17 May 1969

Saturday 17 May

1969-05-17

TV

 * BBC One
 * 5.15 pm Doctor Who S.6 The War Games Ep.5 In the American Civil War zone, Jamie and Lady Jennifer join forces with resistance fighters from various time zones and prepare to launch an attack on Central Control.
 * 7.30 pm The Cliff Richard Show Starring Cliff Richard. Special guest, Cilla Black with Una Stubbs, Hank B. Marvin, Sheila White, Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra.
 * 10.00 pm Match of the Decade: The 1960 European Cup Final: Real Madrid v. Eintracht
 * BBC Two
 * 6.30 pm Gardeners' World
 * 6.45 pm Wheelbase
 * 8.15 pm The Philpott File: The File on: A Pension of Sunshine. The number of British people going abroad to retire is doubling every year. The Englishman's dream of a pleasant old age is no longer one of roses round a cottage door in Devon; it is more likely to be geraniums round a Mediterranean balcony. He wants a little place where the taxes are low and living is easy and the sun is always shining. A vast industry has grown up to make his dream come true, an industry which has grown fat selling plots of sunshine all the way from Greece to the Caribbean. And every year when retirement day arrives thousands of ordinary British people sell up their homes in Britain and head for the sun to live in a foreign land. They are looking for a warmer, brighter, happier life. Do they find it? What is the price they have to pay?
 * 9.05 pm Apollo 10 Dress Rehearsal for the Moon. Tomorrow three American astronauts are due to blast off on a mission which will take them within 50,000 feet of the moon, where they will orbit in their moon landing craft in preparation for the actual moon landing later this summer. James Burke, David Dimbleby and Patrick Moore report on the moves and the hazards of this vital mission. Produced by the BBC Apollo Space Unit.
 * 9.20 pm The Bee Gees at the Talk of the Town
 * 10.45 pm Colour Me Pop Late Night Line-Up's Saturday diversion which this week features Cats Eyes (colour)