With MAGGIE HENDERSON and FRED HARRIS
Play words with Bubble, Humbug and the Spoons.
Music by PETER GOSLING and DAVE MOSES Written and produced by MICHAEL COLE
A cartoon series
A Mack Sennett comedy
in Ducking the Devil
Words and letters With DONALD GEE
BOB HOSKINS and GAY
HAMILTON MARTIN SHAW
Script BARRY TOOK
starring Guy Williams with Henry Calvin
Gene Sheldon , Britt Lomond 6: Zorro Saves a Friend
A would-be rescuer Is unmasked!
A film series starring
Today: The Award
Mary sets her heart on winning a special school prize.
in The Floorwalker
There's trouble in store for a likely-looking customer who is the image of a dishonest employee.
12.27 Weather MICHAEL FISH
In a special edition of Grandstand
Introduced by David Coleman direct from Aintree
BBC outside broadcast cameras bring you complete coverage of the world's greatest steeplechase.
Grand National Day
12.30 DAVID COLEMAN sets the Aintree scene, with news of the runners, riders, going and weather.
1.40 The Fancied Runners
RICHARD PITMAN, who twice finished second in the National, has been touring the stables, and reports from the saddle of this afternoon's leading horses.
2.0 Sun Ratings Chase (2m)
2.10 Meet the Jockeys
DAVID COLEMAN talks to the men who will ride in the National.
2.30 Templegate Hurdle (2m 5Jf)
2.40 A final check on the runners and riders, the scenes in the Paddock and the Weighing Room, and the Grand National parade.
3.15 The News of the World Grand National Steeplechase (4m 856yds)
The thrills of Becher's, the Canal Turn, The Chair, and the rest of the spectacular Aintree fences, as a large field competes for a first prize of abound £40,000.
Commentators PETER O'SULLEVAN, JULIAN WILSON, RICHARD PITMAN and JOHN HANMER
4.30 The jockeys tell their stories, in a look back at the National highlights.
Also in Grandstand
12.50*
Cup Focus
With BOB WILSON, on FA Cup and Scottish Cup Semi-Final Day.
1.15*
Boxing from the World Sporting Club
Trevor Francis (Basingstoke) v Jeff Gale (Leeds)
The final eliminator for the British Welterweight Championship.
Commentator HARRY CARPENTER
3.45*
Rugby League Cup Semi-Final from Huddersfield
St Helen's v Keighley
The second half of today's second semi-final.
Commentator EDDIE WARING
4.40* Final Score
Including classified results
Today's Timetable
12.30 The Aintree scene; 12.51 Cup Focus
1.15 Boxing: 1.40 Fancied Runners
1.50 Racing; 2.10 Meet the Jockeys
2.25 Racing; 2.40 Grand National Parade
3.15 The Grand National
3.45 Rugby League
4.30 Grand National re-run
4.40 Final Score
*Timings may be changed by events
TV presentation: Grand National FRED VINER, DAVID KENNING, RICHARD TILLING Football Focus TERRY LONG Rugby League NICK HUNTER
Grandstand producer BRIAN VENNER Editor ALAN HART
I Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Pluto and others make fun for their friends.
Today with Kurt Russell
Weather MICHAEL FISH
I want to be taller ...be a bridesmaid ...be a rally driver
...Whatever your wildest dream is! Jimmy Savile, OBE, will try to make it come true.
by Gerald Kelsey
Starring Jack Warner
with Richard Heffer, Ben Howard and Nicholas Donnelly
Special guest Queenie Watts
Mrs Hooker suspected everyone, except, of course, the real villain under her roof.
starring Dean Martin , Jerry Lewis with Anita Ekberg
Steve Wiley and Malcolm Smith each win halt of the same car in a cinema sweepstake. Steve wants to sell the car to pay off his gambling debts, but Malcolm wants to drive to Hollywood to meet Anita Kkberg.
Director Films: page 9
with Peter Woods ; Weather