Introduced by Harry Carpenter featuring tonight:
World Figure Skating Championships from Copenhagen The Ice Dance Championship
A special report on the fortunes of Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean , who start their defence of the world title today.
The Pairs Championship
The first major competition to be decided when the new European champions Sabine Baess and Tassilo Thierbach try to repeat their surprise victory in Lyons over the strong Soviet couples. They also face testing opposition from the United States and Canadian champions.
Plus the Men's Short Programme. Commentators ALAN WEEKS and ROBIN COUSINS Athletics from Milan
International Golden Gala
Coverage from the magnificent Pallazzo Dello Sport of tonight's indoor spectacular which includes many of Europe's new champions, and the top Americans currently touring Europe.
Commentators DAVID COLEMAN
RON PICKERING , STUART STOREY Cup Football
If there is an FA Cup Tie played tonight, the programme will feature full match highlights. Commentator ALAN PARRY
Television presentation: Skating DANISH TV SERVICE
Athletics ITALIAN TV SERVICE Producer jim RESIDE
Editor HAROLD ANDERSON
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