Friday, 10th June, 1977

It has been a day of gale force winds and driving rain. “Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory” and “To Kill A Mockingbird” are two of the films screening on television tonight. The former is from 1971 and is based upon the book, “Charlie And The Chocolate Factory”, by the Welsh children’s author, Roald Dahl, who also wrote the screenplay. It stars Gene Wilder and Jack Albertson. The latter, which bears the copyright of 1962, is adapted from the book by the authoress, Harper Lee and stars Gregory Peck and Robert Duvall. It remains the only book that Harper Lee has had published.

The rain has now eased.

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