Wildlife in Canada.
Narrated by Rick Jones.
(Colour)
Three boys, three girls, Moptop and Marlon, the Mynah
(Colour)
The Hurons take to the warpath.
(Colour)
Sprinters are not manufactured, but they can be vastly improved with the right techniques and proper training
RON PICKERING begins a series of 12 programmes about the field and track events. 1:Sprints with JOHN ANDERSON,
DAVID JENKINS and AVRIL HALLIDAY
Director JOHN RICKWORD Producer JOHN DOBSON
Two social workers who are using this approach in their work give an account of it.
(First shown on BBC2)
Book (same title) 75p, from booksellers
in Pikers Peak
A WARNER BROTHERS cartoon
A mack SENNETT comedy film
A film starring
Donald Houston , Fay Compton
Cornishman Albert Pascoe and his mother Alice are in constant conflict with the local Fisheries officer over their favourite pastime - salmon poaching. But they are fishing in much deeper waters when they become involved in a plot to take top secret information behind the Iron Curtain.
Director ANTHONY SQUIRE
This Week's Films: page 9
Michael Fish: weekend weather
(Colour)
Introduced by Frank Bough direct from the Empire Stadium, Wembley
12.40*
International
Football Preview
The Home International Championship starts today with Wales v England at Ninian Park, Cardiff, and Northern Ireland v Scotland at Hampden Park. SAM LEITCH introduces action, personalities and the latest news of today's matches with the Grandstand team of experts: JIMMY HILL , JOCK STEIN , Manager of Celtic, DON REVIE , Manager of Leeds United, and BOBBY CHARLTON , Manager of Preston North End.
1.5*
Judo
Highlights of the European championship at Crystal Palace. The competitors include British Olympic medallists ANGELO PARIST , BRIAN JACKS and DAVE STARBROOK.
1.20; 1.50; 2.20*
Racing from Ayr
1.30 Wills Embassy Stakes (Qualifier) (5 furlongs)
2.0 Carrick Handicap (lm 5f)
2.30 Yellow Pages Handicap (1m) Commentators PETER O'SULLEVAN and CLIVE GRAHAM
Reporter JULIAN WILSON
2.40*
The Rugby League Cup Final from Wembley
Featherstone Rovers v Warrington BBC outside broadcast cameras bring you the whole of this great occasion, followed by the presentation of the Cup and medals by HE. RT HON JOHN ARMSTRONG High Commissioner for Australia. Commentator EDDIE WARING
Comments by DAVID WATKINS
4.45* Final Score: reports on the Home International Football Championship, racing results, cricket scoreboard and news and action highlights of today's events. Timetable: 12.40 Football Preview
1.5 Judo; 1.20 Racing
1.35 Sports Round-up; 1.50 Racing
2.10 Rugby League Preview; 2.20 Racing
2.40 The Rugby League Cup Final
4.45 Final Score
Timings are subject to alteration. Television presentation: Racing BILL MALCOLM
Rugby League RAY LAKELAND
Grandstand producer BRIAN VENNER Grandstand editor ALAN HART
Home International Football Championship: highlights from both matches: tonight at 10.0
[Starring] Donald Duck
(Colour)
Weatherman Michael Fish
Today's Sport
(Colour)
Ida, the Off-Beat Eagle
A WALT DISNEY production
starring Mike Yarwood
Written by ERIC DAVIDSON Special guest
Clodagh Rodgers
Springfield Revival with PETER SYMONDS '
Ballet sequence staged by IRVING DAVIES Dancers SUSAN CLAIRE , JOHN MELAINEY Musical director ALAN BRADEN
Vocal backing THREE'S A CROWD Designers BERNARD LLOYD-JONES and JAMES HATCHARD Producer JAMES MOIR
starring
Kerwin Mathews , Viviane Ventura Seismologist Arnold Kramer , declared insane for asserting that enemy forces are burrowing beneath the United States, is vindicated when computers at Los Alamos reveal the existence of a complex of underground tunnels. A special combat team is detailed to foil the uniquely planned invasions in this delightfully escapist adventure.
Director MONTGOMERY TULLY This Week's Films: page 9
A new series of the films starring William Conrad as private investigator Frank Cannon, a big man who walks alone in a dangerous world.
With guest star Leslie Charleson
Tragedy at a ski resort. High up in the rugged mountain country of Colorado, Christopher Machen, a top Union official, falls from a ski-lift and is killed. His daughter Kate convinces Cannon that her father's death was no accident. A vital eye-witness is in hiding - and Cannon must find that witness before the killers do.
(Colour)
with Kenneth Kendall; Weather
(Colour)
Introduced by Jimmy Hill featuring
Wales v England
From Ninian Park, Cardiff
Commentator
DAVID COLEMAN
Northern Ireland v Scotland from Hampden Park, Glasgow Commentator
BARRY DAVIES
Action highlights from today's two opening matches in the 1973-4 Home International Championships.
Action analysis with JIMMY HILL and the BBC International Match experts - DON REVIE , Manager of the new Football League champions, Leeds United; JOCK STEIN, Manager of Celtic who are once more League champions of Scotland, and BOBBY CHARLTON , capped 106 times for England.
Football TV presentation
ALEC WEEKS and JOHN MCGONAGLE
Match of the Day presentation by MARTIN HOPKINS
Editor SAM LEITCH
starring in Love that Guard House
It is not every soldier's dream to land up in the guard house - but Bilko is different.