Fitzwilliam:
Patrick Cargill

This week: why deaf people have been banned from three London pubs; Usher's syndrome and the gene story; hearing aids and what the NHS has to offer; and do deaf people get a raw deal in banks?
With signingand subtitles. Stereo ...

Today Esther Rantzen asks: is there life after soap for actors who have become familiarfaces from long-running television dramas? Former soap stars including
Lynne Perrie , Fred Feast and John Altman describe the price of fame.

Contributors

Unknown:
Lynne Perrie
Unknown:
Fred Feast
Unknown:
John Altman

Animated comedy adventure series. Day of the Clown. Arthur, the Civic
Minded Five and the other heroes of the City need the Tick's help in battling a genetically engineered clown. But after being hit by a bus and knocked into orbit around the earth, the Tick embarks on a journey into his psyche, adopting various personalities which act as his guides.........................

Documentary series that focuses on issues concemingthe Asian community. Out of the Game. Asians playing football can be seen in back streets and local parks from Basildon to
Bradford, and amateur Asian teams organised into leagues are operating all over Britain. But of more than 2,000 professional footballers, not one is Asian. With the help of Sir Bobby Charlton , Sheffield United manager Dave Bassett , and a scout from a Premierdivisionclub, East asks why potential stars are being ignored. Producer Paresh Solanki ; Series producer
MikeFinlason Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Bobby Charlton
Unknown:
Dave Bassett
Producer:
Paresh Solanki

A short series on artists who are expandingthe limits of animated film. Space, Time ... and Paint. Clive Walley 's animations are more like paintings with sound tracks. To make a three-minute film, he creates 4,500 separate pictures, each containing up to a dozen levels of paint on glass sheets. This profile includes his latest suite of six short films.
Producer Colin Rose Stereo Subtitled .....

Contributors

Unknown:
Clive Walley

Some of the funniest moments from the award-winning series. Featuring
Louise Beattie , Kate Donnelly , Gregor Fisher , Andy Gray , Helen Lederer , Tony Roper , Elaine C Smith , Jonathan Watson. ProducerColin Gilbert Stereo Subtitled ...

Contributors

Unknown:
Louise Beattie
Unknown:
Kate Donnelly
Unknown:
Gregor Fisher
Unknown:
Andy Gray
Unknown:
Helen Lederer
Unknown:
Tony Roper
Unknown:
Elaine C Smith
Unknown:
Jonathan Watson.

In the last of the series, events take a tragic turn as the pressure finally gets too much for Monica, Andrew and Claire.

Contributors

Writer:
John MacUre
Director:
David Hayman
Producer:
Margaret Matheson
Dr Andrew Collin:
Andrew Lancel
Dr Claire Maitland:
Helen Baxendale
Dr Monica Broome:
Pooky Quesnel
Dr Rajesh Rajah:
Ahsen Bhatti
Ernest Docherty:
Tom Watson
Sister Pamela Lockley:
Melanie Hill
Simon Betancourt:
Danny Webb
Staff Nurse Caroline Richards:
Jayne MacKenzie
Dr James Mortimer:
Jo Dow
Dr Graham Turner:
Michael MacKenzie

Last of six documentaries on women and reproductive technology.
Mary's Story. When Mary's husband was pronounced infertile she spent $17,000 on a programme of artificial insemination. But despite 26 attempts, nothing happened, and the couple adopted a son. Seven years later, a doctor from the fertility clinic telephoned Mary to tell her that one of the donors whose sperm she had received had died of Aids. With writer Nicky Singer.
Director Deborah Perkin ; Series producers Angela Holdsworth and Tessa Livingstone
Followed by Video Nation Shorts Subtitled

Contributors

Reporter:
Nicky Singer.
Director:
Deborah Perkin
Series Producer:
Angela Holdsworth
Series Producer:
Tessa Livingstone

Scholar and spy Anthony Blunt spent much of his career studying French painter Nicolas Poussin. As London's
Royal Academy exhibition dedicated to the 17th-century artist draws to a close, The Late Show discovers what Blunt said about Poussin, and what his reflections on Poussin say about himself. Producer Roger Parsons

Contributors

Unknown:
Anthony Blunt
Unknown:
Nicolas Poussin.
Producer:
Roger Parsons

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