Bear visits the King of the Birds
A thrilling cartoon series starring Lassie, the collie leader of a gang of animals who help the Turner family in their work as forest rangers. Episode 1
Samantha's adventures in magic,
A new comedy film series set in a zany holiday centre for boys.
In this first episode the Commander receives a surprise first visit from the girls of Camp Divine and finds they have very taking ways!
A MACK SENNETT film
in What's Opera Doc?
A WARNER BROTHERS cartoon
Starring James Drury as The Virginian
A tough rancher who wants his son to be as rugged as he is provokes him into challenging Trampas to a gunfight.
A film series starring Monte Markham : with PAT HARRINGTON as Tony Lawrence
HERBERT VOLAND as Henry Masterton
Today: The Marriage Saver
JACK SCOTT : weekend weather
Introduced by Frank Bough from the towpath at Putney
12.35
Football Focus with BOB WILSON
Action, personalities and the latest news of today's crucial promotion and relegation battles.
1.0; 2.5
Boxing from the Royal Albert Hall
Highlights from this week's bill which featured the Featherweight Championship of Great Britain
Jimmy Revie v Vernon Sollas (Stockwell) (Edinburgh)
Commentator HARRY CARPENTER
1.25; 3.45
International
Show Jumping from Hickstead featuring two big events: the Wills Slim King Stakes
A two-round competition with the top ten horses jumping against the clock; and the Wills Embassy Gold Stakes
This afternoon's main competition with top international riders competing for £700 prize money.
Commentators DORIAN WILLIAMS
RAYMOND BROOKS-WARD , ANN MOORE
1.50; 2.20; 3.30
Racing from
Kempton Park
2.0 Paragon Stakes Handicap (1m)
2.30 Masaka Stakes (7f)
3.35 Rosebery Handicap (1¼m)
Commentators PETER O'SULLEVAN
JULIAN WILSON , JIMMY LINDLEY
2.35
The Boat Race
Oxford (52 wins) v
Cambridge (67 wins)
The 121st meeting of the University Boat Clubs over the unique 41-mile course from Putney to Mortlake.
Outside broadcast cameras cover the course from start to finish from towpath, launch and helicopter. Can Oxford beat their record-breaking performance of last year? Commentators
HARRY CARPENTER , JIM RAILTON
3.45
Swimming from Crystal Palace
The Coca-Cola International
The British swimmers face world-class opposition at Crystal Palace this afternoon. Eighteen countries compete for the International Team Trophy including Russia, the United States, New Zealand, Canada, Hungary and the current holders, Australia, who include in their team the double world record-holder STEVE HOLLAND and the 14-year-old wonder-girl JENNY TURRALL , world 1500m freestyle champion.
Commentators
ALAN WEEKS, HAMILTON BLAND
4.40 Final Score: classified football, racing, and rugby results
Timetable. 12.35 Football Focus
1.0 Boxing; 1.25 Show Jumping
1.50 Racing; 2.5 Boxing; 2.20 Racing
2.35 The Boat Race; 3.30 Racing
3.45 Swimming/Show Jumping
4.40 Final Score
Television presentation:
Football Focus BOB ABRAHAMS Show Jumping FRED VINER Racing DENNIS MONGER Boat Race JOHN VERNON
Swimming JOHN SHREWSBURY
Grandstand producer BRIAN VENNER Editor ALAN HART
Weatherman JACK SCOTT
5.25 Today's Sport
starring Jack Warner
Looters Ltd by GERALD KELSEY
Cat-burglar Charlie Barnet had been a highly successful villain and his family were not amateurs when it came to making crime pay.
Series created by TED WILLIS Designer DAPHNE SHORTMAN Producer JOE WATERS Director MARY RIDGE
starring
Eric Morecambe , Ernie Wise
Two travelling salesmen find themselves in the South American state of Parazuellia at the height of the revolution season. But Eric bears a striking resemblance to Torres, the revolution's recently deceased figurehead ...
CLIFF OWEN
Director This Week's Films : page 19
with her guests Tessie O'Shea
David Clayton-Thomas Brian Marshall Bernie Clifton
THE NIGEL LYTHGOE DANCERS
ALYN AINSWORTH
AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Written by ERIC DAVIDSON
Choreographer NIGEL LYTHGOE Designers BRIAN TREGIDDEN and ROBIN TARSNANE
Director STANLEY APPEL Producer JOHN AMMONDS
William Conrad stars as private investigator Frank Cannon , a big man who walks alone in a dangerous world with guest stars Dina Merrill Jane Merrow
Murder by the Numbers
Gretchen Calloway , a beautiful Swiss woman, hires Cannon to find her missing husband. The search reveals an ingenious blackmail operation.
with Peter Woods Weather
with Esther Rantzen
Reporters KIERAN PRENDIVILLE and GLYN WORSNIP
CYRIL FLETCHER with Oddities of the week
Song of the week lois LANE
Music by TONY KINSEY
Director MIKE CATHERWOOD Editor MICHAEL BUNCE
George Cole tells
A Teetotal Tale by H. E. BATES
' Two on 'em,' he said. ' They got round me, boy. Gal and her mother.' The notion of anyone getting round my Uncle Silas, still less putting him off his beer for two months, was almost too much to bear.
Producer FRANCES WHITAKER