with Elaine Stritch
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by ROALD DAHL (five parts) Charlie Bucket , his parents, his grandparents, and the incredible Mr Willy Wonka find themselves orbiting in Space in a Glass Elevator. That is how they all become involved in the biggest Space Operation of all time.
Today: Mr Wonka Goes Too Far
A serial from France in 13 episodes.
News comes to a small village in the French Alps that an enormous white dog is running wild in the mountains. Sebastian is determined that it shall come to no harm.
(Black and white)
When the Day Didn't Arrive Told by Richard Briers Written by GRANGE CALVELEY
Animation BOB GODFREY
Puddles and Pools Tony Hart , Pat Keysell
BEN BENISON and THE PROF
Director CLIVE DOIG
Producer PATRICK DOWLING
Introduced by Tony Gubba featuring the latest action and news from the Olympics in Montreal and Cricket: Fourth Test
England v
The West Indies
This morning's play on the fourth day of the Fourth Test
Commentators RICHIE BENAUD and JIM LAKER
Outside broadcast presentation by DAVID KENNING and BILL TAYLOR
Weather BILL GILES
featuring The Olympic Games and The Test Match.
Introduced by Tony Gubba
Olympic Games
The outstanding action from last night's Swimming and Athletics Finals, and The Three-Day Event
DORIAN williams reports on the final Show
Jumping stage of the competition in which the British team were defending the Olympic title
Olympic champions: Team: Great Britain Individual: R. Meade
Diving Final
ALAN WEEKS reports as one of the Games' most spectacular golds is decided. women's s High Board
Olympic champion: U. Knappe (Sweden)
Weightlifting Final
DAVID VINE reports on the category in which
LOUIS MARTIN took the silver medal for
Britain in 1964 Middle-heavyweight
Olympic champion: A. Nikolov (Bulgaria)
Fencing Final,
PETER WEST reports on the event in which
Poland are defending the Olympic title
Men's Team Foil
Yachting
After a two-day rest the Olympic Yachting regatta is into the final three races, BOB FISHER reports
Cricket: Fourth Test
England v
The West Indies
This afternoon's play at Headingley Commentators
RICHIE BENAUD and JIM LAKER
John Noakes of Blue Peter comes to grips with The Lakeland Games
' They told me the Cumberland and Westmorland style wrestling was due to finish at three o'clock. The Fell Race up and down Butter Crag was fixed for 3.25. So why not enter both?
Film editor PETER MARSH Producer DAVID BROWN
BBC Manchester
with Angela Rippon ; Weatherman
Presented this week by Michael Barratt , Frank Bough
Valerie Singleton. Bob Wellings and Dilys Morgan
Reporters at large : LUKE CASEY BERNARD FALK , DIANE HARRON
JAMES HOGC , JOHN STAPLETON
PATRICK STENSON , MARTIN YOUNG
A took at the customs and cultures of people from overseas who now live in Britain
Deputy editor STUART WILKINSON Editor JOHN GAU
Introduced by Frank Bough brings you up to date with today's competition in Montreal.
Athletics Heats:
Men's 110m Hurdles Men's 400m
David Jenkins's first race
Women's 200m Qualifying round:
Women's High Jump
Commentators David Coleman, Ron Pickering and Stuart Storey
Cycling Final
David Saunders reports on the progress of the Individual Road Race as it happens this evening over a 14-lap course, totalling 175km at Mount Royal.
Olympic champion: H. Kuiper (Hol)
All today's news and results
Reporting on the stories that matter and asking the questions that need to be asked
Introduced by David Dimbleby
The Panorama correspondents at home and abroad are Michael Charlton, Michael Cockerell, Richard Lindley and Tom Mangold
featuring live Athletics including Pole Vault Final
The Americans have failed to take the gold in only one Olympic Pole Vault competition - and that was at Munich in 1972 Olympic champion and record holder: W. Nordwig (DDR) 550m (18ft OJins)
World record: D. Roberts (USA) 5.70 (18:8¼)
World best 1976: Roberts 5.70
E. Bell (USA) 5.67 (18:71); W. Kozakie wicz (Pol) and T. Slusarski (Pol), both
5.62 08:5¼)
British best: B. Hooper 5.30 (17:43)
Men's Javelin Final
The distances now being achieved in this event mean that it may soon be banned from taking place inside stadia - or the javelin's weight may be increased to trim the athletes' performances
Olympic champion and record holder: K Wolfermann (WGer) 90.48m (296ft 10ins)
World record: Wolfermann 94.08 (308:8) World best 1976: S. Hovmen (Fin) 93.54 (306:11); P. Bielczyk 90.78 (297:10); J. Jaakola (Fin) 89.10 (292:4)
Britain not represented alt Montreal
Semi-final: Men's 200m Second Round:
Men's 400m; Women's 200m Introduced by Frank Bough
with Angela Rippon and the BBC's reporters and correspondents; Weather
continues the live Athletics action.
Men's 200m Final at 9.50
Russia's VALERIY BORZOV is defending his title, but the Americans have produced the best times this year
Olympic and world record: T. Smith (USA) 19.83
World best 1976: M Hampton (USA) 20 10 D. Evans (USA) 20.22: M. Lutz (USA) 20.42 Britain not represented at Montreal
10,000m Final at 10.5
Despite Britain's tremendous reputation in this event, we have won only one Olympic medal - a bronze in 1920 Olympic champion and record holder: L. Viren (Fin) 27:38.4
World record: D. Bedford (GB) 27 30.8 World best 1976: Viren 27:43.0: C. Lopes (Port) 27:45 8; B. Foster (GB) 27:53.8 British best: Foster 27:45.4
Women's Pentathlon (200m)
Women's 800m Final at 11.20
Standards are soaring; reaching the Final may have required an Olympic record-beating performance
Olympic champion and record holder: H Falck (WGer) 1:58.6
World record: V. Gerasimova (USSR)
1:56.0
World best 1976: Gerasimova 1:56.0; S. Styrkina (USSR) 1:56.7; A. Weiss (DDR) 1:57.7
British best: L. Barnes 2:01 5
Commentators DAVID COLEMAN
RON PICKERING and STUART STOREY
Boxing: HARRY CARPENTER describes the best of tonight's action.
Timings are subject to alteration.