Bert Foord: weekend weather
Five weeks to the Olympic Games at Munich. Ron Pickering introduces a series of programmes about the great field events.
With Denis Watts, Mike Bull and Brian Hooper
From Lord's
The first final of this new 55-over competition.
Yorkshire, under captain Geoff Boycott, have had their best start for several years and now look as if they have conquered their antipathy to limited-over cricket. Leicestershire, under the shrewd leadership of Ray Illingworth, are having a brilliant season, being the early leaders in the Sunday League and placed high in the County Championship.
Introduced by Peter West
featuring from Ascot Britain's richest race, The King George VI and The Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Show Jumping, Cricket from Lord's, Racing from Ascot
Introduced by Frank Bough
1.15: 3.50*
The Road to Munich: The Royal International Horse Show
from the Empire Pool, Wembley
The outstanding events of this week of show jumping in which Great Britain's Olympic contenders are facing strong opposition from overseas. And this afternoon's major competition The Calor Gas International Stakes
1.40; 2.5; 2.35; 3.5; 3.50*
Cricket from Lord's: The Benson and Hedges Cup: Final: Leicestershire v Yorkshire
This afternoon's play in the first-ever final of this 55-over knockout competition.
1.50; 2.20; 2.50; 3.20*
Racing from Ascot
2.0 Blacknest Stakes (Handicap) (1 mile)
2.30 The Princess Margaret Stakes (6 furlongs)
3.0 Rous Memorial Stakes (5 furlongs)
3.40 The King George VI and The Queen Elizabeth Stakes (one and a half miles)
The great horses of Britain, Ireland, France and Italy come face-to-face in the richest race ever run in Great Britain, with ã65,000 going to the winner.
Among the horses entered for the race Brigadier Gerard, unbeaten in 14 races, Roberto, winner of the Epsom Derby and Steel Pulse, winner of the Irish Sweeps Derby.
4.50* Final Score
including a recording of this afternoon's Irish Guinness Oaks, late racing results, cricket scoreboard
Grandstand Timetable:
1.15 Show Jumping: 1.40 Cricket
1.50 Racing; 2.5 Cricket
2.20 Racing; 2.35 Cricket
2.50 Racing: 3.5 Cricket
3.20 Racing; 3.50 Cricket/Show Jumping
4.50 Final Score
Timings are subject to alteration
(Harvey, not interested in being second: pages 48-51)
(Colour)
by J. Fenimore Cooper
A second chance to see this serial in six parts dramatised by Harry Green
"The overall production, complete with forest battles and canoe joustings, excellent... and the performances in the BBC tradition are superb." (The New York Times)
Weatherman, Bert Foord
Today's sport
Tom and Jerry playing cat and mouse.
Tonight's adventure film stars Vincent Price, David Tomlinson, Tab Hunter, Susan Hart
Mysterious happenings greet an American girl who comes to Cornwall to claim an inheritance and finds herself held prisoner in Lyonesse - the city under the sea.
(Films: p 9)
with their guest Gilbert O'Sullivan
and Segment
Alyn Ainsworth and his Orchestra
(Colour)
with John Edmunds
and Weather
Show Jumping from the Empire Pool, Wembley featuring tonight:
The Daily Mail Cup
The final major class of the show brings together the most successful riders of the week, competing for the Victor Ludorum title and a first prize of £500.
Introduced by David Vine
(Harvey, not interested in being second: pages 48-51)
This week Michael Parkinson talks to his special guest Shirley Temple
(Colour)
