Editing John Grierson (section)

=== This Wonderful World ===
The first programme of [[This Wonderful World]] was aired on 11 October 1957 in Scotland; it was on ''The Culbin Sands'' which focused on how the [[Forestry Commission]] had replanted six thousand acres of woodland along the mouth of [[Findhorn]].<ref name=":0" /> In the seventeenth century wild sand had blown into the mouth and covered the land, the successful replanting of the forest was a great success for the commission.<ref name=":0" /> This Wonderful World was shown weekly, other topics for episodes included [[Leonardo da Vinci]], ballet, [[king penguin]]s and [[Norman McLaren]]'s ''[[Boogie-Doodle|Boogie Doodle]]''.<ref name=":0" />

This Wonderful World began to be aired in England in February 1959, it ran for a further eight years and was in the Top Ten programmes for the week for the UK in 1960.<ref name=":0" /> In 1961, Grierson was appointed a [[Order of the British Empire|Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] in the Queen's Birthday Honours.<ref name=":0" /> In 1962, he was a member of the jury for the [[Vancouver International Film Festival|Vancouver Film Festival]], during his visit to Canada he also received the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts Medal for his contribution to the visual arts.<ref name=":0" /> In 1963, he was busy with This Wonderful World and the Films of Scotland Committee but still found time to attend the twenty-fifth anniversary of the National Film Board in Montreal.<ref name=":0" />

In 1965, Grierson was the patron of the [[Commonwealth Film Festival]] which took place in [[Cardiff]] in that year.<ref name=":0" /> In 1966, he was offered the role of Governor of the [[British Film Institute]]; however, he turned down the position.<ref name=":0" /> This Wonderful World changed the title to John Grierson Presents.<ref name=":0" />

In 1967, after returning from the [[Oberhausen Film Festival]] where he had been the President of Honour of the jury, Grierson suffered a bout of [[bronchitis]] which lasted eight days.<ref name=":0" /> His brother Anthony, who had trained to be a doctor was called and diagnosed Grierson with [[Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease|emphysema]], his coughing fits were a cause for concern, and he was admitted to [[Manor Hospital, Epsom|Manor Hospital]].<ref name=":0" /> Grierson decided to give up smoking and drinking to benefit his health.<ref name=":0" />