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Sportsnight

on BBC One London

Introduced by Harry Carpenter
The top events, personalities and stories in sport. Tonight:
Whatever Happened to the Next Fred Perry ?
With British tennis currently facing radical proposals for re-organisation, probably our greatest need is a Wimbledon Men's Champion - the last time Great Britain received such a boost was back in 1936 when Fred Perry won his third consecutive title. Gerald Williams examines the problems facing our tennis administrators following the major surgery recommended by last year's government report, and compares the progress of Britain's young players with those of the leading European nations, Czechoslovakia, France and Sweden who have produced five-times winner of Wimbledon Bjorn Borg ,
Producers
JIM RESIDE and JOHN ROWLINSON
Theme music on Sporting Themes (record REH 348. cassette ZCR 348), from record shops

Contributors

Introduced By:
Harry Carpenter
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Fred Perry
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Fred Perry
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Gerald Williams
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Bjorn Borg
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John Rowlinson

BBC One London

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