Listings
with a story of his own.
(A BBC telerecording)
Contributors
Storyteller:
John
Slater
Presented by:
Douglas
Moodie
[Starring] Bruce Seton in another film from this series.
Contributors
Inspector Robert Fabian:
Bruce
Seton
Stories about a family of wooden dolls who live on a farm.
Audrey Atterbury and Molly Gibson pull the strings
(A BBC Television Film)
(to 16.00)
Contributors
Puppeteer:
Audrey
Atterbury
Puppeteer:
Molly
Gibson
Voices:
Eileen
Browne
Voices:
Josefina
Ray
Voices:
Peter
Hawkins
Script and music:
Maria
Bird
The Bumblies
with Michael Bentine in a return visit from outer space in a series of filmed adventures.
5.10 Charges and Sparks
J. Yarwood shows Robert Gladwell some experiments with electric charges and sparks.
5.30 The Gordon Honour: 6: The Diving-Bell Candlestick
Written and produced by Shaun Sutton.
The further adventures of a candlestick.
(A BBC telerecording of the broadcast on March 23, 1956)
Contributors
Prof. Michael Bentine/Voices of the Bumblies (The Bumblies):
Michael
Bentine
Scientist (Charges and Sparks):
J.
Yarwood
Presenter (Charges and Sparks):
Robert
Gladwell
Writer/Producer (The Gordon Honour):
Shaun
Sutton
Fights arranged by (The Gordon Honour):
Peter
Diamond
Costume supervision (The Gordon Honour):
Ena
Nickalls
Underwater effects (The Gordon Honour):
Jack
Kine
Underwater effects (The Gordon Honour):
Bernard
Wilkie
Film Cameraman (The Gordon Honour):
David
Prosser
Lord Freddie Gordon/Lord George Gordon:
Bruce
Gordon
Admiral the Duke of Tyburne/Vice-Admiral the Duke of Tyburne:
Paul
Whitsun-Jones
Sir James Fitzwilliam:
Colin
Douglas
Ronald Fitzwilliam/Major Fitzwilliam:
Barry
Letts
Poppy:
Penelope
Bartley
General Poinceau:
Michael
Kent
The ex-Emperor Napoleon:
Charles Lloyd
Pack
MacOstrich:
John
Rae
Lieutenant Sopping:
Dennis
Ramsden
Servant:
Peter
Diamond
Police Sergeant:
Garth
Adams
Introduced by Geoffrey Johnson Smith.
Contributors
Presenter (Highlight):
Geoffrey Johnson
Smith
[Starring] Joan Davis in the film series I Married Joan
Contributors
Joan Stevens:
Joan
Davis
Alan Melville takes you from A-Z through the world of entertainment and some of its more unusual aspects.
The programme based on the A.B.C. of Show Business by Wolf Mankowitz.
This week's letter 'E'
Items this week include:
Ray Ellington and his Quartet
The music of Elgar sung by Nancy Evans and the Alexandra Choir
The one and only Chocolate-Coloured Coon G.H. Elliott
The charm of Shirley Eaton, The comedy of Fred Emney and a special dance sequence founded on the music of Duke Ellington to the choreography of Paddy Stone.
(Shirley Eaton appears by permission of the Rank Organisation)
Contributors
Presenter:
Alan
Melville
Based on "The A.B.C. of Show Business" by:
Wolf
Mankowitz
Musicians:
Ray Ellington and his
Quartet
Singer:
Nancy
Evans
Singers:
The Alexandra
Choir
Performer:
G.H.
Elliott
Performer:
Shirley
Eaton
Comedian:
Fred
Emney
Choreography:
Paddy
Stone
Orchestra directed by:
Eric
Robinson
Research:
W.
Macqueen-Pope
Research:
Peter
Noble
Compiled by:
Ken
Smith
Producer:
Bryan
Sears
BBC Television Outside Broadcast cameras visit the British Railways Locomotive Works at Derby where both steam and diesel locomotives are built.
Programme introduced by Gerald Nethercot and Fred Simpson.
Contributors
Presenter:
Gerald
Nethercot
Presenter:
Fred
Simpson
Producer:
Barrie
Edgar
by Charles Dickens
Adapted for television in thirteen weekly instalments by Vincent Tilsley
In which are discovered some remarkable facts about the past history of Betsey Trotwood. And in which David carries good news to Canterbury where he witnesses further developments in the infamous affairs of "Wickfield and Heep".
Contributors
Author:
Charles
Dickens
Adapted by:
Vincent
Tilsley
Director:
Stuart
Burge
Designer:
Stephen
Bundy
Producer:
Douglas
Allen
Daniel Peggotty:
George
Woodbridge
David Copperfield:
Robert
Hardy
Richard Babley ('Mr. Dick'):
Richard
Goolden
Miss Betsey Trotwood:
Sonia
Dresdel
Clara Peggotty:
Edna
Morris
A man:
Gerald
Cross
Dora:
Sheila Shand
Gibbs
Agnes Wickfield:
Mary
Watson
Mr. Wickfield:
George
Skillan
Uriah Heep:
Maxwell
Shaw
Mrs. Heep:
Gretchen
Franklin
Mr. Wilkins Micawber:
Hilton
Edwards
Mrs. Emma Micawber:
Olga
Lindo
A doctor:
Kevin
Stoney
The story of the 18,000-mile journey made by the Oxford and Cambridge Far Eastern Expedition.
See facing page
Contributors
Film editor:
Victor
Stocker
Producer:
David
Attenborough
You are invited to ask A Question of Science
Distinguished scientists give their answers with experiments, demonstrations, and films.
Introduced by Stephen Black.
Contributors
Presenter:
Stephen
Black
Producer:
James
McCloy
Followed by Weather and Close Down