says Alasdair Gillies
and his guests The MacDonald Sisters, Catriona MacLean
and The Dancers led by Iain C. MacDonald

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An invitation to speak French

A 25-part course in Italian

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A series for those who have been learning Welsh for some two years
Introduced by Mair Robbins and Bill Raybould
with Cennard Davies

Jack Scott: weekend weather

Climb aboard for a journey through time and space. Scheuled stops include:
Star Galaxy with Johnny Pierce
"Vidar and the Ice Monster" with pictures by John Davies
Plus comedy, musical moments, and a surprise request stop.
Written by Philip Griffin and Paul Ciani

(Colour)

Introduced by Frank Bough
Today's Timetable:
12.50 Football Preview
1.20 Racing
1.40 Skating; 1.50 Racing
2.10 Skating; 2.30 Racing
2.50 Rugby Union: Ireland v England
4.40 Final Score

12.50* Football Preview
Action... News... Personalities. Sam Leitch introduces another edition of television's most popular football round-up.

1.20; 1.50; 2.30* Racing from Newbury
1.30 Newbury Spring Steeplechase (Limited Handicap) (2 miles and 160 yards)
2.0 Soapey Sponge Hunters' Steeplechase (21 miles)
2.40 Schweppes Gold Trophy Handicap Hurdle (2 miles)

1.40; 2.20* The European Figure Skating Championships from Cologne
The outstanding performances and personalities of the championships so far.
TV presentation by the German Television Service

2.50* International Rugby Union from Dublin: Ireland v England
Outside Broadcast cameras bring you the whole of today's International Championship match at Lansdowne Road. After their exciting 10-10 draw against New Zealand, Ireland (fly-half Mike Gibson, above) will have strong hopes of becoming the 1973 champions.
TV presentation by the Irish Television Service

4.40* Final Score
Including classified football results, rugby and racing results, and reports on today's big events.
Timings are subject to alteration in order to keep up to date with events.

Today's Sport

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That self-proclaimed expert on everything, Professor Ludwig von Drake, may be an egghead but he is certainly no square as he shows when conducting a musical tour de force of tuneful entertainment from ballet to boogie-woogie.
Needless to say, his nephew Donald Duck and his friends make a noteworthy contribution.
A Walt Disney production

Tonight's adventure film stars James Mason, Lilli Palmer

In 1941 an Italian submarine on a special mission attempts to run the blockade of the Mediterranean.
A tense cat-and-mouse pursuit develops as a British destroyer relentlessly trails the submarine, crippled by depth-charges, into the neutral port of Tangier -and the opposing commanders meet face to face.
James Mason stars as the Royal Navy commander and Italian actor Gabriele Ferzetti plays the submarine commander in this exciting World War II adventure, which involves espionage as well as some tense underwater action sequences.

(This Week's Films: page 9)

A live show starring Cilla Black and her special guest Frankie Howerd
with A Song for Europe 1973 starring Cliff Richard who tonight sings Song No 5 'Power to All Our Friends' written by Guy Fletcher and Doug Flett
including live outside broadcasts from somewhere in England and viewers realising their Unusual Ambitions

(Frankie Howerd is in "Whoops Baghdad": Thursday 10.10 BBC1)
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A new film series starring Raymond Burr as Robert Ironside
with Don Galloway as Det-Sgt Brown, Don Mitchell as Mark Sanger and Elizabeth Baur as Officer Fran Belding
with guest stars Rick Lenz, William Windom

At last, after patient police work, a ruthless gang boss has been convicted. Even though the charge is only tax evasion, the penalty can mean up to five years in jail; and in this case it is the clear duty of Judge Lawrence Van Buren to pass the maximum sentence.
But gangsters make their own laws - and it is easy enough to frame the judge's son for murder...

with Richard Whitmore
Weather

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Conversation, good music, and the occasional surprise with Michael Parkinson and his guests

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Closedown