“Marcus Welby” likes his role

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32774, 26 November 1971, Page 4

“Marcus Welby” likes his role

(N Z. Press Association) AUCKLAND, Nov. 25. The film and television actor Robert Young almost blushes when he says: “I don’t watch much TV.” ;

Tall, urbane and every inch the general practitioner, as is his role in the TV series, “Marcus Welby, M.D.,” he admits to being an early - to - bed, particularly when he’s shooting episodes in the series. Mr Young (64), arrived in Auckland with his wife today in the cruise ship Monterey on his way to England, by way of Sydney. He was to shoot a picture, but is now on a holiday, as the script for the film has not been finished. Then he will go back to the United States to begin the fourth series of “Welby”’ on April 1. In films the stars he has partnered included Helen Hayes, Greta Garbo, Katharine Hepburn, Jean Harlow and Myrna Loy. He is particularly satisfied with the “Welby” series. Welby, he says, is an interesting character in that he becomes involved in people’s lives. He gets tangled with them, far more so than the

CHTV3 2.00 p.m.: Headline news. 2.03: The Virginian. Western. „ 3.16: Not In Front of the Children. Comedy. (Repeat) 3.46: France Panorama. 3.57: Origami. 4.08: Sesame Street. 5.04: Funny Company. 5.09: Bolek and Lolek on Holiday. Cartoon. 5.19: The Wind in the Willows. Third of eight parts. 5.32: Headline news, weather. 5.35: The Flaxton Boys Adventure. (Repeat.) 6.00: This Week in Britain. 6.05: The Courtship of Eddie’s Father. 6.30: World Report. 6.50: Sports Magazine. 7.00: Network news. 7.20: Weather. The South Tonight. 7.40: Hogan’s Heroes. Comedy. 8.05: U.F.O.—"Conflict.” Science fiction. 8.53: Shows Promise—Should Go Far. Documentary. 941’ Film S *Cl952) “The Sniper” (Adolphe Menjou, Arthur Franz, Marie Windsor). Drama. 11.05: Late news, weather. 11.11: Vendetta—“ The Suicide Man. Drama.

NATIONAL LINK [lncludina 3YA Christchurch (690 kilohertz); 2YA Wellington (570 kilohertz); 4YA Dunedin (750 kilohertz); and 3YZ Greymouth (920 kilohertz)) 7 p.m.: N.Z.B.C. Sports News. 7.30: Time for Music. 8.0: World of Science. 8.15: Gray’s Guitars. 8.30: Weather and News. 9.0: Fine and Dandy. 9.15: Music of the Maori. 9.30: The Jazz Hour. 10.30: N.Z.B.C. News, Comment, Weather. -10.45: The Singer and the Song. 11.0: 8.8. C. News and Commentary. 11.15: All Night Programme. 11.45: Open Coun-

hospital series where people come to the doctor. In Welby the doctor goes to the people. With 74 episodes in the "can” the show was running successfully and he believed it could run for up to five years more.

try. 1.15 a.m.: Our Man in Dunedin. 2.30: Eric Cook and his Orchestra. 4.9: Premiere. 3YC, CHRISTCHURCH (960 kilohertz) 7 p.m.: Avant-Garde. (3) Kagel: Fantasia for organ with obbligati (1967) —GerdZacher (organ). 7.19: Donizetti: Montserrat Caballe (soprano), Ambrosian Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra under Carlo Felice Cillario. 7.35: A Concept of Unity— The Pacific. 7.56: Belgian Radio Symphony Orchestra under Charles Bruck —Koechlin: Ballade (1919) (Piano, Henriette Faure); Roussel: Bacchus and Ariadne, Suite No. 2 (1930). 8.35: Alfred Hill (1870-1960). 9.0: Playhouse. 10.15: Fifth Enesco Festival. Julliard Quartet— Schubert: Quartet in D minor (Death and the Maiden) (Rumanian Radio). 3ZB, CHRISTCHURCH

(1100 kilohertz) 7.30 p.m.: Buy, Sell and Exchange. 8.30: Reprise. 10.2: Late Night Friday. 3ZM, CHRISTCHURCH (1400 kilohertz) 7.30 p.m.: Sounds Right Now. 8.30: Things are Swinging. 10.0: Easy Listening.