Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 278,125 playable programmes from the BBC

Sunday Grandstand

on BBC Two England

Introduced by Desmond Lynam
Cricket
The John Player Special League
Further coverage of the season's 40-over competition with action from one of the day's important matches. Commentators
PETER WALKER
CHRISTOPHER MARTIN-JENKINS
The Great North Run
The Thorn EMI Heating Great North Run
How would you choose to spend your Sunday? Feet up with the papers? Well, they are made of tougher stuff in the North East and more than
25,000 competitors run in the 13 1/2-mile race from Newcastle to South Shields.
Commentators STUART
STOREY, BRENDAN FOSTER and DOUGIE DONNELLY
Athletics from Bremen
West Germany v USA
More action from a high class meeting with the West
Germans out to topple the reputations of the mighty Americans.
Commentators
DAVID COLEMAN and RON PICKERING
Programme timings will be screened on the hour and half hour, where appropriate.
TV presentation:
Cricket BOB DUNCAN
Athletics (Great North Run)
JOHN SHREWSBURY. JIM RESIDE Athletics (Bremen)
WEST GERMAN TV SERVICE
Assistant editor Grandstand BRIAN BARWICK
Producer Grandstand MARTIN HOPKINS
Editor Grandstand JOHN PHILIPS

Contributors

Introduced By:
Desmond Lynam
Unknown:
Peter Walker
Unknown:
Christopher Martin-Jenkins
Unknown:
Brendan Foster
Unknown:
David Coleman
Unknown:
Ron Pickering

BBC Two England

About BBC Two

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More