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Seasonal words and music spoken, sung and played by the boys and girls of Chetham's School, Manchester including
Ding dong merrily on high Oranges and Lemons Toy Symphony as well as readings from The Wind in the Willows
Christmas for Miss Moss -
Producer NICK HUNTER
Contributors
Producer:
Nick
Hunter
Michael Aspel introduces a selection of cartoons and a sequence from The Tales of Beatrix Potter. Peter Glaze is on hand to pull the crackers.
Producer GRANVILLE JENKINS
(Peter Glaze is in ' Jack and the Beanstalk ' at the Birmingham Theatre)
Contributors
Introduces:
Michael
Aspel
Unknown:
Beatrix
Potter.
Unknown:
Peter
Glaze
Producer:
Granville
Jenkins
Producer:
Peter
Glaze
Weatherman BERT FOORD
Contributors
Unknown:
Bert
Foord
for Christmas Day from St Mary's Parish Church, Moseley, Birmingham
Conducted by the Vicar, THE REV LORYS DAVIES
Children's drama and music as well as traditional carols are included in this Christmas service.
Organist ADRIAN POWERS
Television presentation BARRIE EDGAR
Contributors
Unknown:
Barrie
Edgar
A Christmas Appeal on behalf of the ancient Order of Chivalry by THE LORD PRIOR
The best-known work of the Order in this country is St John Ambulance Each year 200,000 people are trained in first aid, and they give over four million hours of Voluntary Service at all public occasions where first aid may be required.
Donations, preferably by crossed po or cheque, to: [address removed]
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Ambulance
Unknown:
St
John
stars Basil in Pantoland featuring Derek Fowlds
With PAT STARK, LES RAWLINGS BOB HUNTER , MICHAEL CLARKE JOHN O'NEILL , TERRY DOOGAN DIANNE GREAVES , DEBBIE ASH
Script and songs by GEORGE MARTIN Music by THE BERT HAYES SEXTET Designer VALERIE WARRENDER Producer ERNEST MAXIN
Contributors
Unknown:
Derek
Fowlds
Unknown:
Les
Rawlings
Unknown:
Bob
Hunter
Unknown:
Michael
Clarke
Unknown:
John
O'Neill
Unknown:
Terry
Doogan
Unknown:
Dianne
Greaves
Songs By:
George
Martin
Unknown:
Bert
Hayes
Designer:
Valerie
Warrender
Producer:
Ernest
Maxin
Blog
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invites you to Meet the Kids who are spending Christmas Day in hospital
In his own inimitable style Rolf Harris meets, chats to and entertains the patients and nurses at Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, Carshalton, Surrey. Supporting Rolf will be COOJEEBEAR and THE BERT HAYES QUINTET
Producer IAN SMITH
(Bert Hayes is in ' Aladdin ' at Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury)
Contributors
Unknown:
Rolf
Harris
Unknown:
Bert
Hayes
Producer:
Ian
Smith
Producer:
Bert
Hayes
introduces We Want to Sing
Doddy joins 300 Diddy boys and girls in a plumptious absolutely discomknockerferatingly tattifilarious, tickling tonic guaranteed to make you full of gertitude and disgracefully contrapuntal aided and abetted by THE SETTLERS
THE NORTHERN DANCE ORCHESTRA conducted by BERNARD HERRMANN
Producer NICK HUNTER (from Manchester)
Contributors
Conducted By:
Bernard
Herrmann
starring
Bruce Forsyth in his special Christmas programme, with umpteen Santa Clauses, Walt Disney characters, clowns, a pantomime and Family Couples from all over the country, including a special section for kids at home.
RONNIE HAZLEHURST AND HIS ORCHESTRA Programme associates
TONY HAWES , DENIS GIFFORD Designer ANDY DIMOND
Producers ALAN TARRANT, JAMES MOIR
Contributors
Unknown:
Bruce
Forsyth
Unknown:
Ronnie
Hazlehurst
Unknown:
Tony
Hawes
Unknown:
Denis
Gifford
Designer:
Andy
Dimond
Unknown:
James
Moir
Part 1
A look back at the year's Top Pops including discs by:
CCS
Dave and Ansil Collins (No 1)
Dawn (No 1)
Clive Dunn (No 1)
Dave Edmunds (No 1)
Middle of the Road (No 1)
Mixtures
Mungo Jerry (No 1)
Gilbert O'Sullivan
Supremes
T Rex (No 1)
Introduced by Jimmy Savile
TOP OF THE POPS ORCHESTRA directed by JOHNNY PEARSON
PAN'S PEOPLE
Choreography by FLICK COLBY Costume design JANE NAGY
Lighting RITCHIE RICHARDSON Sound RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN
Producer JOHNNIE STEWART
(Top of the Pops 71 Part 2, Introduced by Tony Blackburn: Monday at 4.35 pm)
Contributors
Unknown:
Clive
Dunn
Unknown:
Dave
Edmunds
Unknown:
Gilbert
O'Sullivan
Introduced By:
Jimmy
Savile
Directed By:
Johnny
Pearson
Choreography By:
Flick
Colby
Producer:
Johnnie
Stewart
Duced By:
Tony
Blackburn
A Christmas Day programme
This great festive Big Top spectacular is shared with viewers all over Europe
Springboard with a Difference the catcher stands not on the ground but balanced on a huge rolling globe : THE SALLAY
Aeroplane Antics revolving high above the ring held only by his partner's teeth: the Circus Oscar-winning ANTARES Jungle Giants a herd of Indian elephants presented by WILSON SMART with the gypsy girls Laughs Galore from the boxing ring of THE FABULOUS FRANCESCOS Grace in the Air suspended by her heels alone - swinging and spinning above the sawdust: from America, FRANCARRO AND ESTRELETA
Black Stallions from Holland presented by YASMIN SMART
Clown on the Bouncing Wire from Switzerland: GALETTI West Indian Contortionists brothers from the Island of Guadeloupe: THE COUDOUX 40ft Up on the High Wire
Two men high on a unicycle for the first time in Britain: the Chechoslovakian BERONDINI Pedigree Pekes and a mongrel called Sheba circus's funniest dog act presented by DAVID ROSAIRE
Festive Finale: a real Christmas tree grows as you watch - and the fairy on the top is real
Circus direction THE SMART BROTHERS Musical director KEN GRIFFIN Designer JAMES BOULD
Producer MARY DAVID
Contributors
Presented By:
Wilson
Smart
Presented By:
Yasmin
Smart
Presented By:
David
Rosaire
Director:
Ken
Griffin
Designer:
James
Bould
Producer:
Mary
David
starring The Mitchell Minstrels featuring Ted Darling
Dai Francis , Margaret Savage Andy Cole , Les Rawlings with The Television Toppers Orchestra conducted by GEORGE MITCHELL , ALAN BRISTOW
Choreography by ROY GUNSON
Vocal arrangements by GEORGE MITCHELL Orchestrations by ALAN BRISTOW Design MARTIN COLLINS Producer ERNEST MAXIN
(The Black and White Minstrels are appearing at the Victoria Palace, London. and at the Grand Theatre. Leeds)
(Twanggo your heartstrings: pp 103-109)
Contributors
Unknown:
Ted
Darling
Unknown:
Dai
Francis
Unknown:
Margaret
Savage
Unknown:
Andy
Cole
Unknown:
Les
Rawlings
Conducted By:
George
Mitchell
Conducted By:
Alan
Bristow
Choreography By:
Roy
Gunson
Arrangements By:
George
Mitchell
Unknown:
Alan
Bristow
Design:
Martin
Collins
Producer:
Ernest
Maxin
starring
Cilla Black as Aladdin
A traditional pantomime recorded at Wimbledon Theatre with ERIC COVERDALE , BILL HERBERT and THE IRVING DAVIES DANCERS
RONNIE HAZLEHURST AND HIS ORCHESTRA Vocal backings THE BREAKAWAYS and THE FRED TOMLINSON SINGERS Choreography IRVING DAVIES
Written by RONNIE TAYLOR from the book by PHIL PARK and ALBERT J. KNIGHT Producer MICHAEL HURLL (Cilla's Choice: page 5)
Contributors
Unknown:
Eric
Coverdale
Unknown:
Bill
Herbert
Dancers:
Irving
Davies
Dancers:
Ronnie
Hazlehurst
Singers:
Tomlinson
Singers
Unknown:
Irving
Davies
Written By:
Ronnie
Taylor
Book By:
Phil
Park
Book By:
Albert J.
Knight
Producer:
Michael
Hurll
Abanazar:
Alfred
Marks
Wishee Washee:
Roy
Castle
Widow Twankey:
Norman
Vaughan
Chief of Police:
Derek
Dene
the Princess:
Elaine
Page
the Emperor:
Tom
Chatto
the Vizier:
Bertie
Hare
the Slave:
Milton
Reid
the Genie:
Sandra
Michaels
Pekin Police:
Laurie
Johnson
the Handmaiden:
Isabell
Hurll
the Town Crier:
Bob
Parvin
with Richard Baker
Contributors
Newsreader:
Richard
Baker
Weatherman:
Bert
Foord
Introduced by Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker
Two Ronnies script by GARRY CHAMBERS, BARRY CRYER, TONY HARE, ERIC IDLE, DAVID MCKELLAR , SPIKE MULLINS, DAVID NOBBS, PETER VINCENT, DICK VOSBURGH, GERALD WILEY
featuring
Engelbert Humperdinck
Lulu
Vera Lynn
Harry Secombe
The New Seekers
Orchestra directed by DENNIS WILSON
Till Death Us Do Part
A reunion with the Garnett family specially written for Christmas Script by JOHNNY SPEIGHT starring Warren Mitchell and Dandy Nichols
Producer DUNCAN WOOD
Bachelor Father
Script by RICHARD WARING starring Ian Carmichael
With DIANA KING, IAN JOHNSON, BRIONY MACROBERTS, GAYNOR JONES, GERALDINE AND JACQUELINE COWPER, KEVIN MORAN, ANDREW BOWEN, PETER THORNTON
Producer GRAEME MUIR
Dick Emery
Script by JOHN WARREN and JOHN SINGER
InterviewerGordon Clyde who meets Lampwick and Mandy and some ' bovver.'
Producer COLIN CHARMAN
A Policeman's Lot
Script by ERIC SYKES starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques
With TONY MELODY, LESLIE NOYES
Producer ROGER RACE
Look Mike Yarwood
Script by ERIC DAVIDSON starring Mike Yarwood and Adrienne Posta
The Young Generation Choreography by DON LURIO
ALYN AINSWORTH AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Producer STEWART MORRIS
Sound ADRIAN BISHOP-LAGGETT Lighting BILL MILLAR Design PAUL JOEL
Producer TERRY HUGHES
(Ronnie Corbett is in Cinderella at the London Palladium; Ronnie Barker in 'Good Time Johnny' at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre; Eric Sykes in 'Big Bad Mouse' at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London)
(Christmas cover story: page 3)
Contributors
Introduced By:
Ronnie
Corbett
Introduced By:
Ronnie
Barker
Script By:
Garry
Chambers
Script By:
Barry
Cryer
Script By:
Tony
Hare
Unknown:
David
McKellar
Unknown:
Spike
Mullins
Unknown:
David
Nobbs
Unknown:
Peter
Vincent
Unknown:
Dick
Vosburgh
Unknown:
Gerald
Wiley
Unknown:
Engelbert
Humperdinck
Unknown:
Lulu Vera
Lynn
Unknown:
Harry
Secombe
Directed By:
Dennis
Wilson
Script By:
Johnny
Speight
Unknown:
Warren
Mitchell
Unknown:
Dandy
Nichols
Producer:
Duncan
Wood
Script By:
Richard
Waring
Unknown:
Ian
Carmichael
Unknown:
Diana
King
Unknown:
Ian
Johnson
Unknown:
Briony
MacRoberts
Unknown:
Gaynor Jones
Geraldine
Unknown:
Jacqueline
Cowper
Unknown:
Kevin
Moran
Unknown:
Andrew
Bowen
Unknown:
Peter
Thornton
Producer:
Graeme
Muir
Producer:
Dick
Emery
Script By:
John
Warren
Script By:
John
Singer
Interviewer:
Gordon
Clyde
Producer:
Colin
Charman
Script By:
Eric
Sykes
Unknown:
Eric
Sykes
Unknown:
Hattie
Jacques
Unknown:
Tony
Melody
Unknown:
Leslie
Noyes
Unknown:
Mike
Yarwood
Script By:
Eric
Davidson
Unknown:
Mike
Yarwood
Unknown:
Adrienne
Posta
Choreography By:
Don
Lurio
Choreography By:
Alyn
Ainsworth
Producer:
Stewart
Morris
Producer:
Terry
Hughes
Producer:
Ronnie
Corbett
Unknown:
Ronnie
Barker
Unknown:
Eric
Sykes
A star-studded holiday special starring Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise written by EDDIE BRABEN with special guests Shirley Bassey
Andre Previn Glenda Jackson and featuring Los Zafiros
Ann Hamilton
With ARTHUR TOLCHER and guest appearances of Frank Bough , Robert Dougall Dick Emery , Cliff Michelmore
Patrick Moore , Michael Parkinson Eddie Waring
Dance direction by ERNEST MAXIN
Orchestra directed by PETER KNIGHT
Sound MICHAEL MCCARTHY Special effects BILL KING Costumes SALLY NIEPER Lighting PETER WESSON
Design BERNARD LLOYD-JONES Producer JOHN AMMONDS
Contributors
Unknown:
Eric
Morecambe
Unknown:
Ernie
Wise
Written By:
Eddie
Braben
Unknown:
Andre
Previn
Unknown:
Shirley
Bassey
Unknown:
Glenda
Jackson
Unknown:
Los
Zafiros
Unknown:
Ann
Hamilton
Unknown:
Frank
Bough
Unknown:
Robert
Dougall
Unknown:
Dick
Emery
Unknown:
Cliff
Michelmore
Unknown:
Patrick
Moore
Unknown:
Michael
Parkinson
Unknown:
Eddie
Waring
Directed By:
Peter
Knight
Directed By:
Sound Michael
McCarthy
Design:
Bernard
Lloyd-Jones
Producer:
John
Ammonds
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Gregory Peck, Sophia Loren in...
with Alan Badel, Kieron Moore
In this high-tension adventure Gregory Peck plays an American professor at Oxford whose knowledge of hieroglyphics gets him mixed up with Arab spies.
Sophia Loren plays a seductive espionage agent - but for whom?
Producer and director STANLEY DONEN (Christmas Films: pages 14-15)
Contributors
Director:
Stanley
Donen
David Pollock:
Gregory
Peck
Yasmin Azir:
Sophia
Loren
Beshraavi:
Alan
Badel
Yussef:
Keiron
Moore
Sloane:
John
Merivale
Webster:
Duncan
Lamont
Jena:
Carl
Duering
Ragheeb:
George
Coulouris
A Christmas edition of Old-Time Music-Hall from the stage of the Famous Varieties Theatre, Leeds
(by arrangement with Stanley and Michael Joseph )
Terry Scott , Lynda Gloria Jack Douglas assisted by JOHN INMAN
PHILIP SMITH and GEORGE TRUZZI John Boulter , Johnny Hart
Julie Fisher , The Turkenders Chairman Leonard Sachs
Musical director BERNARD HERRMANN Producer BARNEY COLEHAN
(Terry Scott is in ' Cinderella ' at the London Palladium; John Boulter in ' The Magic of the Minstrels ' at the Victoria Palace; Jack Douglas and George Truzzi in ' Dick Whittington ' at the Wimbledon Theatre; John Inman in ' Cinderella' at the Coventry Theatre)
Contributors
Unknown:
Michael
Joseph
Unknown:
Terry
Scott
Unknown:
Lynda
Gloria
Unknown:
Jack
Douglas
Assisted By:
John
Inman
Assisted By:
Philip
Smith
Assisted By:
George
Truzzi
Unknown:
John
Boulter
Unknown:
Johnny
Hart
Unknown:
Julie
Fisher
Unknown:
Leonard
Sachs
Director:
Bernard
Herrmann
Unknown:
Terry
Scott
Unknown:
John
Boulter
Unknown:
Jack
Douglas
Unknown:
George
Truzzi
Unknown:
Dick
Whittington
Unknown:
John
Inman
A romantic look at the countryside and its resilience to change. Introduced by DUNCAN CARSE
Producer PETER CRAWFORD (from Bristol)
Contributors
Introduced By:
Duncan
Carse
Producer:
Peter
Crawford
METROPOLITAN ANTHONY OF SOUROZH considers a Nativity painting
