Today's Watch with Mother

With Ron Emes, British Canoe Union sprint team coach, and Olympic paddlers from the Richmond Canoe Club.
Introduced by John Earle.

Songs of the people and their background.
(English transmitters only; first shown on BBC Wales)

Racing from Newbury
2.30 Spring Maiden Stakes (over 1 mile, 3 furlongs)

3.00 Chieveley Stakes (Handicap) (over 5 furlongs)

3.30 Fred Darling Stakes (over 7 furlongs, 60 yards Round Course)

4.00 Thatcham Stakes (Handicap) (over 2 miles)

and The Badminton Horse Trials, 1972: Day 1
International Three-Day Event
The latest news of the Dressage Phase and a preview of tomorrow's awesome 32-fence cross-country course which will provide a real indication of the likely Olympic prospects of the participating Nations. For Great Britain the Olympic candidates include HRH The Princess Anne, the reigning European Champion.

(Colour)

by Eileen Molony
with Francis Monk

(Next week: "The Escaped Black Mamba and Other Things" with Bernard Cribbins)
(Colour)

Introduced by Michael Rodd.
This week the contestants come from London and Canterbury and will be looking at scenes from: Sleeping Beauty, Battle of Britain and Winnie the Pooh.
Behind the Scenes this week goes to the ABC Blackpool to look at the work of a cinema projectionist.

by David A. Yallop
Starring Mike Hope and Albie Keen
With Peter Goodwright as Crumble the Butler, Una McLean as Jessie McPherson,
Ruth Kettlewell as Mrs Grapple the Cook, Dave Hatton as 'The Shadow'
and guest artists The Tropic Isles

(BBC Scotland)
(Colour)

and Weather

Your regular local programme

An Arrowhead production

(Next week: Weighting Pass)
(Colour)

A new comedy series.

Presented this week by Peter Woods
Weather

At the Lyceum Ballroom (organised by Mecca Dancing)
Peter West introduces the Second Semi-Final

with The Ray McVay Orchestra

A daily look at what matters in the news and out of it
Presented tonight by Austin Mitchell and reports from Bernard Falk, Max Hastings, James Hogg, David Jessel, David Lomax, Tom Mangold, Barrie Penrose and David Taylor
Special contributions from Keith Kyle and Robert McKenzie with the latest news in pictures.

Groucho, Chico, Harpo, Zeppo in Monkey Business
A season of films featuring these famous clowns of the cinema - the zany creators of chaos and confusion.
The setting for tonight's crazy excursion is a transatlantic liner. Four castaways hoodwink the captain and crew by impersonating the ship's personnel and passengers - and end up as rival teams of bodyguards to two feuding millionaires!

(Next week: Horse Feathers)
(This Week's Films: page 9)

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