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: Gardening Club
A weekly date with Percy Thrower and his gardening friends.This week he suggests some Christmas presents for the keen gardener, and invites H. P. Chamineys, Editor of The Garden to talk about suitable gardening books.
His other guest today is: P. S. Wellington, who with the BBC Midland Film Unit takes viewers to the National Institute of Agricultural Botany at Cambridge, where he is the Chief Officer of the official Seed Testing Station. He shows how seed is tested for purity and germination to comply with the Seed Act of 1920. On the practical side Percy Thrower advises on the planting of a standard tree and recommends some ornamental trees for the average garden. He also shows some shrubs which can be cut and put into water so that they are in flower at Christmas time.
Produced by John Farrington in the BBC's Midland television studio
(The next Gardening Club programme will be on Friday at 7.5)
Contributors
Presenter:
Percy
Thrower
Guest:
H. P.
Chamineys
Guest:
P. S.
Wellington
Producer:
John
Farrington
: News Review
Seven days in thirty minutesA television news feature.
Recalling the week's outstanding events on film, with personalities, reports, and expert analysis from studios at home and abroad.
Introduced by Kenneth Kendall.
Contributors
Presenter:
Kenneth
Kendall
: Concert Hour
Manoug Parikian plays Glazunov's Violin Concerto in A minor with the BBC Symphony Orchestra(Leader, Paul Beard)
Conductor, Rudolf Schwarz
The programme also includes Ravel's Suite, Le Tombeau de Couperin
Introduced by Alec Robertson.
Before an invited audience in the BBC Studios, Maida Vale, London
Also broadcast in the Home Service
Contributors
Violinist:
Manoug
Parikian
Musicians:
The BBC Symphony
Orchestra
[Orchestra] leader:
Paul
Beard
[Orchestra] conductor:
Rudolf
Schwarz
Presenter:
Alec
Robertson
Television presentation:
Antony
Craxton
: The Brains Trust
The Brains Trust meets this afternoon to answer your questions.The members this week are: Sir Eric James, Noel Annan, Alan Bullock, Dr. J. Bronowski
Question-Master, Norman Fisher
Questions should be addressed to: The Brains Trust, [address removed]
Sound-track to be repeated on Monday at 3.30 (Home)
Contributors
Panellist:
Sir Eric
James
Panellist:
Noel
Annan
Panellist:
Alan
Bullock
Panellist:
Dr. J.
Bronowski
Question-Master:
Norman
Fisher
Producer:
John
Furness
: Children's Television presents: Circus Boy: Bimbo Junior
Old Colonel Jack arrives with a new attraction, a tiny royal elephant from India. Bimbo becomes jealous and refuses to perform; he runs away, plays havoc in the local town, and finally disappears. The Circus must stay till he is found-but how do they set about it?Contributors
Corky:
Mickey
Braddock
Joey the Clown:
Noah
Beery
Big Tim Champion:
Robert
Lowery
Colonel Jack:
Andy
Clyde
Himself:
Bimbo, the Baby
Elephant
Himself:
Bimbo
Junior
: Children's Television: Marcel Marceau
The Man who acts without words as 'Bip' in; 'Bip' - 'The Lion Tamer' and 'Bip' - and the Butterfly'Marceau has made his character 'Bip' famous all over the world for the way he laughs and cries at life.
(A BBC telerecording)
Contributors
Presented by:
Naomi
Capon
Bip:
Marcel
Marceau
: Children's Television: The Silver Sword: 4: The Return of Edek
The exciting Wartime adventure by C.E. Webber.Based on the novel by Ian Serraillier.
Contributors
Adapter:
C.E.
Webber
Author:
Ian
Serraillier
Producer:
Shaun
Sutton
Film cameraman:
David
Prosser
Film editor:
Ron de
Mattos
Designer:
Lawrence
Broadhouse
Ruth Balicki:
Pat
Pleasance
Bronia Balicki:
Ingrid
Sylvester
Jan:
Frazer
Hines
Camp Secretary:
Nigel
Arkwright
Doctor:
Carl
Bernard
Edek Balicki:
Melvyn
Hayes
First boy:
Timothy
Harley
Nurse:
Sally
Travers
Cook:
Bruce
Stewart
Second boy:
Alaric
Cotter
Third boy:
Maurice
Bennis
Fourth boy:
Terry
Cook
Lady Welfare Officer:
Enid
Lindsey
Others taking part:
Linda
Temple
Others taking part:
Michelle
Collins
Others taking part:
Colin
McLean
Others taking part:
John
Christopher
: Children's Television: Sunday Special: Heart and Voice
R.T. Brooks has again been visiting schools to join in their daily services. Now he tells the story of some of the words and music he heard in them.Contributors
Presenter:
R.T.
Brooks
: The Weather
(to 18.15): Greenwich Time Signal; Meeting Point: Have we taken the 'Christ' out of Christmas?
The Rt. Rev Dr. George MacLeod believes that we cannot celebrate the birth of Christ without remembering his death.The second of three Advent programmes on the theme 'Christ comes to our World'.
From the BBC's television studio in Scotland
Contributors
Presenter:
The Rt. Rev Dr. George
MacLeod
Director:
Bill
Stevenson
Producer:
The Rev. Ronald
Falconer
: On Stage - London
Alan Melville introduces On Stage-LondonA programme of excerpts from current British stage successes.
Featured this week:
'Share My Lettuce' at the Comedy Theatre with Maggie Smith, Kenneth Williams, Barbara Evans, Johnny Greenland, Roderick Cook, Heather Linson, Kenneth Mason, Philip Gilbert
Televised by arrangement with Michael Codron, Ltd.
Contributors
Presenter:
Alan
Melville
Musical director:
Anthony
Bowles
Scenery reproduced by:
Norman
James
Producer:
Russell
Turner
[Actress]:
Maggie
Smith
[Actor]:
Kenneth
Williams
[Actress]:
Barbara
Evans
[Actor]:
Johnny
Greenland
[Actor]:
Roderick
Cook
[Actress]:
Heather
Linson
[Actor]:
Kenneth
Mason
[Actor]:
Philip
Gilbert
: Sunday-Night Theatre presents: The Trial of Marie Lafarge
by Marcelle MauretteTranslated and adapted by Judith Kerr
[Starring] Yvonne Mitchell and Freda Jackson
The trial of Marie Lafarge took place in France in 1840.
(See above and page 4)
Contributors
Author:
Marcelle
Maurette
Translated and adapted by:
Judith
Kerr
Designer:
Frederick
Knapman
Producer:
Stuart
Burge
Organ grinder:
Andrew
Downie
Judge:
Llewellyn
Rees
Marie:
Yvonne
Mitchell
Prosecuting Counsel:
John Le
Mesurier
Lachaud:
William
Peacock
Paillet:
John
Kidd
De Foy:
Graham
Crowden
Baroness Garat:
Ann
Heffernan
Martens:
John
Gatrell
M. Lafarge:
George
Murcell
Usher:
J. Leslie
Frith
Clementine:
Annabelle
Lee
Old Mme Lafarge:
Freda
Jackson
Denis:
Maxwell
Shaw
Mile Brun:
Avril
Elgar
Leon:
Charles
Hill
Amena:
Annie
Leake
Emma:
Frances
Guthrie
Lespinasse:
Kevin
Stoney
Orfila:
Humphrey
Morton
: Zoo Quest for the Paradise Birds: 6 - Pigmies and Paradise Birds
David Attenborough describes the last stage in his journey through the mountains of Central New Guinea in search for Birds of Paradise.Contributors
Presenter/producer:
David
Attenborough
Film editor:
Teddy
Ireland
Cameraman:
Charles
Lagus
: Music at Ten
Max Jaffa introduces Owen Brannigan with The TrioMax Jaffa (violin), Reginald Kilbey (cello), Jack Byfield (piano) and The Linden Singers
Conductor, William Llewellyn
Contributors
Presenter/violinist:
Max
Jaffa
Bass:
Owen
Brannigan
Cellist:
Reginald
Kilbey
Pianist:
Jack
Byfield
Singers:
The Linden
Singers
Conductor:
William
Llewellyn
Producer:
Christian
Simpson
: The Epilogue: Making a Mark
Conducted by the Rev. Peter Hamilton.A BBC North Region film
Followed by Weather and Close Down
Contributors
Conductor:
The Rev. Peter
Hamilton
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