At breakfast in Britain, it's midnight in Mexico... and the end of the third day of the Olympic Games.
Direct by satellite from Mexico City comes today's first coverage of Boxing, Athletics,
Football, Weightlifting, Modern Pentathlon, Rowing
and, every fifteen minutes, The Olympic Headlines
Introduced by Frank Bough with the BBC Olympic team of commentators
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News Headlines and Weather at 8.0 and 9.0
(to 9.00)

9.15 Engineering: Craft and Science: Unit 1: Engineering Materials: 2: What is a metal?
Shown on Monday
(Repeated on Friday - not Scottish)
Accompanying pamphlet: see page 10

9.38 Exploring Your World: Moving Safely
(Shown on Monday)

10.0-10.20 History 1917-1967: Britain and Europe
Why Britain held aloof from Europe until the early 1960s
Introduced by Brian Redhead
(Repeated on Thursday)

10.25-10.45 Gwlad a Thref: a series for Welsh Schools
(Welsh Transmitters, Sutton Coldfield, Holme Moss, Wenvoe West)

11.5-11.25 Look and Read: The Lost Treasure: Part 4
(Shown on Tuesday)

11.35 Maths Today: Year 2: More on New Numbers
Introduced by Derick Last
(Shown last week)

12.0-12.25 Mirror For Our Dreams: The Ways and Meanings of Cinema
(Shown on Monday)

on The Events, The Personalities in the news in Mexico City

David Vine and the BBC Olympic commentary team bring you up to date with the highlights of the Olympic Games

For the very young
BBC film

Graham Parker
(to 13.53)

2.5 Science Session: Design for Living
Looking at the human body as a machine-what are the conditions in which it will work best?
Commentary by Derek Cooper
Repeated on Thursday

2.30-2.50 Twentieth-Century Focus: Marriage and Divorce: 2: When We Are Married
Shown on Tuesday
Accompanying pamphlet: see page 10

Music and song
First shown on BBC Wales
(Crystal Palace, Holme Moss, Wenvoe West, Sutton Coldfield)
(to 15.15)

Presented by David Shute
with Douglas Seymour, Alan Griffiths, George Barron

(to 16.30)

Today:
The Cat Who Snored
by Fiona Ewart (aged 13)
told by Dandy Nichols

and
The Magic Giant
by Caroline Reynolds (aged 8)
told by Ted Ray

A thrilling cartoon serial

Wolf-like monsters attack Professor Lindenbrook's party as they search for him in a cave

Johnny Morris with Solomon ole Saibull
Conservation as a day-to-day operation was the reason for Johnny Morris's visit to East Africa. Here, as the guest of Solomon ole Saibull he was able to visit wildlife reserves and Masai villages, to see how men and animals are living in the same area.
'Habari za Ngorongoro'-it is Swahili for 'Welcome to Ngorongoro'.
from the South and West

The varied adventures of Hector the Dog and Zaza the Cat not forgetting next-door-neighbour Mrs. Kiki Frog.

Graham Parker

with David Jacobs
A weekly series of live programmes in which David Jacobs introduces people to talk to and entertain
Introducing Deena Webster
The Wednesday Show Dancers

6.0-6.20 Local News and Weather
(Rowridge, Brighton, Oxford, Peterborough, Manningtree, Cambridge)

News... Action... Personalities and the stories behind the headlines from Mexico City.
David Coleman and Frank Bough report on today's Olympic scene and preview tonight's final of the 400 metres in which British hopes of a gold medal have been centred on Lillian Board.

A quick look at the news of the day and a longer look at what matters
with Kenneth Allsop and Michael Barratt, Ian Trethowan, Robert McKenzie

Angleton is rife with speculation concerning the discovery on the Pargeters' farm, which also provides an opportunity for Lance's initiation as a journalist
from the Midlands
For cast list see page 91

Just arrived from Prague
Tonight's live transmission from the Royal Albert Hall, London introduced by Richard Baker
The artists and gypsy orchestra of this internationally famous company present the haunting songs and exciting dances of Bohemia, Moravia, and Slovakia
Also featuring:
Waldemar Matuska, currently the popular singing star of Prague and Bratislava
Televised by arrangement with Atlantic Management Ltd.

by A. P. Herbert
Adapted for television by Alan Melville
Court scenes by Christopher Bond and Geoffrey Lumsden
Starring Alastair Sim, Roy Dotrice, Avice Landon, Thorley Walters
with guest stars. Geoffrey Sumner and Patricia Hayes

There is nothing more cheerful than a good weather forecast and Mr. Haddock is just as happy about this as we all are. At least for a time...

(Geoffrey Sumner is in "Uproar in the House" at the Whitehall Theatre, London)

with Robert Langley
followed by The Weather

by Hugh Whitemore
with Robert Hardy, Michael Robbins

brings you tonight's events in the Olympic Games direct by satellite from Mexico City with David Coleman, Ron Pickering, Mary Rand at the athletics stadium
Harry Carpenter at the boxing arena
Jack Kramer at the volleyball centre
Alan Weeks at the football stadium
reporting on tonight's competition as it happens
Introduced by Frank Bough
and featuring
10.0 Athletics
including the Finals of the Ladies' 400 metres, Men's 200 metres Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Pole Vault and Men's Javelin
Tonight's running order:
Pole Vault Final
Olympic champion: Fred Hansen (U.S.A.)
Olympic record: 16 ft. 8 9/4 ins.
Men's Javelin Final
Olympic champion: P. Newala (Finland)
Olympic record: 281 ft. 2 1/2 ins.
Men's 110 Metres Hurdles
Men's 200 Metres (Semi-Finals)
Men's 400 Metres (Heats)
Ladies 400 Metres Final
Olympic champion: Betty Cuthbert (Australia)
Olympic record: 52.0 secs.
Men's 3,000 Metres Steeplechase Final
Olympic champion: G. Roeiants (Belgium)
Olympic record: 8 mins. 30.8 secs.
Men's 200 Metres Final
Olympic champion: Henry Carr (U.S.A.)
Olympic record: 20.3 sees.

11.30* Men's Volleyball: U.S.A. v. Russia
Jack Kramer reports on the first appearance of the reigning Olympic champions from the Soviet Union.

1.0 Boxing: Elimination Bouts

1.30 Football
Alan Weeks reports on today's outstanding match in the Olympic tournament.

and throughout the programme News, Comment, Personalities from all today's events

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