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msmm THE POST Up-to-the-Minute Comment IT is good to know that Twenty. Four Hours is to have regular viewing time. We shall know when to brew the coffee and to settle down, as with Panorama, to up-to- the-minute comment on current affairs. Both programmes do a magnifi- cent job of work, whisking us to all parts of the world and bringing to the studio, at what often seems like a moment's notice, speakers of all shades of opinion to be inter- viewed without fear or favour. A Memorable Occasion One admires the grasp which MANYthanks for the excellent and members of the team have of their timely relay of Die Frau ohne subjects, sombre or gay, and the Schatten from Covent Garden, and impartial, objective, and determined how strange it seems that this examination of controversial, and opera, which surely contains often delicate, matters: with always Strauss's s most glorious music. a glint of humour in the right should be performed there for the place, as with Cliff Michelmore's first time. urbane and pithy postscripts. Also, the clear synopsis by Alan A word of appreciation, too, for Jefferson helped to illuminate the the reporters who do uncomfort- beauty of the story and therefore able things in uncomfortable places the great beauty of the music. in the best tradition of news ser- An occasion to remember for a Whitstabl*. � vice.-J. Wesley Clark, long time. Clive Anderson, Aughton Park. Another Pet Hate Indian Music REFERRING to correspondence on THE Third Programme recital by the irritating bits of business in TV Subbulakshmi prompts me to write, plays, my pet hate is those typists with thanks, and congratulate the in offices and at home who never BBC on its superb broadcasts of use a backing sheet or take a car- Indian music, which I have been bon copy. listening to with great interest and since What is it to file in enjoyment long before the they manage sitar was discovered those so-empty filing cabinets? And by British pop couldn't they just once have to groups. Look for a file?� Gladys E. Hay. With the growing appreciation of London, N.l. Indian music in this country, and an increasing flow of visiting artists, I hope we can look forward to further broadcasts in the near Test? Intelligence future.-R. J. Hill, Colchester. DOES the BBC underestimate the intelligence of so many people by showing the more interesting pro- You Can't! grammes so very late at night, or WHY do announcers use the verb is it that intelligent people do not ' can ' in a future sense? require as much sleep and so are able to and them?� As when they say ' Next week stay up enjoy can Miss B. Tolley, Wellington. you hear' meaning ' Next week you will be able to hear.' � K. H. Rudolph, Battersea. Nothing Incidental I WAS struck by the quality and authenticity of BBC-2's recent screening of the vintage film All Quiet on the Western Front. It was not until the next day that it dawned on me-there had been no incidental music to shatter the nerves, and the film was the better for this omission. There were no sobbing violins to distract from the last sad moments of the film and no battering of the senses with bongo drums. Was incidental music brought in to heighten the effect of other- wise unexciting and mediocre films? -Mrs. J. F. Beadle. Kenilworth. comes to BBC-2 YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED ^ LAUNCHING COLOUR When will colour TV start? Will they be difficult to use? By David Attenborough, Controller of BBC-2 The BBC's Colour Television service on Most colour receivers to be used in this THis week we launch colour. All BBC-2's coverage of the Centre BBC-2 will start on December 2. A country will have only one extra con- both live in the afternoon and recorded colour launching period, during which trol. This control decides the amount of Court at Wimbledon, So will One Pair BBC-2 will transmit regularly about five colour in the picture and you will be in the evenings, will be transmitted in colour. hours of colour programmes each week able to adjust it to suit the lighting of Eyes on Saturday, Impact on Thursday, and The Virginian on until the start of the full service, will open conditions in your room and your indi- Monday. And so will Late Night Line-Up every night. on July 1. vidual taste. We are showing these launching programmes for three main Will there be many programmes reasons. First to let viewers see for themselves just how exciting Will I be able to receive the and how technically excellent colour television can be. Second in colour? of aerials colour programmes? to help television dealers to check on the orientation Yes. The majority of BBC-2 programmes and to of handling sets in regular operation. Yes, if you live in an area served by get experience will be in colour, amounting to between us to to its use the colour BBC-2. But at the start of the launching And, third, to enable put proper 15 and 25 hours a week. installed and for period on July 1 colour will be avail- equipment that we now have ready public Outside able only from the BBC-2 transmitters When will colour be available transmissions both within our studios and in Broadcasts. at Crystal Palace (serving London and To begin with these programmes can be seen in colour in the South East), Sutton Coldfield (the on BBC-1 and ITV? areas London, the Midlands, the South, and the North-those Midlands), Winter Hill (Lancashire), It is expected that BBC-1 and ITV colour that receive BBC-2 from the transmitters at Crystal Palace (with Emley Moor (Yorkshire), Belmont services will be in operation in London, Coldfield three Rowridge, (Lincolnshire), and Rowridge (Southamp- the Midlands, and the North by the end four relays), Sutton (with relays), ton area). Colour will become available of 1969. Winter Hill, Emley Moor, and Belmont. In a few months the from other BBC-2 transmitters over the special circuits linking other BBC-2 transmitters will be com- next few months. Will my receiver cover any future pleted to bring the colour picture to the whole of the network. transmissions on other channels ? But the are only samples. The full Will I need a set? launching programmes special Yes. As future programmes are trans- service begins on December 2. Then, approximately eighty Yes. Black-and-white sets cannot be mitted the receiver will be capable of per cent of BBC-2 will go out in colour, and that will include converted to receive colour. receiving them. all types of programmes from light entertainment shows like International Cabaret and The Black and White Minstrels, to Will I need another aerial? Do I need an additional licence Theatre 625 and drama serials, film documentaries and quiz Yes, unless you already have a BBC-2 for colour? shows, sport, operas, and feature films. aerial installed you giving good reception The Government has announced an will con- on this channel. Between then and now, the launching programmes additional fee for colour receivers of E5 tinue every week. Wimbledon will have come to an end, but we but it will not be until the payable have other outside broadcasts in store and other documentary Can I see black-and-white Postmaster General makes a further pro- announcement. and light entertainment series too. Together these programmes on a will provide about five hours of colour a week. Many viewers grammes as well as colour The answers to these questions have been are no doubt waiting to make up their minds about colour until prepared by the BBC in with colour set ? co-operation see it with their own We offer the the British Radio Equipment Manufacturers' they eyes. launching pro- Yes. Colour receivers will be dual Association grammes, with confidence and excitement, as evidence. standard and will provide BBC-1, ITV, and BBC-2 in black-and-white as well as the colour programmes. PROGRAMMES IN COLOUR THIS WEEK- Will I be able to see the colour from the BBC transmitters at programmes in black-and-white Crystal Palace, on set ? my present Sutton Coldfield, Yes. The transmission system employed is what is known as compatible and, Winter Hill, Emley Moor, providing you have a modern black- and-white set capable of receiving Belmont, and Rowridge BBC-2, then you will be able to see the colour programme in black-and-white. WIMBLEDON ONE PAIR OF EYES All week, including Match of the Day Saturday at 9.25 Will colour sets be reliable? Yes. They must, however, be installed and maintained by a fully qualified colour service engineer. What will my set cost? The price will vary according to size and model. Costs will also depend on whether you buy or rent your set. It is advisable to consult your TV supplier THE VIRGINIAN IMPACT LATE NIGHT LINE-UP about the type of receiver which will Monday at 9.55 Thursday at 9.5 every evening best suit your requirements. Saturday A City of Magnificent THE DEFENDERS Intentions This tense and brilliant series of legal dramas starring E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed returns tonight Anthony Howard, Washington Correspondent of the 'Observer,' ANOTHERseries of introduces tonight's hard-hitting legal dramas starts with the return 'One Pair of Eyes,' the first tonight the colour documentary to be shown of The Defenders, programme which in the United States has won WHEN I first arrived in television awards, as well as honours from Bar Associations.

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