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including at 12.55 News Summary
Weather News Ian McCaskill

Grandstand 12.15
Introduced from Aintree by Desmond Lynam
Grand National Day
and featuring at 3.20 The Seagram Grand National
As 50,000 people converge on the home of the world's greatest steeplechase - millions go for BBC1 and exclusive coverage of the big race.
The A-Z as follows:
A for Atmosphere, at Aintree there's nothing quite like it. Savour some at 12.17
B for Betting: a full show every hour from 12.25
C for the Cup: the National hunters at home, the Cup hunters, Liverpool and Everton, away. Bob Wilson in Focus at 12.30
D for Davies and Dunwoody: Hywel and Richard re-ride Aintree 85 at 1.0
E for Equinists: things you may not know about some of today's pilots at 1.10
F for Fallguys: Smith and Jones, sage counsellors to the Turf, at 1.20
G for Grand: the National, and also the Pardubice. In from Czechoslovakia the jockey Vaclav Chaloupka and Essex at 1.30
H for Who's Who: if they're anybody, Desmond will talk to them, around 1.40
I (Roman) for the First race, the Captain Morgan 'Chase, for big money
J for Jumpers: the ten surviving winners. Can you name them? Grandstand found them all for 2.10
K for Kyanise: not quite, but Rummy will last for ever
L for Leather: if you're four and over and can stay the 2m 5if of the Sandeman Hurdle at 2.30
M for Mesdames et Mademoiselle: owner, trainer, jockey and lad. Mrs B, Mrs P, Mrs C and Miss D. All will be revealed at 2.40
N for Nervous: janglings from the jockey room
O for On yer bikes: bless all who ride in it. None but the brave at 2.55
P for Paddock: Richard Pitman, your guide, not that any of you will take any notice. Remember your colours at least.
Q for the Parade: at 3.10
R for Rummy: on his toes as usual, but a non-runner
S for the Steeplechase: The Seagram Grand National (4Jm) for 6-year-olds and upwards (that's the idea) over 30 fences covered by 24 BBC cameras for £70,000 in prize money, a brand new trophy in bronze by Philip Blacker and all the hay you can handle. Commentators Peter O'Sullevan, Julian Wilson and John Hanmer. The Off at 3.20
T for Triumphant: Jonjo for the Grand Slam? What a way to finish.
U for Euphoria: the well-connected breath at last.
V for Vicissitude: how fortunes change in this funny game. Half-time football scores, in the Cup basically, at 3.45
W for Wickets from the 'Windies' in the Fourth Test at 3.55
X for Crossroads: alarming horse-power in the Irish Rally at 4.5
Y for Yours: what happened exactly. The National revisited at 4.20
Z no time for that, it's Final Score
Television presentation: FRED VINER. CAMPBELL FERGUSON
Assistant editor BRIAN BARWICK
Producer MARTIN HOPKINS
Editor JOHN PHILIPS