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A feature film starring
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello with Grace McDonald
Leighton Noble, Cecil Kellaway
Kind-hearted Wilbur Hoolihan 's troubles begin when he feeds a stick of peppermint candy to a horse belonging to cab driver King O'Hara - and the horse dies!
Director ERLE C. KENTON
. Films: page 11

Contributors

Unknown:
Bud Abbott
Unknown:
Lou Costello
Unknown:
Cecil Kellaway
Unknown:
Wilbur Hoolihan
Director:
Erle C. Kenton
Grover ::
Bud Abbott
Wilbur Hoolihan:
Lou Costello
Kitty McCloin:
Grace McDonald
Joe Collins:
Leighton Noble
King O'Hara:
Cecil Kellaway
Umbrella Sam:
Shemp Howard
Harry the Horse:
Eddie Quillan
Chauncey the Eye:
David Hacker

Introduced by Frank Bough
12.35*
Football Focus
BOB WILSON looks back to the midweek European Cup action, and forward to this afternoon's important League issues.
1.0, 2.35*
Boxing
The best of the supporting action from this week's Albert Hall promotion.
Commentator HARRY CARPENTER
1.20*
International
Motorcycling
The John Player Transatlantic Trophy
A film report from Oulton Park on the third and final leg of this important motorcycling occasion. World Champion BARRY SHEENE led the British team against the best in the USA.
Commentators MURRAY WALKER and TOMMY ROBB
1.50, 2.20, 2.50, 3.20*
Racing from Newbury
2.0 Bucklebury Maiden Stakes (7f)
2.30 Clerical, Medical Grecnham Stakes (7f)
Britain's top classic colts go on trial for the Two Thousand
Guineas.
3.0 Newbury Spring Cup (Handicap) (1m)
3.30 John Porter Stakes dim)
The top middle-distance horses from Britain and Ireland, including last year's Irish St Leger winner Meneval, clash for a prize of over 112,000.
Commentators PETER O'SULLEVAN
JULIAN WILSON and JIMMY LINDLEY
2.5*
Ice Hockey
Highlights of one of the outstanding matches from the Quarter-finals of the Stanley Cup, the climax of the North American
National Hockey League.
3.45*
Rugby League from Featherstone
Featherstone Rovers v Wigan
The second half of this afternoon's vital League match.
Commentator EDDIE WARING
4.35* Final Score
Including classified football, racing and rugby results.
Today's timetable:
12.35 Football Focus; 1.6 Boxing
1.20 Motorcycling; 1.50 Racing
2.5 Ice Hockey; 2.20 Racing
2.35 Boxing; 2.50 Racing
3.5 Sports Round-up; 3.20 Racing
3.45 Rugby League; 4.35 Final Score
* Timings may be changed by events Television presentation: Football Focus jim RESIDE Boxing BOB DUNCAN
Motorcycling JEFF GODDARD Racing DENNIS MONGER
Rugby League NICK HUNTER
Grandstand presented by JEFF GODDARD Producer BRIAN VENNER Editor ALAN HART

Contributors

Introduced By:
Frank Bough
Unknown:
Bob Wilson
Unknown:
Albert Hall
Commentator:
Harry Carpenter
Unknown:
Barry Sheene
Commentators:
Murray Walker
Commentators:
Tommy Robb
Unknown:
John Porter
Commentators:
Peter O'Sullevan
Unknown:
Julian Wilson
Unknown:
Jimmy Lindley
Commentator:
Eddie Waring
Unknown:
Dennis Monger
Presented By:
Jeff Goddard
Producer:
Brian Venner
Editor:
Alan Hart

starring
Rolf Harris
With JEFF PHILLIPS
Roll up this way What do you say
Pack your school books away It's Saturday - OK! is the invitation to schoolchildren all over the country to join ROLF for half-an-hour of acting, talking, painting, but above all, singing and featuring this week the children of HILL FARM JUNIOR SCHOOL, COVENTRY
Musical director BURT RHODES
Musical associate BARRY BOOTH Designer ANNA RIDLEY Director ALAN BOYD
Producer JAMES MOIR

Contributors

Unknown:
Rolf Harris
Director:
Burt Rhodes
Designer:
Anna Ridley
Director:
Alan Boyd
Producer:
James Moir

starring
James Garner , Melina Mercouri Sandra Dee , Tony Franciosa
An American businessman arrives in Lisbon on what seems to be a routine trip - and is bewildered to find himself greeted as a secret agent!
Directors RONALD NEAME and CLIFF OWEN Films: page 11

Contributors

Unknown:
James Garner
Unknown:
Melina Mercouri
Unknown:
Sandra Dee
Unknown:
Tony Franciosa
Directors:
Ronald Neame
William Beddoes:
James Garner
Aurora-Celeste:
Melina Mercouri
Amy Franklin:
Sandra Dee
Steve-Antonio:
Tony Franciosa
Hatton-Jones:
Robert Coote
Dr Mathieson:
Roland Culver
Florian:
Gregoire Aslan
Sir Huntley Frazier:
Cecil Parker
Mrs Mathieson:
Dulcie Gray

A new series of programmes live from the Television Theatre in London Starring Val Doonican with his special guest Dennis Weaver from McCloud
Brotherhood of Man
and Crystal Gayle from Nashville, Tennessee

Contributors

Presenter/Singer/Special material:
Val Doonican
Guest:
Dennis Weaver
Singers:
Brotherhood of Man
Singer:
Crystal Gayle
Vocal accompaniment:
The Mansells
Musical Director:
Ronnie Hazlehurst
Choral Direction:
Tony Mansell
Special material:
Spike Mullins
Special material:
Ronnie Taylor
Costume:
Nicholas Rocker
Sound:
Len Shorey
Lighting:
Ken MacGregor
Designer:
Martin Collins
Producer:
Yvonne Littlewood

starring Telly Savalas as Lieutenant Theo Kojak a tough cop with a tough job in a tough town - New York Monkey on a String
A young police officer's determination to buy his pretty wife an expensive fur coat leads him on the downward path of corruption and makes him the pawn of a ruthless gangland boss.

Contributors

Unknown:
Theo Kojak

with Esther Rantzen
Reporters
Kieran Prendiville Glyn Worsnip
Oddities of the Week from Cyril Fletcher
Song of the Week Jake Thackray
A collection of the jokes, dramas and problems that happen in real life.
Director PIETER MORPURGO Editor JOHN MORRELL
(Cyril Fletcher reads Wednesday's Morning Story, 10.45 am, Radio 4)

Contributors

Unknown:
Esther Rantzen
Unknown:
Kieran Prendiville
Unknown:
Glyn Worsnip
Unknown:
Cyril Fletcher
Unknown:
Jake Thackray
Director:
Pieter Morpurgo
Editor:
John Morrell
Unknown:
Cyril Fletcher

Conversation, music and entertainment live from the entrance hall at Pebble Mill. Bob Langley
Donny MacLeod
Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen invite you to meet their guests
Windsor Davies and Don Estelle Marisa Robles
Ludovic Kennedy
Director ROY NORTON Producer ROY RONNIE

Contributors

Unknown:
Pebble Mill.
Unknown:
Bob Langley
Unknown:
Donny MacLeod
Unknown:
Kenny Ball
Unknown:
Don Estelle
Unknown:
Marisa Robles
Unknown:
Ludovic Kennedy
Director:
Roy Norton
Producer:
Roy Ronnie

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