... for his designs on Captain Cook in The Explorers series; and John McCrae, for his production of the serial Ballet Shoes. The Muppet Show, produced at ATV, Elstree, has also received two nominations. One nomination is for the execu tive producer and/or producer ...

... starring Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett) has entered the final programme in last year's Shirley Bassey series; ATV's The Muppet Show is ITV's official entry. liie awards will be announced on Saturday of next week. May 14. TELEVISION TODAY ...

... controller of BBC-1 since April 1974. FRANCIS ESSEX, ATV's director of production, receives the Golden Rose of Montreux for The Muppet Show on Saturday last. ...

... borne out this year at Montreux by the three programmes that led the field: The Train (Norway), Mish Mash (Yugoslavia) and The Muppet Show. Each had a talent to entertain and the ability to sustain it. None of the three producers would have felt cheated to ...

... the Norwegian one. in which there is virtually no speech, I would have thought universally acceptable TTie ITV entry The Muppets went down well, although there is a lot of speech in it, because puppetry and marionettes are always attractive, especially ...

... Muppets take Golden Rose ATV's The Muppet Show won the Golden Rose of Montreux at the 17th contest which ended in the Swiss town last Saturday. The British entry had been one of three that many people had singled out: the other two were a very funny film ...

... for her performance in the BBC series Duchess of Duke Street. Most promising male newcomer: Kermit the Frog from ATV's The Muppet Show. Funniest girl of the year: Penelope Keith for her performance as Margo in the BBC's The Good Life. Best female comedy ...