A slice of life presented for family listening by comperes and commentators of the Younger Generation
Sports Preview A quick look at up and coming under-twenties
On the Track:
Donald Seaman , nineteen-year-old miler, interviewed during practice a.t Tooting Bee by Judy Clarke
On the Ice:
Barbara Brooks , sixteen-year-old contender for next month's Junior Skating Championships, interviewed at the rinkside in Streatham by Diana Carter
On the Springboard:
At about 6.24 tonight Michael Simpson will be at the Marshall Street Baths, London, to talk to Dorothy Ann Drew , nineteen - year - old British diver, and to describe her in action
Young Hopefuls:
Parade spotlights some of the undertwen.ties who may hit the sporting headlines in the coming season
Music Makers
Wigan Boys' Club Band
A Day in the Life of Sammy McCarthy
Since Sammy first broadcast in the youth programmes as a young unknown he has climbed to the top of the ladder in British boxing. Tonight at Harringay Arena he meets Jean Snevers to fight for the European Featherweight Championship. Brian Johnston recalls his first broadcast, and Terry Green follows his day's activities from work in the market at Spitalflelds in his father's greengrocery business, via breakfast at home, to training at Jack Solomons's gymnasium. Eamonn Andrews assesses his prospects from the ringside
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