A second start in mathematics

A beginners' course in German
Introduced by Leslie Banks

Spanish for beginners
Presented by Alison Skilbeck and Carlos Riera
(Book and records: page 23)

Graham Parker looks at the weekend weather

featuring Ali Bongo and Oscar, his assistant

Roll up! Roll up! It's all the fun of the fair! Magic, mirth and mystery with the 'Shriek of Araby' Ali Bongo, who conjures up your favourite cartoon characters -

Yogi Bear: Bear for Punishment
Pixie and Dixie: Meece Missiles
Pink Panther: Pink-Tailed Fly
Dick Dastardly and Muttley: There's No Fool Like A Re-fuel

plus jokes and mystifying magic

Introduced by Frank Bough

12.50* Football Preview
Sam Leitch introduces Grandstand's up-to-the-minute football preview.

1.15* Fight of the Week: John Stracey (Bethnal Green) v Dave Wyett (USA)
Highlights of this top-of-the-bill welterweight contest at York Hall, Bethnal Green, in which Stracey was defending his unbeaten record.

1.35; 2.5; 2.35; 4.35* Racing from Haydock Park
On the final day of the 1971 Flat Season, Grandstand outside broadcast cameras cover four races from today's top meeting.
1.45 Leigh Stakes (over 5 furlongs)
2.15 Vernons Organisation Stakes (Handicap) (over If miles)
2.45 Vernons Sprint Cup (over 6 furlongs)
4.40 Vernons Finance Nursery (Handicap) (over 7 furlongs)

2.20*; 2.50* International Tennis from the Empire Pool, Wembley: The Embassy Tennis Championships: Ladies' Singles Final
Two of the world s outstanding players meet at Wembley for a first prize of £1,000.
Evonne Goolagong, the reigning Wimbledon champion, and Billie-Jean King of America, head an outstanding entry for the National Covered Courts title and the W.D. & H.O. Wills Trophy.

4.45* Results Service
Including classified football, rugby and racing results, action highlights and reports on today's outstanding fixtures.

Grandstand Timetable:
12.50 Football preview
1.15 Fight of the Week
1.35 Racing from Haydock Park
1.50 Sports Round-up
2.5 Racing from Haydock Park
2.20 Tennis
2.35 Racing from Haydock Park
2.50 Tennis
4.35 Racing from Haydock Park
4.45 Results Service
Timings are subject to alteration in order to keep up to date with events

Shirley and her five music-crazy children singing and swinging along in a new comedy film series starring Shirley Jones as Mrs Shirley Partridge

Did You Hear the One About Danny Partridge? ...it's no joke!

With David Cassidy, Susan Dey, Danny Bonaduce, Jeremy Gelbwaks, Suzanne Crough, David Madden

The Saturday film stars James Garner, Sidney Poitier
with Bill Travers, Bibi Andersson, Dennis Weaver

Army scout Jess Remsberg rescues a lone rider being trailed by two apaches - and is startled to find it's a woman.

with special guest stars Dick Emery, Moira Anderson, Kamahl, Roy Budd Trio
and featuring Julian Orchard

His new thriller in three parts
Starring Peter Barkworth, Joanna Dunham

A confession of murder in a suicide note should be conclusive, but Detective Inspector Martin Denson finds it is not quite as simple as that. Particularly as it leads him to another murder...

Written by Talbot Rothwell and Sid Colin
[Starring] Frankie Howerd
with Wallas Eaton as Ludicrus, Elizabeth Larner as Ammonia
and guest star Barbara Windsor as Nymphia

Nausius has plighted his troth to Nymphia - but she is not quite the girl he thinks she is. How to disenchant a love-struck Nausius? Happily Lurcio is able to help by introducing an old friend of his, the Caliph of Karsi.

with Richard Baker
and Weather

Bernard Braden and his team take a sideways look at the week and a careful look at some of the problems that bother us, with John Pitman and Esther Rantzen
Nonsense of the week: Ronald Fletcher
Surprise of the week: Harry Wheatcroft singing 'Roses of Picardy'
Children of the week: Harold Williamson
and Hilary Pritchard and Chris Munds