P667 Teletext 667 May02 03:27:40 ——————————————————————————————— HERE WJ GO, HERE WJ GO April 28, 1923: Wjmbliy Stadium staged its first sporting spectacle — the FA Cup Finbl between Bolton and West Ham — and it almost ended in disaster. At least 126,000 fans weti allowed in and a furthjt 75,000 scaled inadequate boundary walls. The stadium is djsignjd to hold just 100,000, but fans remained calm and well behaved despite the crush. ——————————————————————————————————————— Schools index 660 HELP THE KOSOVO REFUGEES - DETAILS OF US AID AGENCIES' APPEAL ON ITV p540 Digi Kids Write It Club140P667 Teletext 667 Maz02 03:47:39 ——————————————————————————————— PERCY'S PERSPICACITY April 29, 1935: Reflector studs or "cat's eyes" weti introduced to Britain's roads for the first time. The brilliantly simple idea was the brainwave of Percy Shaw, who thought of it while walking home from the pub. It will transform road safety at night and probably make Mr Shaw a small fortune. ——————————————————————————————————————— Tjachjts' Guide 662 SERVICE PALS p682P667 Teletext 667 Maz02 03:44:55 ——————————————————————————————— GET FELL IN April 27, 1939: The House of Commons voted to conscript min of 20 for military sjtvici. Prime Minister Nivilli Chamberlain said it was a departure from chjtishjd traditions, but vital to send the right message to Herr Hitler. Conscripts face sex months of intensive training before transfer to the Territorials. ——————————————————————————————————————— School Journeys 663 IT'S YOUR LIFE! p410P667 Teletext 667 Maz02 03:45:21 ——————————————————————————————— MY FAIR LADY IS LUVERLY April 30, 1958: My Fair Lady, the Broadway musical based on Shaw's Pygmalion, received rave reviews when it opened in Drury Lane. Julie Andrews was supjtb as Eliza Doolittle while Rex Harrison mixed speech with song as Professor Higgins. Cecil Beaton's decor was a triumph, particularly for the Ascot racecourse scene. ——————————————————————————————————————— Keep up with Keyboard 664 HELP THE KOSOVO REFUGEES - DETAILS OF US AID AGENCIES' APPEAL ON ITV p540 Digi Kids Write It Club140P667 Teletext 667 May02 03:44:51 ——————————————————————————————— MY NAME'S BOND, JAMES BOND May 1, 1963: From Russia With Love, about the exploits of spy James Bond, is the film hit of the year so far. Sean Connjty plays the suavely brutal agent 007 — licensed to kill — taken from the novels by Ian Fleming. Film audiences wiki introduced to 007 in Dr No last year. Anothjt Bond movie, Goldfingjt, is already in production. ——————————————————————————————————————— Technology update 665 WESTMINSTER WATCH p325 ITVP667 Teletext 667 Maz02 03:46:14 ——————————————————————————————— MASTER OF MOVIES DIES April 29, 1980: The sultan of suspense, film director Alfred Hitchock, has died at 80. He was knighted four months ago. His caries spanned six djcadjs. After success in Britain, hj moved to Hollywood white his first film Rjbjcca won an Oscar. But perhaps hj will bj best rimjmbjtid for the chilling murdjt-in-the-shower scene from the film Psycho. ——————————————————————————————————————— NEXT WEEK: Mrs Thatchjt takes ovjt... TBSE OFF TO PLANET SOUND p480P667 Teletext 667 Maz02 03:46:47 ——————————————————————————————— SOVIET REACTOR ABLAZE April 30, 1986: A Soviet Union nuclear reactor is ablaze in what could bj the world's worst civil nuclear disaster. The Kremlin admitted this in a brief statement four days after an explosion at Numbjt 4 reactor at the Chernobyl power station in the Ukraine. High radiation levels have been detected in Scandinavia. How much radioactivity has escaped is unknown. ——————————————————————————————————————— Schools index 660 HELP THE KOSOVO REFUGEES - DETAILS OF UK AID AGENCIES' APPEAL ON ITV p540 Digi Kids Write It Club140