with MAGGIE HENDERSON and FRED HARRIS

Noel Edmonds invites you to join a nationwide swap of news and views with the Stars, the Experts and the Collector of the Week. Phone in on [number removed] Lines open at 9.30 am

9.35* Green Thumb!
Super Hero Hong Kong Phooey in a prickly situation.

Swaporama with Keith Chegwin

News Swap with John Craven

Swap of the Pops
Swap with Pussycat and give them a ring.

Star Swap
Atten... shun! Smarten yourselves up to go on parade with BSM Williams and Gunner Sugden when Windsor Davies and Don Estelle come to Swap Shop.

Noel's Asked 'Ask' to come and chat. It's your chance to Ask too! You can phone Michael Aspel at 10.15*

11.0* Valley of the Dinosaurs
Fasten your seat belts! The Butlers are taking off.

Christmas Crackers
Delia Smith swaps ideas for crunchy Christmas presents.

Nookie's Around!
Roger de Courcey's bringing him in. 'Bear' with him as he thinks up the answers to your questions.

Noel's Top Ten Swap
If you're joining in send your postcard (no letters please!) to:
Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, [address removed]

Introduced by Frank Bough
12.20*
Football Focus
BOB WILSON looks ahead to this afternoon's League games and the second round of the FA Cup.
12.50; 1.25; 1.55; 2.25*
Racing from Newbury
1.0 Cheltenham Trial Hurdle (2m)
1.35 Massey Ferguson Gold Cup Handicap Chase (21m)
2.5 Fred Withington Pattern Chase (3m)
2.35 Daily Express Triumph Hurdle Trial (2m)
Commentators PETER O'SULLEVAN
JULIAN WILSON and RICHARD PITMAN
1.10; 1.45*
International Boxing Alan Minter
(British Middleweight Champion) v ' Sugar ' Ray Seales (USA)
Highlights of this week's important fight and the best supporting bouts from this week's Royal Albert Hall promotion.
Commentator HARRY CARPENTER
2.15*
Sports Review of 1976 A look ahead to Wednesday's gala programme and a check on the leading Sports Personality of the Year contenders,
2.45*
Rugby League from Blackpool
Blackpool Borough v Leigh
The second semi-final of the John Player competition.
Commentator EDDIE WARING
3.55*
International
Cross Country
The Philips Colour Television
International from Crystal Palace
Five of the world's top athletes, all Montreal finalists, should provide one of the most exciting cross country races of the season. CARLOS LOPES , the Olympic 10,000m silver medallist and International Cross Country champion, meets JOS HERMENS of Holland, MARC SMET of Belgium, BRENDAN FOSTER and national champion TONY SIMMONS.
Organised by the International Athletes Club and the GLC.
Commentators RON PICKERING and STUART STOREY
4.35* Final Score
Today's timetable:
12.20 Football Focus: 12.50 Racing
1.10 Boxing; 1.25 Racing; 1.45 Boxing
1.55 Racing; 2.15 Sports Review of 1976
2.25 Racing; 2.45 Rugby League
3.50 Football Half-times
3.55 Cross Country: 4.35 Final Score
Television presentation:
Football Focus TERRY LONG Racing DENNIS MONGER Boxing BOB DUNCAN
Rugby League NICK HUNTER
Cross Country JOHN SHREWSBURY
Grandstand producer BRIAN VENNER Editor ALAN HART

Weatherman
5.25 Sport/Regional News

Introduced by Roy North Special guests Anita Harris
Electric Light Orchestra with GEORGE SEWELL , TONY SELBY
Script GEORGE MARTIN
Music THE BERT HAYES ORCHESTRA Designer JEREMY BEAR
Producer BRIAN PENDERS

starring Bruce Forsyth with Anthea Redfern
Orchestra directed by RONNIE HAZLEHURST Programme associates
BARRY CRYER. TONY HAWES Designer BOB COVE Director ALAN BOYD
Producer ROBIN NASH

starring
The last of 15 programmes A Test of Love by JOHN HAWKESWORTH
Charlie Haslemere decides that it is time he married and settled down! Louisa approves of his choice, but an old flame of Charlie's feels that she has a prior claim.
Signature tune composed by ALEXANDER FARIS
Make-up KEZIA DE WINNE Costume BETTY ALDISS
Designer RAYMOND CUSICK Associate producer
ANTHEA BROWNF WILKINSON
Producer JOHN HAWKESWORTH Director BILL BAIN

A second chance to see some of the most popular items from the last series starring Dick Emery
Written by John Warren and John Singer
Special guests Alfie Bass, Arthur English, Francis Matthews
featuring Mollie Sugden, Josephine Tewson, Frank Thornton and John Kane, Diana King, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Vivienne Martin, Michael Nightingale,
Christopher Timothy with Tony Aitken, Claire Davenport, Keith James,
Paddy Joyce, Michael Napier Brown, Ron Pember, Barbara Rosenblat,
Stuart Sherwin, Michael Stainton, Joanna Wake and Victor Dear, George Miller, Ted Wheeler

starring

with Peter Woods ; Weather

Conversation and entertainment with Michael Parkinson and his guests of the week.
Director COLIN STRONG
Producer RICHARD DREWETT