New Years Day 1970 bbc1 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer starring Tommy Kelly May Robson , Walter Brennan A warm-hearted film version of Mark Twain s well-loved classic of boyhood in bygone days. In his picture of Tom - the boy who is always in trouble -Mark Twain looks back nostalgically on his own childhood, a period when the days seemed endless, sunny and full of interest. 12.15: The Debbie Reynolds Show Another hilarious episode in the life of the delectable Debbie Reynolds starring as Debbie Thompson A Present for Jim . 12.40: Engines Must Not Enter the Potato Siding A film about railways and railwaymen There are 280,000 railwaymen in Great Britain. This film looks at a handful of these men - men who work or used to work on two lines in the north of England: the former Great Central route from Sheffield to Manchester, via the notorious Woodhead Tunnel, and the former Midland route from Birmingham to Sheffield via Derby and Ambergate. They are men who have railways in the blood and bone and who look at their changing industry with affection, humour and, occasionally, dismay. 13.30: Watch with Mother https://youtube/watch?v=hcF9JSxkUSE The Flowerpot Men For the very young Fairy Queen 13.45: The News Weatherman JACK SCOTT 13.50: Winners at the Wheel An all-action review by Maxwell Boyd , Barrie Gill and Murray Walker of the drivers and cars which took the top prizes in motor sport in 1970 including JACKIE STEWART winning the Spanish Grand Prix HANNU MIKKOLA and GUNNAR PALM taking first prize in the London to Mexico World Cup Rally and HANS HERRMANN and RICHARD ATTWOOD S triumph in the 24-Hour race at Le Mans. 14.35: Royal Family A special New Years Day showing of the celebrated film by RICHARD CAWSTON When this film was first shown on BBC1 in June 1969 it made television history by presenting a unique picture of a year in the life of The Queen and her family. Since then it has been seen by record audiences throughout the world. To people everywhere it came as a revelation of what the Royal Family are really like and of the unseen part of their job. We are showing today the original full-length version of the film for the benefit of viewers who would like to see it again, or for those who would now like to see it in colour, or for children who may have been unable to see it. Commentary spoken by MICHAEL FLANDERS 16.20: Play School A programme for children under 5 16.40: Jackanory With ALAN BENNETT 16.55: Double Deckers A new adventure series Seven London children make their headquarters in an old bus. This week they turn to movie-making with riotous results. 17.20: Abbott and Costello A cartoon series 17.25: Ask Aspel Michael Aspel introduces your television requests. 17.44: The Magic Roundabout Created by SERGE DANOT 17.50: National News and Weather 18.00: Your Region Tonight (London only: Colour) including Regional Weather 18.20: The Virginian A film series starring Bitter Autumn Clay Grainger looks after Shiloh in the absence of his brother John and has much more to contend with than he could ever imagine. Contributors The Virginian: James Drury Trampas: Doug McClure 21.00: The Nine OClock News presented by Robert Dougall 21.20: Gala Performance from Sadlers Wells Operm at the London Coliseum Michael Flanders introduces Rudolf Nureyev Natalia Makarova Sherrill Milnes Itzhak Perlman Margaret Gale Catherine Wilson Dorothy Nash Shirley Chapman Emile Belcourt Eric Shilling Geoffrey Chard Members of SADLERS WELLS OPERA SADLERS WELLS ORCHESTRA Leader BARRY COLLINS 22.20: Holiday 71 with Cliff Michelmore A series of programmes to help you choose your next holiday. Algarve Villas Villa holidays in Europe, once viewed with grave suspicion, have now become one of the fastest growing sections of the holiday market. A report on a purpose-built holiday village with its own unspoilt beach on the southern coast of Portugal. Three-in-one Adventure A unique holiday aimed at the younger set. Apart from living under canvas, you can learn to handle a kayak, sail a boat, and ride a trekking pony. The holiday is split between two centres, Ross-on-Wye and Llangorse at the foot of the Black Mountains. 22.45: Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man Anne Bancroft , film star and distinguished actress, displays a wealth of new talent in this television special. She sings and dances and joins some well-known personalities in comedy situations. Among her guests are Lee J. Cobb , Robert Merrill Dick Smothers and John McGiver 23.30: John Wayne and his Films In a rare television appearance John Wayne , on location in Durango, Mexico, talks to IAIN JOHNSTONE about his life, his work and his views. I was Singing Sandy, the first singing cowboy. I think Ive established a character on the screen that may be rough, may be cruel, may have a different code from the average person, but has never been mean or petty or small. Film extracts include scenes from Stagecoach The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance The Green Berets and True Grit - for which Wayne won the 1970 Oscar. 0.05: Weatherman followed by Regional News and Weather (all except London and Wales) Closedown
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