1956/1957

E1. Panorama [17/09/56]

Sep 17, 1956 · 30m

Tonight's edition is the first in a new series and includes a special holiday report from Richard Dimbleby on the Jerez Wine Festival in Spain, which this year was dedicated to Great Britain

E2. Panorama [24/09/56]

Sep 24, 1956 · 30m

Including an interview with Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd.

E3. Civil Defence Makes Sense

Oct 1, 1956 · 30m

Woodrow Wyatt investigates the chances of surviving a hydrogen bomb attack and asks whether civil defence could help.

E4. Episode 4

Oct 8, 1956

E5. Episode 5

Oct 15, 1956

E6. Panorama [22/10/56]

Oct 22, 1956 · 30m

E7. Panorama [29/10/56]

Oct 29, 1956 · 30m

E8. Panorama [05/11/56]

Nov 5, 1956 · 30m

Including a report from Hungary filmed in October, narrated by Hungarian writer George Mikes. The film shows a population joyful of a seemingly successful revolution, unaware that by the time of the film's transmission, Soviet tanks were to move into Hungary. The programme, in its coverage of the escalating Suez crisis, takes the novel approach of cutting to a news bullitin during the transmission of this edition to give the added impression of urgency. This was done at the behest of Cecil McGivern, then Deputy Director of Television Broadcasting.

E9. Panorama [12/11/56]

Nov 12, 1956 · 30m

Including a report by Adrian Crawley from Baghdad, Edward Ward speaking from the Hungarian Frontier, an interview by Christopher Chataway of an Australian newspaperman and a broadcast by Alistair Cooke from the United Nations in New York.

E10. Panorama [19/11/56]

Nov 19, 1956 · 30m

E11. Panorama [26/11/56]

Nov 26, 1956 · 30m

E12. Panorama [03/12/56]

Dec 3, 1956 · 30m

E13. Panorama [10/12/56]

Dec 10, 1956 · 30m

E14. Panorama [17/12/56]

Dec 17, 1956 · 30m

Including a live appearance by jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong.

E15. Panorama [24/12/56]

Dec 24, 1956 · 30m

E16. April Fools: Spaghetti Harvest in Ticino

Jan 7, 1957 · 30m

E17. Panorama [14/01/57]

Jan 14, 1957 · 30m

E18. Panorama [21/01/57]

Jan 21, 1957 · 30m

E19. Panorama [28/01/57]

Jan 28, 1957 · 30m

E20. Birth of a Baby

Feb 4, 1957 · 30m

A human birth is broadcast live on television.

E21. Panorama [11/02/57]

Feb 11, 1957 · 30m

E22. Panorama [18/02/57]

Feb 18, 1957 · 30m

E23. Panorama [25/02/57]

Feb 25, 1957 · 30m

E24. Panorama [04/03/57]

Mar 4, 1957 · 30m

E25. Panorama [11/03/57]

Mar 11, 1957 · 30m

E26. Panorama [18/03/57]

Mar 18, 1957 · 30m

E27. Panorama [25/03/57]

Mar 25, 1957 · 30m

E28. Panorama [01/04/57]

Apr 1, 1957 · 45m

Current affairs programme, with a notorious film about the abundant spaghetti harvest in the Swiss valley of Ticino, near Locarno, caused by a mild winter and the near elimination of the spaghetti weevil. Also featuring a report from Poland by Chris Chataway and wine tasting with Josceline Dimbleby and a panel of experts.

E29. Episode 29

Apr 8, 1957

E30. Panorama [15/04/57]

Apr 15, 1957 · 30m