Radio Times (Incorporating World-Radio ) April 16, 1964. Vol. 163: No. 2110. APRIL 18— 24 BBC SIXPENCE AND SOUTH-EASTS ound 4 RADIO TIMES April 16, 1961 BBC-2 OPENS

On Monday evening the first programme of the BBC's new television service will be broadcast from the Crystal Palace transmitter serving the London area and parts of south-east . From then on the existing television service w ill be known as BBC-1 . Full details of BBC-1 and BBC-2 will be printed day by day and side by side in the London edition of Radio Times Other editions will follow this pattern as BBC-2 spreads to other areas

BBC-2 is not intended as a menace to BBC Radio. A special A Stretch Towards Happiness correspondent of The Times recently wrote there were ‘ hatchet- men ’ of BBC-2 out for Radio’s blood. This is a highly romantic by KENNETH ADAM conception. BBC-2 is to be staffed, perhaps, by the Midwycb Cuckoos, a cold, blonde race of intellectuals, owning no allegiance BBC Director of Television except to each other, ruthlessly drowning their elder sister en route to Parnassus. Alas for this idea, by SF out of Ouida, echoed L et us consider what BBC-2 will not be. It makes a change, and also in the magazine Town, with its talk of the ‘ young masters it is a chance to correct some wrong ideas which have been put and cohorts of Channel Two’! It has no basis in reality. No about, wilfully, or guilelessly, or exasperatedly because we hung knuckle-dusters. No long knives. on to the plans until the last moment. Competition has taught us BBC-2 is not staffed by an elite. Apart from Michael Peacock a thing or two. and a handful of announcers, it is not separately staffed at all BBC-2 isnot an invitation to watch more, to become a television We reorganised the Television Service a year ago, setting up new addict. A new channel, some religious and social leaders have and smaller departments which could take in the recruits needed said, means more ‘ vegetating ’ in front of the set. We shall to keep two channels going, give them proper leadership, and a become even more of a passive, peering people. focus for loyalty. Most of the reinforcements are young; some This is not the moment to argue the effects of television; are very young; most have taken naturally and eagerly to in spite of many confident claims nobody knows what they are television; some have already been floor-managing, filming, — anyway, not yet. But it is the moment to state quite firmly editing, directing for BBC-1, without the viewer’s being any the that BBC-2 seeks to give people more of what they really wiser (or sadder). Some specialisation will emerge, naturally like, and some of what, so far, they have not had from tele­ and properly, but not by age or class. Too much would be fatal. vision, at times more convenient to them, without necessarily BBC-2 will not be ‘ the same as BBC-1, only longer,’ as other increasing the total volume of viewing at all. false prophets have foretold. Of course, every programme BBC-2 is not seeking, in un­ cannot be entirely fresh-minted holy partnership with BBC-1, to Nor would it be right if it was, seduce viewers away from ITV. because we should be denying There is no master plan designed our past. Some of BBC-2 there­ to destroy the competitor. Even fore will develop, logically and he, I think, at last believes this. obviously, from past and present In any case, as I said to him performance. Much of it, I am (several of him), surely you sure, will seem surprisingly new must have more faith in your If it calls upon the viewer product and your popularity occasionally to stretch himself a than to believe such a thing little further, it is because we could happen, whatever we did. think he is ready for the However, we pledge no sinister exercise. If we fail to be plotting between Michael Pea­ adventurous enough, we shall cock, chief of BBC-2, and Donald be glad to hear of it. Baverstock, chief of BBC-1, Summing up then, BBC-2 is against the Thirteen of ITV. not a new piece of push-button machinery in the parlour, not BBC-2 is not seeking, either, another thought-saving device, to undermine or in any way not a product of the ‘Guardians’ diminish the importance of or the ‘ samurai ’ of broadcast­ BBC-1, as critics outside London ing, but an effort, honest and have suggested. We begin as hard-thought, by a large number we mean to go on, now in the of resourceful professionals, South-East and when BBC-2 has programme people, and engin spread countrywide, by provid­ eers, working in partnership, ing between the two channels at driven by a common excitement, any one time programmes which to push back the horizon a little are either sensible alternatives We ask for recognition of what to each other or entirely we are seeking to do, and for different in kind. The new forbearance when we fall short channel will have no monopoly of our intention. ‘ Happiness,’ of new ideas or talent. BBC-l’s said Aldous Huxley, ‘ is a hard autumn plans, already well master, particularly other advanced, will provide formid­ people’s happiness.’ That master able proof of this when Donald we in television are ourselves Baverstock announces them. Kenneth Adam (right) with Michael Peacock, Chief of BBC-2 happy to serve. RADIO TIMES April 16, 1964 5

APPROXIMATE SERVICE AREA OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE UHF TRANSMITTER April1964 Channel 33 Vision frequency 567-25 mc/s Sound frequency 573-25 mc/s The first four "fill-in"stations to serve shadow areas are expected to be in service by summer o f next ye a r o io Miles 20 30

to be sited and installed with considerable care. This type of aerial is one with more elements or rods, some being a specially-designed RECEIVING BBC-2 combination amounting to two or more aerials side by side or one above the other; such aerials will also improve reception in areas where The service starting on Monday will be the first in the the signal is weak. to be transmitted on the 625-line standard, which is already in use in most European countries. Eventually it is expected that all television Viewers having doubts about their chimney stacks should note that programmes here will be on 625 lines but it will obviously be some UHF aerials are lighter and more compact than their VHF counterparts. years before the existing services can be changed over to the new An aerial amplifier can also improve reception when the signal is standard. weak, but to be of any real use it must have a ‘ clean ’ signal fed into Most people will now be aware that BBC-2 will be transmitted in it. The amplifier should preferably be connected close to the aerial the UHF bands whereas the present television services are transmitted because in this way the amplified signal helps to overcome any in the VHF band. These new wavelengths bands provide space for four interference picked up by the aerial feeder cable. Aerial amplifiers programmes altogether— BBC-2, the two existing services (BBC-1 and will not help to overcome ‘ ghosting ’ or interference picked up by the ITV) when eventually they are transferred to the 625-line standard, aerial itself. and a further additional service. BBC-2 will initially be available only in the Greater London area This means that over the next few years television receivers will and parts of south-east England from the Crystal Palace station, but have to be made to deal with two different standards of transmission, many additional stations will be opened throughout the country in the 405 lines on VHF and 625 lines on UHF. These dual-standard receivers shortest possible time, and the first seventeen are already planned. By are now being sold everywhere. the winter of 1966/7 it is expected that BBC-2 will be available to about For reception of BBC-2 a new, UHF, aerial is needed. Investigations two-thirds of the population, some 35-million people. made during the past few months of test transmissions have shown Large shadow areas occurring in hilly districts will be served by how essential it is to install a suitable UHF aerial if the full benefits ‘ fill-in ’ stations which it is hoped to bring into service about one year of the new system of transmission are to be realised. This will become after the main station for the area. The first four of these in the even more important in the future when many more UHF stations Crystal Palace service-area will be near Guildford, , Tunbridge come into operation. Wells, and Hertford. People living in these areas who cannot receive UHF transmissions behave very much like light waves. Hills and Crystal Palace satisfactorily without erecting a large and costly aerial other large obstructions in their path produce shadow areas in which may prefer to wait until the local ‘ fill-in ’ station is working. A reception may be weak and may also reflect the signals and cause comparatively simple aerial will then suffice and, it should be noted, multiple images or ‘ ghosts ’ on the screen. Multiple images can this will need to be designed for a group of channels different from usually .be overcome by using a highly-directional aerial, which needs the group to be used by the main station. RADIO TIMES April 16, 1964 11 5.30 DR. WHO BBC tv SATURDAY An adventure In space and time APRIL 18 starring WILLIAM HARTNELL WILLIAM RUSSELL 8.30 9.40 JACQUELINE HILL 6.30 and THE SATURDAY FILM FIRST NIGHT TAXI ! CAROLE ANN FORD presenting How Many Angels •k s ta rr in g The Reluctant Bride by K e it h W a t e r h o u s e SID JAMES The Velvet Web and W i l l i s H a l l b y T e r r y N atio n with starring Ray Brooks with JILL BENNETT JAMES MAXWELL Robin Phillips June Ellis ANTHONY NEWLANOS and Introducing Diane Aubrey Cast in order of appearance: Katharine Schofield Rose Hill Libby Beeston...... J ill BennetT Dr. Who...... William Hartnell The Rev. Richard Beeston Jack Melford J ames Maxwell Ian Chesterton...... William Russell Mary Phillips...... Charlotte SelwyN Barbara Wright...... J acqueline Hill * Mrs. Phillips...... Eileen Way Susan Foreman...... Carole Ann Ford L ittle Ducks Two William Longhurst.ANTHONY Newlands Altos...... Robin Phillips W r itte n by Anne Leach...... Hilary Mason Sabetha...... Katharine Schofield H a r r y D r iv e r a n d J ack Ro sen t h a l Maud Crawford...... NoEl Hood Voice of Morpho...... Heron Carvic Cast in order of appearance: Raymond Fletcher...... J ohn Cowley Title music by Ron Grainer with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Madge...... ,...... J une Ellis Script editor, James Brabazon Bingo hall manager...Allan Tredgett Incidental music by Norman Kay Designer, Spencer Chapman Frank...... Walter Sparrow Story editor, David Whitaker Producer, J ames MacTaggart Ted...... Kenneth Cowan Designer, Raymond P. Cuslck Directed by J ohn Moxey Sid Stone...... Sid J ames See page 7 Associate producer, Mervyn Pinfield Josh...... _...... J ack Melford VIRGINIA BRUCB Producer, Verity Lambert Mick...... Shay Gorman JOHN CARROLL Directed by J ohn Gorrie Florrie...... Rose Hill Produced by Robert S. Baker The Doctor finds a wish come truf Barbara...... Katy Greenwood 10.55 and Barbara has a nightmare. and Monty Berman Sandra...... Diane Aubrey Directed by Henry Cass NEWS Terry Mills...... Ray Brooks First woman...... Betty Cardno Jeff Longstreet...... J ohn Carroll SPORT 5.55 Second woman...... Margaret Flint Laura Weeks...... Virginia Bruce Professor Baker...... Brian Oulton JUKE BOX JURY Barman...... Patrick Scanlan Film sequences directed by Lola Sinclair...... Kay Callard 11.10 Tony...... Michael Carida A new disc—a Hit or a Miss? Douglas Argent THE WEATHER Comment and opinions on Film cameraman, Ra...... Barbara Brown the latest pop releases Tony Leggo Big...... Kit Terrington Close Down Film editor, Jeff Longstreet and Laura Weeks, as This week’s panel: Geoff Botterill the principal executors of a missing Cilia Black Incidental music by professor’s estate, find themselves B ill McGuffie involved in all sorts of problems, Catherine Boyle mostly in the shape of the profes­ BBC recording Taxi! theme by sor's four very independent children. lain Gregory Bunny Lewis and Harry Robinso* Tommy Trinder Designer, Allan Anson In the chair, £ Production by Douglas Moodh • David Jacobs Programme devised by Peter Potter Presented by Neville Wortman 7.15 LARAMIE A Western film series 6.20 starring THE NEWS JOHN SMITH and ROBERT FULLER THE WEATHER MAN with SPRING BYINGTON DENNIS HOLMES and Guest star, BBC-2 Rod Cameron Trade Test on in UHF/625 Lines Broken Honour When a stagecoach Is ambushed and (Channel 33) Its valuable gold shipment stolen FO R TH E Jess is suspected of being implicated RADIO INDUSTRY AND TELEVISION TRADE in the robbery. 9.0 a.m.Test Card and Music 9.30Test Card and Tone (440 c/s) 10.5Films: 8.5 Le Mans 1952 Deep Dig BOLD AS BRASS 11.0Test Card and Tone (440 c/s) Another saga 12.0Films: in the life of the Journey into the Weald of Kent Briggs family Bars of Silver A Question of Springing starring 1.0 p.m.Test Card and Music JIMMY EDWARDS 2.0-8.0Films: with 2.0 LUCKY PARTNERS BERYL REID A feature film starring Ronald Colman, Ginger Rogers Those also appearing includes Jack Carson, Spring Byington Ronnie Barker 3.35 Surf Boats of Accra 3.50 The Lawyers Jill Hyem 5.15 Mind's Eye 5.30 The Controllers Ronnie Brody 6.0 A Sort of Welcome to Spring Writers, 6.15 TWO TICKETS TO BROADWAY David Climie, Ron Watson A feature film starring Musical direction and orchestrations Tony Martin, Janet Leigh, by Gordon Franks Gloria DeHaven, Eddie Bracken Designed by Ridley Scott For technical reasons the Trade Tests may be subject to alteration, variation in Produced by Philip BarkeR power, or interruption See page 7 1 2 RADIO TIMES April 16. 1961

NEWS Waldo Maguire, Editor Television News, introduces the programmes f o r in the new service for which BBC-2 his department will be responsible

H u n d r e ds of thousands of words, thousands of feet of news- film, scores of news pictures: every day a vast quantity of information pours into BBC Television N ew s headquarters at Alexandra Palace on the North London heights. Most of this running report on the world today finishes on the spike, in the wastepaper basket, or the film bin. With the start of BBC-2 more of the interesting and meaningful news will get to the screen. News programmes in BBC-2 will differ in presentation from the BBC-1 bulletins in two major respects. There will be no professional newsreaders; the items will be read by members of the team of television journalists who will have spent the day reporting, sifting, and analysing the news. And the programmes will come direct from a newsroom specially built in Studio A at Alexandra Palace. The first news transmission each evening will be included in Line-Up. One of the BBC-2 News team will summarise the main stories of the day and indicate their possible development in the full news programme later in the even­ ing. This programme, Newsroom, to be broadcast from Monday to Friday, will be a 25-minute survey of the day’s major—and not so major—events at home and abroad. It will include, of course, the best of the day’s newsfilm and up-to-the-minute reports. But above all it will try to put the day’s news in perspective; to give more facts behind the news; to answer the questions which we think viewers are likely to be asking. BBC reporters and specialists and foreign correspondents will be the regular contributors, but will be joined periodically by other specialists; and whenever possible people in the news will be brought to the studio.

Westminster at Work The work of Parliament is too often seen through the sometimes distorting mirror of the headlines on the big occasion, the sensational row, the revolts, the manoeuvrings behind the scenes. This new programme will set out to fill some of the present gaps in television reporting of Parliament. Ian Trethowan and the BBC’s parliamentary and political news team will try to present a picture of what actually goes on day by day, every week that Westminster is at work —the solid law-making as well as the clash and sparkle. M.P.s themselves will have the opportunity to record their own impressions of a debate. This will give backbenchers, who often complain they are only reported in Hansard, a better crack of the whip (if they will excuse the reference), and it may in turn give them a better idea of the reporter’s task. It would take far more than the total television time allotted to BBC-2 each week to give a Hansard-size report of the proceedings of both Houses. But in thirty minutes on Friday nights the assignment will be a half-hour ‘ Hansard of the air ’ that will include the week’s political background and will be an illustrated edition as well.

News Review for the Deaf It has been estimated that over 3-million people in this country suffer some loss of hearing late in life, and one person in a thousand is born deaf. This new Sunday-evening programme will enable the deaf and hard of hearing to follow the commentary on a review of the main newsfilm stories of the week. All the information needed to supple­ ment the pictures will be superimposed, in the same way as sub-titles on foreign films. This process, which usually takes days or weeks, has to be accomplished in a few hours, and this has entailed the development of new equipment. In addition to this visual script there will be a normal commentary and sound-track for the general viewer who may want another chance to see outstanding film of the week. The film sequences will be introduced by two men chosen for their clarity of diction. Robert Dougall, the first presenter, received an award last year as the television personality most helpful to the deaf. He and Michael de Morgan will be joined from time to time by a sign-language interpreter from the Royal National Institute for the Deaf. fA D IO TIMES April 16, 1964. 2 3 ______Monday

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Howard forKeel as Fred the and openingPatricia Morison as Lilii Knight I S of S M E K ATE T o n ig h t BBC-2 takes to the air with the first of its Darling in My Fashion ’? They all come from Kiss Me, Kate, along spectacular light-entertainment productions, Kiss Me, with such hits as ‘ Brush up Your Shakespeare,’ and ‘ Tom, Dick, 2BBC-2Kate, a ninety-five-minute television version of the and Harry.’ 8-0 American musical by Sam and Bella Spewack, with music ‘ Every song in the score is a winner,’ says James Gilbert, ‘ and and lyrics by Cole Porter. When Kiss Me, Kate opened in the play has a special quality of excitement that we all began to New York in 1948 it was heralded as one of the greatest musicals feel in rehearsal.’ And Paddy Stone, who staged the musical of all time. London first saw it in 1951, and three years later numbers, has a completely new setting for ‘ Too Darn Hot.’ Hollywood turned it into a film. Tonight’s production by James Gilbert is the first modern American musical to be adapted for television in this country. Patricia Morison, who created the starring role of Lilli Vanessi on Broadway, plays the part again tonight opposite Howard Keel as Fred Graham, Lilli’s former husband—the role he played in the M.G.M. film version. (No lover of musicals will ever forget Howard Keel in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers!) Millicent Martin, TW3 satirist turned film star and one of television’s most popular girls, plays Lois, the girl who is true to all men in her fashion. Eric Barker plays Lilli’s stuffy suitor, Harrison Howell. Irving Davies, Danny Green, Bill Owen, Reginald Beckwith, Isabelle Lucas, Tony Adams, and Peter Regan complete the cast. The book of Kiss Me, Kate deals with the back-stage story of a theatrical company in Baltimore who are rehearsing a musical version of Shakespeare’s comedy The Taming of the Shrew prior to its New York run—and in particular with the feuding ex- husband and wife, Lilli and Fred, who are still in love with each other but are romancing on the side. It is in fact a play within a play, and added to the fun of the comic situations are the catchy gongs of Cole Porter. Remember such standard numbers as ‘ So jn Love,’ ‘ Wunderbar,’ ‘ Too Darn Hot,’ and ‘ Always True To You RADIO TIMES April 16, 1964 29

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9 .25 9.35 DETECTIVE ARKADY RAIKIN Rupert Davies as Maigret The Soviet Union’s introduces leading comedian NIGEI'. STRANGEWAYS BBC-2with the played by Leningrad Miniature Theatre Glyn Houston Company 7.0 in Nicholas Blake’s 7,2 0 WILLIAM CAMPBELL LINE-UP VICTORIA GORSHENINA TONIGHT End of Chapter RUTH ROMMA Introduced by Cliff Michelmore adapted by Gerald Kelsey for Opening Night VLADIMIR LYAKHOVITSKY with with JOCIF MINKOVICH Clare Massinger...... Jennifer J ayne IRINA PETRUSHCHENKO Nigel Strangeways...... Glyn Houston Derek Hart John Stone. Denis Tuohy MAXIM MAXIMOV Millicent Miles...... J oan Heal Alan Whicker, General Thoresby...... Geoffrey Denys and the latest news Orchestra directed by Travor Philpott, Kenneth AIlsop Arthur Geraldine...... Ralph Michael H a r r y Ra b in o w it z . Cyprian Gleed...... Tony Calvin Designed by Macdonald Hastings Miss Waters....,...... Peggy Ann Wood 7.30 George Djurkovic Miss Allen...... Laurel Solash Produced by Joe McGrath Christopher Brasher Basil Ryle...... Richard Carpenter THE ALBERTS’ Mr. Marsh ...... Ronald Russell See page 27 Julian Pettifer, Brian Redhead Elizabeth Wenham.Constance Chapman CHANNEL TOO Associate producers, Stephen Protheroe...Geoffrey Bayldon Derrick Amoore, Kevin Billington An author...... Geoffrey Matthews Direct from the Alberts’ Television John Lloyd, Kenneth Corden Miriam Saunders...... Sheila Dunn Centre in the heart of London, 10.20 Michael Tuchner Betty...... Penny Morrell broadcast through the courtesy of OFF WITH A BANG Assistant editor, Elizabeth Cowley Inspector Wright...... Hamilton Dyce Sgt. Summers...... Michael Collins BBC-2, a new television network A Grand Fireworks Display Editor, Peter Batty Mrs. Geraldine...... Mersa Foster opens Mrs. Blayne...... J oan Sanderson to celebrate the opening of BBC-2 with Theme music by John Addison from beside the seaside— THE ALBERTS 7.35 Incidental music by Sidney Sager the famous pier at Southend also appearing are: ON SAFARI Script editor, Max Marquis ☆ Assistant, John Gould Ivor Cutler of Y’hup, O.M.P. See . . . with Designer, Desmond Chinn Professor Bruce Lacey the silver aurora ARMAMD and MICHAELA DENIS Producer, David Goddard THE HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON Directed by Patrick Dromgoole J o h n S n a g g e, S h e r e e W in t o n GHOST RIDERS OF THE SKY PLUMES OF THE ORIENT Operation Antelope B e n it o M u s s o l in i, M a j o r J o h n G l e n n See page 25 Hear . . . Rescue operations to save animals A d o l f H it l e r, D a v id J acobs are quite common nowadays. But last THE D E V IL 'S TATTOO year an unusual one took place on 10.15 B ir m a th e El e p h a n t THE SCREAMING SCREECH-OWLS the borders of Kenya and Somalia, by courtesy of Billy Smart’s Circus THE WHISTLING SHELLS the only part of the world where a POINTS OF VIEW and other celebrities Thrill to . . . rare antelope—Hunter’s Antelope—is THE ELECTRIC STORM found. This operation called for with Robert Robinson Editing and animation by and special skills from the Game Depart­ Biographic Cartoon Films Ltd. THE THUNDERBOLT BOMBARDMENT ment and the Royal Navy. Film cameramen, 10.20 Gordon Mackay, Gene Carr Lighting the blue paper A new film series and stepping well back . .. Froin the West OFF WITH A BANG Script written down by D e n is G if f o r d Brian Johnston See page 25 by order of the A Grand Fireworks Display Produced by A l a n C h iv e r s to celebrate the opening of BBC-2 British Rubbish Corporation Electrical interference by the Also on BBC-1. See page 26 8.0 See column 4 (BBC-2) and page 26 BBC Radiophonic Workshop Designed by Colin Pigott 10.35 THE LUCY SHOW 10.35 Produced by D e n n is M a in Wilson NEWSROOM A comedy film series of family life D A N C E D A T E starring LUCILLE BALL at the Royal Albert Hall, London 3.0 See page 22 with The Grand Finals of the KISS ME, KATE Vivian Vance STAR UNITED KINGDOM Music and lyrics by 11.0 Gale Gordon, Candy Moore MODERN CHAMPIONSHIPS Cole Porter an d Star United Kingdom Modern CLOSEDOWN Jimmy Garrett, Ralph Hart Play by S a m and B e l l a S p e w a c r Formation Team Championships and a look at tomorrow ☆ starring Lucy is Her Own Lawyer Old-Time Dancing demonstration by Ken Park and Mavis Whiteside PATRICIA and HOWARD . . . who says there ain't no justice? Latin-American demonstration by MORISON KEEL Len Patrick and Doreen Key and 8 .25 Peter West also introduces MILLICENT MARTIN Soloists on Parade with PANORAMA Herald Trumpeters of the REGINALD BECKWITH Royal Artillery IRVING DAVIES from (by permission of the Officers R.A.) LIVERPOOL presented by The Royal Artillery Band DANNY GREEN, BILL OWEN The most talked-about city in Europe Major S. V. Hays, m .b.e., r.a.. and ERIC BARKER Director of Music also featuring tr Drum Major, W.0.2 John Eaglen Peter Regan, Tony Adams Introduced by Richard Dimbleby Joe Loss and his Orchestra with reports on Victor Silvester Isabelle Lucas, David Healy and his Ballroom Orchestra and Monty Landis People—Places—Problems Commentator, Judith Chalmers in the news Arranged by Eric Morley The Dancers: from Panorama’s regular team Ray D a l z ie l, S id o n ie D a r r e l l Organised by Mecca Dancing F r e d Ev a n s , J a n e t H a ll of commentators Presented for TV by Philip Lewis N it a H o w a r d, I an K a ye Robin Day See page 26 C o n n e l M il e s, J o a n P a l e t h o r p e The Singers under the direction of and F r e d T o m l in s o n Michael Barratt, Michael Charlton 11.25 Additional orchestrations by Dennis Wilson and Peter Knight Roderick MacFarquhar NEWS EXTRA The Orchestra conducted by John Morgan THE WEATHER H a r r y Ra b in o w it z Associate producer, Richard Francis Costumes by Maureen Muggeridge Assistant editor, Christopher Railing 11.35 Make-up by Maureen Winslade Editor, D a v id W h e e l e r Musical numbers staged and THE FABRIC OF THE ATOM choreographed by Paddy Stone Programme 3 Designer, Eileen Diss Directed by D a v id A s k e y The Alberts 9 .1 5 Previously shown on Saturday Producer, J a m e s G il b e r t open their new TV network by courtesy of THE NEWS 12.5Close Down See page 23 BBC-2 tonight at 7.30 RADIO TIMES April 16, 1964 33 Tuesday Duke Ellington with his Orchestra opens a new series JAZZ 625 There is nothing so difficult as a beginning, as Byron once pointed out, but the new BBC-2 jazz programme 2 gets off to a really flying start this evening with the music of Duke Ellington and his Orchestra. Elling­ ton’s band recently completed one of the most successful tours in living memory. Critics and public were for once agreed that Ellington’s music was the finest that could be found anywhere in the world of jazz, and it was a happy coincidence that the orchestra’s presence in this country should have coincided with early plans for the new BBC television jazz programme. Ellington, born 1898, still going strong, has been a success­ ful bandleader for forty years, and although he is a highly gifted jazz-pianist it is Ellington the composer who will be remembered by posterity. He has written suites based on Shakespeare’s characters and on John Steinbeck’s, on the history of Liberia, and on different kinds of perfumes. Introducing Ellington and his musicians, and resident com­ pere for the series, is Steve Race, fresh from his triumphs on radio’s The Jazz Scene. During the weeks that follow Steve and producer Terry Henebery will be presenting the work of several local groups, besides sharing with viewers the pleasure of meeting some of the American virtuosi who have followed Ellington over to Europe. In the next few weeks Oscar Peterson, Dave Brubeck and the Modern Jazz Quartet will be among the attractions in the series. As for tonight—the Duke Ellington Orchestra. No jazz series in history could ever have had a more distin­ guished curtain-raiser. Benny Gkeen TUESDAY TERM An important new venture in further and higher education begins tonight with programmes on mathematics, money, engineering materials, and politics

A n old adage says that ‘ an English­ the millions of people engaged in the coun­ man’s home is his castle.’ It will be try’s business and industrial life, on the shop- some time before we can make a floor or in the boardroom. The opening series, 7_30 national claim to change that last Men and Money, looks at the great financial word to ‘ college,’ but Tuesday Term institutions of the City of London and the brings the possibility nearer. This is the begin­ men who make them work. We go into the ning of something significantly new—more heart of the City, where vast transactions take than two, hours on one evening, continuing place daily, to learn at first-hand how they throughout the year, devoted to educational are carried out and how they affect the programmes. country’s economy. The programmes starting tonight set a pat­ Another innovation is to reflect the newest tern designed to meet, in a serious and sus­ work being done in universities and research tained way, four separate needs, chiefly in the institutions, making this a service to workers fields of higher and further education. Differ­ of many years’ standing as well as to students ent series will appeal to people in many pro­ still contemplating their careers. Materials for fessions and occupations who see television the Engineer, produced in collaboration with as a means of adding a new dimension to their Imperial College, London, shows how all new Inside the London Stock Exchange knowledge and understanding. construction— bridge, generator, office block, or First, in Mathematics ’64, we explore the computer— depends on the materials available Tuesday Term Study Guide new methods and approaches to this subject. and the engineer’s understanding of them. This is primarily for those who would welcome A special publication will be issued every Finally, a regular place for programmes that an opportunity of being brought up to date, provide a new approach to the understanding four weeks to help viewers make the particularly if they teach mathematics. But most of the new educational programmes. of world affairs, explaining the historical back­ beyond helping experienced teachers to ‘ re­ ground and conditioning factors behind the It w ill be available on a subscription new their passports,’ the series should be basis only— 10s. Od. for six issues. current situations, whether at home or abroad. valuable for teachers under training, parents, This being election year, we start with Power Send your remittance with your name and and all who use mathematical skills. in British Politics, tracing the evolving rela­ address to: A second aim is to provide information tionship between government and voter over BBC Publications (TT), P.O. Box 123, London, W .l. about developments and new techniques for the last 100 years. Derek Holroyde RADIO TIMES April 16, 1964 37

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1 .301 45 6.0 WATCH TH E NEWS BBC-1 WITH MOTHER BBC-2 For the very young 6.10 The Woodentops TOWN AND AROUND 1 1 .0-11-30 10.45 -11.0 Stories about A daily presentation of a family of wooden dolls WATCH news and views from PLAY SCHOOL who live on a farm London and the South-East A programme for WITH MOTHER A u d r e y A t t e r b u r y children at home and M o l l y G ib s o n Introduced by Corbet Woodall For the very young Storyteller this week: pull the strings followed by Andy Pandy Voices by Eil e e n B r o w n e Maria Bird brings Andy J o s e f in a Ra y , P e t e r H a w k in s THE WEATHER to play with your small children Script and music by M a r ia B ir d and invites them to join BBC film in the songs and games 6 .35 A u d r e y A t t e r b u r y ★ a n d M o l l y G ib s o n DAVY JONES pull the strings 5 .10 by T. C. Thomas G l a d y s W h it r e d sings the songs RIPCORD A look at life in a railway signal- box somewhere in rural Wales Script, music, and settings A thrilling new film series by M a r ia B ir d 4: Davy Jones’s Last Train BBC film about the adventures of two daredevil parachutists Davy Jones comes under the Beeching nxe— but has no intention o£ retiring. The Helicopter Race Davy Jones...... J a c k W a l t e r s Some papers which have been thrown Tom the Relief...... A u b r e y Ric h a r d s out of an aircraft by parachute have to be rescued by the Ripcord boys, Liza Hargest...... D il y s D a v ie s 1.25 who meet with unexpected difficulties. Major D . Pryce-Powell, o .b .e., j .p . Ev a n T h o m a s ATHENE SEYLER THE NEWS Morgan the Keeper...... Ey n o n Ev a n s Production team, Molly Cox, Cynthia Harris Frankie the Wern...... H o w e l l Ev a n s Anna Home, Daphne Jones 5.3 5 P.C. Prosser...... I e u a n Rh y s W il l ia m s and John Kershaw Railways Inspector...... G r a h a m S u t e r Graphics, Hilary Hayton THE FOREST Designer, Julian Williams Designers, A film from Denmark Producer, D a v id J. T h o m a s Geoffrey Kirkland and Nicole Goodwin BBC recording As the seasons change, so the animals Directed by A r t h u r W il l ia m s Directed by M a l c o l m C. W a l k e r and birds of the forest change their First transmission on BBC Wales, appearance and their habits. March S Produced by J o y W h it b y WHO PROFITS FROM

Joy Whitby introduces her new BUILDING SOCIETIES? BBC-2 series When you borrow from a building society to buy your beginning today which provides a house you pay 6 per cent, interest on your loan. But if you SCHOOL‘nursery school’ for put money into a building society you usually get 3 | per the under-fives cent, interest. Who profits from the difference ? The figures Are you an exhausted parent of a child under the age of five? for a typical building society run something like this: If so, Play School may be just what you are looking for. For every £100 of your loan, you 2 Without actually leaving home, for half an hour every day The two people who benefit most pay (each year) £6.0.0. Of this are the borrower who gets his home, 11.0 (from Monday to Friday, beginning today, Tuesday), your £3.10.0. goes to the investor whoand the investor who gets these child can benefit from the advice of leading authorities on has made the money available. advantages: nursery education and enjoy the undivided attention of a Investor gets £3.10.0 • A good rate of interest with com­ changing panel of presenters—young and resourceful men and women, The investor does not pay income plete safety most of them with children of their own. tax on his interest. That is paid by • Income tax on the interest paid the building society and amounts Play School w ill not be a televised nursery school-room. It w ill use by the society to £1.6.0d. all the advantages of television to do the job of a nursery school in Exchequer takes £1.6.0 • Investments repayable £ for £ its own exciting way. The building society has to pay its • Money always available at short Every day our story chair will be occupied by a storyteller of out­ own income tax and profits tax, notice standing talent— in this first week Athene Seyler, followed by Charles amounting to 7/-. Leno, Eileen Colwell, and David Kossoff. Through our magic windows Exchequer takes another 7/- Free booklet: Money & Houses we shall invite children to explore the real world which they long The cost of running the building Members of The Building Societies to discover—the world of buses and elephants, flowers and snails, society, with the essential provision Association have very. high stan­ rain and shadows. There will be a Pets’ Corner, a Play School garden, for reserves, absorbs the balance dards of financial soundness. Let us of 17/-. send you the list of members songs, and surprises, and opportunities for joining in both new and 330 Working expenses and with illustrated booklet ‘Money traditional games. reserves take 17/- and Houses’. We hope to offer not just another half-hour’s viewing a day. We want the children who ‘ attend ’ Play School to take away from it ideas Send a postcard to: The Secretary (Dept. R.T.6), and stimulation to last long after their television sets have been THE BUILDING SOCIETIES ASSOCIATION, 14 PARK STREET, LONDON W.l switched off. RADIO TIMES April 16, 963 1 39 TUESDAY

8.45 MATERIALS FOR THE ENGINEER A series of nine programmes on the science of materials made in collaboration with the BBC-2Imperial College of Science and Technology, London 1: Metals Are Crystals 7 .2 0 Principal speaker, LINE-UP Professor J. G. Ball for Tuesday Music, Derrick Mason Film editor,. Peter Heffron with Script editor, Michael Clarke John Stone, Denis Tuohy Directed by K e n n e t h Sh e p b e a r d and the latest news Produced by M ic h a e l H e c k f o r d

9.15 POWER IN BRITISH POLITICS 7.30-9.40 A series of six programmes TUESDAY TERM which describe the development of our political system and show See page 33 where power lies today * 1: The People’s Vote The extension of the vote and its con­ 7.30 M ATHEM ATICS ’64 sequences. A series of twenty programmes Introduced by reflecting new trends in Maurice Shock mathematics and in the teaching Tutor in Politics, of mathematics University College, Oxford! Produced by J a c k A s h l e t 1: The Threefold Revolution Today more mathematical ideas, more educational theories, and more applications of mathematics exist 9 .40 than ever before. How do these three factors affect what mathematics we JAZZ 625 learn, how we learn it, and why we learn it? presenting Introduced by Ellington in Concert Alan Tammadge Part 1 with The world-famous Professor W. H. Cockcroft pianist-composer-conductor Produced by D a v id K o s e v e a r e DUKE ELLINGTON and his Orchestra 8.0 MEN AND MONEY The first of two programmes recorded during a recent visit to this country A series of six programmes Associate producer, Terry Henebery about the City of London Designer, Robert Macgowan In one square mile can be found t Directed by Y v o n n e L it t l e w o o d most of the important financial Duke Ellington and his Orchestra appear figures in the country. Who are by arrangement with Harold Davison and they? What do they do? What is Norman Granz their power and influence? See page 33 DISPRIN brings 1: The Machine in Action HEGO. The centre of the web—the Bank of England. 10.35 Written by Paul Ferris fastest possible relief Consultant, NEWSROOM Andrew Shonfield Spoken by Tony Garnett because itdissolves before you take it. Film editor, Alan Martin W hen your head is throbbing with pain, every second counts. Executive producer, 11.0 You want the fastest possible relief. And that’s Disprin. B il l D u n c a l f CLOSEDOWN Unlike ordinary tablets that must dissolve after you swallow Directed by Ro y B a t t e r s b y and a look at tomorrow them, Disprin is already dissolved when you take it— ready to go to work at once to soothe your pain. Yet Disprin costs no more than ordinary pain relievers. And JAZZ 625 remember, Disprin, because it is dissolved, is far less likely to cause stomach upset. For children. The safest possible way to relieve a child’s pain is The distinguished with Disprin Junior. Each tablet provides an exact, measured dose. jazz musician Duke Ellington

in the first of two programmes he has recorded for BBC-2

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