Listings
: What a Mess
A Very Good Dog Indeed Written and narrated by FRANK MUIRMusic by ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER. Filmed by OLIVER postgate
Contributors
Music By:
Andrew Lloyd
Weller.
: Jackanory
with Martin Jarvis The Bionic Moles by CLARE MOSELEY (age 9)Clive comes to the rescue when the super moles start causing trouble,
Illustrations by GARETH FLOYD
Contributors
Unknown:
Martin
Jarvis
Unknown:
Clare
Moseley
Illustrations By:
Gareth
Floyd
: Captain Caveman
A cartoon seriesThe Strange Case of the Creature from Space
: Why Don't You....?
Why Don't You just switch off your television set and go and do something less boring instead?Director HILARY MURPHY Producer MOLLY cox
Contributors
Director:
Hilary
Murphy
Producer:
Molly
Cox
: Greatest Heroes of the Bible
Jacob's Challenge and Joseph and his Brothers: Midday News
Weather MICHAEL FISH: Mary Chipperfield's Wildest School on Earth
An insight into the training of wild animals for the circus.'It just takes time and patience. Sometimes you think it's never going to work. Then suddenly one day they come in - and surprise you.'
MARY CHIPPERFIELD shows that only with patience, reward and mutual respect can a wild animal be taught to perform in the ring. In this, the second of two programmes, follow the progress of Marquis the lion and Judy the elephant after two weeks' training. Fred the chimpanzee also puts in an appearance.
Recorded in the Kelvin Hall. Glasgow.
Producer IAN CHRISTIE BBC Scotland
Contributors
Unknown:
Mary
Chipperfield
Producer:
Ian
Christie
: Heads and Tails
Life Gets EverywhereOn rocky cliffs, at the very bottom of the sea, even in the hottest desert there is life, if you look closely.
Music and narration
DEREK GRIFFITHS
Contributors
Unknown:
Derek
Griffiths
: International Tennis
The Braniff Airways World Doubles ChampionshipLive coverage of the second day's play from Olympia.
PETER FLEMING , co-holder with John McEnroe of the Wimbledon, American Open and Masters titles, defends his world championship title this week with a new partner, TOMAS SMID of Czechoslovakia. Another new partnership, capable of upsetting the established pairs, is ILIE NASTASE of Romania playing with four-times Wimbldon Doubles champion FREW MCMILLAN of South
Africa. Commentators
DAN MASKELL , JOHN BARRETT
PETER WEST and BILL THRELFALL Introduced by DAVID VINE
Producers FRED VINER , JOHNNIE WATHERSTON
Contributors
Unknown:
Peter
Fleming
Unknown:
John
McEnroe
Unknown:
Tomas
Smid
Unknown:
Ilie
Nastase
Unknown:
Frew
McMillan
Commentators:
Dan
Maskell
Commentators:
John
Barrett
Commentators:
Peter
West
Introduced By:
David
Vine
Producers:
Fred
Viner
Producers:
Johnnie
Watherston
: Deputy Dawg
A cartoon series Oil TycoonThe lazy lawman's at it again-look out for trouble.
: Jackanory
with Willie RushtonWinnie-the-Pooh by A. A. MILNE Today: Rabbit has a busy day
Contributors
Unknown:
Willie
Rushton
Unknown:
A. A.
Milne
: Screen Test
Brian Trueman puts observation questions to contestants from Queen Elizabeth Maridunum School, Carmarthen, and The Greenhill School, Tenby, who will be looking at scenes from Bed-knobs and Broomsticks; Where the North Wind Blows; Kadoyng and The Donald Duck Story.They will also be watching a selection of entries in the Young Film-makers' Competition.
Directed by PAUL LOOSLET Produced by JOHN BUTTERY BBC Manchester
Contributors
Unknown:
Brian
Trueman
Unknown:
Queen Elizabeth
Maridunum
Directed By:
Paul
Looslet
Produced By:
John
Buttery
: Blue Peter
with Simon Groom, Christopher Wenner, Tina HeathContributors
Presenter:
Simon
Groom
Presenter:
Christopher
Wenner
Presenter:
Tina
Heath
Producer:
Renny
Rye
Assistant Editor:
John
Adcock
Editor:
Biddy
Baxter
: Nationwide
FRANK BOUGH , SUE LAWLEYHUGH SCULLY , JOHN STAPLETON and BOB WELLINGS provide you with background to the news of the day and present some of the less serious features and stories that make up the scene Nationwide. Including the launch of The British Rock and Pop Awards 1980 in which viewers join Radio 1 listeners and readers of the Daily Mirror to vote for the 'Oscars' of the pop world, in these, the biggest pop music awards ever, last year's winners included IAN DURY , THE BEE GEES and KATE BUSH.
Tonight, and for the next four Thursdays, Nationwide will be reviewing the pop scene in 1979 with the help of Radio 1 disc jockeys. Tonight
Dave Lee Travis and Kid Jensen help to guide your choices for ' Best Single ' and ' Best Female Singer
Contributors
Unknown:
Frank
Bough
Unknown:
Hugh
Scully
Unknown:
John
Stapleton
Unknown:
Bob
Wellings
Unknown:
Ian
Dury
Unknown:
Kate
Bush.
Unknown:
Dave Lee
Travis
Unknown:
Kid
Jensen
: Tomorrow's World
looks forward to the 80s.Presented by Michael Rodd
Judith Hann , Kieran Prendiville with reporter SUE INGLE
The age of the microprocessor - will it bring horrendous unemployment or limitless leisure? Easy wealth or widespread poverty? A new decade - a new look for the programme and, as always, new ideas from the world of science and technology.
Producers JOHN GROOM , LAURIE JOHN and ANDY WISEMAN
Edited by DAVID FILKIN
Tomorrow's World Looks to the Eighties, £7.25, from bookshops
Contributors
Presented By:
Michael
Rodd
Presented By:
Judith
Hann
Presented By:
Kieran
Prendiville
Producers:
John
Groom
Producers:
Laurie
John
Producers:
Andy
Wiseman
Edited By:
David
Filkin
: Top of the Pops
Introduced by Peter Powell.Legs & Co, Top of the Pops Orchestra
Contributors
Presenter:
Peter
Powell
Dancers:
Legs &
Co
Musicians:
Top of the Pops
Orchestra
Musical Director:
Johnny
Pearson
Choreography:
Flick
Colby
Designer:
Humphrey
Jaeger
Producer:
Phil
Bishop
Executive Producer:
Robin
Nash
: White Rock
James Coburn introduces this selection of the most exciting events of the XII Winter Olympic Games with a wealth of personal background knowledge and a dry sense of humour. The actor, himself an accomplished snow athlete, has a rare gift for conveying the exhilaration - and terror - involved in hurtling downhill at 75 mph, or flying off the end of a ski-jump so that even the least sports-minded viewer shares the thrills, skill and immense courage of the Olympic heroes.Better than being there in the flesh.
(DAILY EXPRESS)
One of the most exciting screen expcriences I've enjoyed in the past year. ' (DAILY MAIL) Written and directed by TONY MAYLAM (First showing on British television)
Contributors
Introduces:
James
Coburn
Directed By:
Tony
Maylam
: Play for Today:Chance of a Lifetime
by ROBERT HOLMAN with David DakerA school-leaver joins the Army.
Film cameraman PETER BARTLETT Sound recordist DENNIS PANCHEN Editor DAVID MARTIN
Designer GEOFF POWELL Producer RICHARD EYRE Director GILES FOSTER
Contributors
Unknown:
Robert
Holman
Unknown:
David
Daker
Unknown:
Peter
Bartlett
Unknown:
Dennis
Panchen
Editor:
David
Martin
Designer:
Geoff
Powell
Producer:
Richard
Eyre
Director:
Giles
Foster
Andrew Saville:
David
Daker
Gordon Saville:
Martyn
Hesford
Philip Saville:
Richard
Tolan
Jean:
Madelaine
Newton
Major Ian Anderson:
David
Buck
School teacher:
Kenneth
MacDonald
School secretary:
Rachel
Bell
Stephen:
Stephen
Greenwood
Colin:
Gary
Patterson
Headmaster:
Stuart
Teale
Stephen Gallagher:
Oliver
Maguire
Old Mr Gallagher:
J G
Devlin
Old Mrs Gallagher:
Mollie
Maureen
Taxi driver:
Christopher
Denham
Recruiting sergeants:
Tony
McHale
Recruiting sergeants:
Christopher
Reeks
Army recruit:
Max
Hafler
Pathologist:
Norman
Scace
Gardener:
Peter
Biddle
Shift worker:
Joe
Belcher
Old lady:
Rose
Hill
Nurse:
Alison
Ambler
: International Tennis
The Branitf Airways World Doubles ChampionshipDAVID VINE introduces highlights of today's play.
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