A regular feature serving gardeners in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, and England.
From Brodick Castle, Isle of Arran
Percy Thrower with John Basford
The pruning of wistaria and wichuriana roses
From the Gardening Club Garden Edgbaston, Birmingham
Ken Burras, Oxford Botanic Gardens plants liliums and colchicumi and harvests 'honesty'.
from the Midlands
(to 11.20)
at Lord's.
See also Grandstand and page 2
Today's timetable:
1.10 Fight of the Week
1.35 Cricket
1.50 Racing
2.5 Motor Racing
2.20 Cricket
2.50 Racing
3.5 Motor Racing
3.20 Cricket
3.30 Swimming and Cricket
3.50 Racing
4.5 Swimming
4.15 Motor Racing
4.30 Cricket
4.40 Motor Racing
4.50 Results Service
These timings may be altered by events
From 1.0 Grandstand
Introduced by Frank Bough
featuring Cricket... Racing... Swimming... Motor Racing... Boxing
World Cup Cricket
from Lord's
Today, and on Monday and Tuesday, some of the world's greatest cricketers will be seen in action at Lord's in a special series of one-day matches organised by Rothmans of Pall Mall Today: England XI v. Rest of the World XI
Commentators: Peter West John Arlott, Richie Benaud
Television presentation by Philip Lewis
Racing
from Lingfield Park
2.0 Cowfold Stakes over 6 furlongs
3.0 Maybanks Handicap Stakes over 11 miles
4.0 Uckfield Handicap Stakes over 7 furlongs
Commentators: Julian Wilson and John Penney
Television presentation by Dennis Monger
International Swimming
from Dortmund
Six Nations Contest
The first day of this two-day match between top international swimmers from Great Britain (holders), France, Holland, Italy. Sweden, and West Germany
Commentators: Max Robertson and Harry Walker
Television presentation by the German Television Service
Motor Racing
from Crystal Palace
2.5 Saloon Car race over 10 laps
3.10 Pre-war Racing cars over 10 laps
4.20 Holts Trophy race for G.T. cars over 15 laps
Commentator: Eric Tobitt
Television presentation by Brian Johnson
Fight of the Week: Jack Bodell v. Rocky Campbell
Filmed highlights of the eight-round heavyweight contest held at the De Montfort Hall, Leicester
Commentator: Simon Smith
M 4.50 Results Service
Classified football results, Racing results, Rugby League and Rugby Union results
A new disc - a Hit or a Miss?
Comments and opinions on the latest pop releases.
This week's panel: P. J. Proby, Yolande Bavan, Pete Murray, Jennefer Lewis
In the chair, David Jacobs
This listing contains language that some may find offensive.
A new comedy film series featuring a friendly family of well-known weirdies.
Starring Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster, Yvonne de Carlo as Lily Munster and Al Lewis as Grandpa
with Pat Priest, Butch Patrick
Lily's Star Boarder ...maybe, but Herman won't give him house room!
With Arturo de Cordova, Turhan Bey
with Lucille Bremer, Noreen Nash
One of the world's most famous adventurers takes a hand in ridding eighteenth-century Sicily of tyrannical oppression.
from the stage of the BBC Television Theatre.
with Billy Cotton and his Band.
Special guest star, Charlie Drake assisted by Henry McGee
Guest stars, The Kaye Sisters, Ray Fell, The Tremeloes, Kathie Kay and The Tiller Girls, The Cotton Singers
(The Kaye Sisters are in The Bachelors' Show at the Futurist Theatre. Scarborough; the Tiller Girls in "Pavilion Show Time" at the Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea)
See page 3
Written by Alvin Boretz.
A new film series of courtroom dramas starring E.G. Marshall and Robert Reed
The Prestons are asked to defend a man, derelict and down-and-out, who is charged with murder.
A top League soccer match brought to you each Saturday.
Kenneth Wolstenholme reports, with outside broadcast cameras, from a well-known Football League ground.
Today's match will be announced after Grandstand
Out of Town Theatre presenting from the South and West: The Picnic
A comedy by John Hale
[Starring] Nigel Stock as The Man, Avis Bunnage as The Wife, Stephanie Beacham as The Girl
This play was recorded with outside broadcast cameras on location in the Cotswolds.
See page 3
