Bod and the Kite
A cartoon series.
Austria: The Puppeteers
An open-air puppet show on a camping site near Salzburg leads Kim and friends into adventure.
Written and directed by JAN BARLEY-SMITH Producers PADHRAIC O'DOCHARTAIGH and MICHAEL GRAF-MN-ROBINSON
DAVID VINE begins a series on ten popular sports rarely seen on TV. 1: Trampolining, with ROB WALKER, national coach to the British Trampoline Federation.
Director JOHN RICKWORD Producer JOHN DOBSON BBC Bristol
The classic serial, in 15 exciting episodes, starring
Buster Crabbe as Flash Gordon
7 : The Prisoner of Mongo
Directors FORD BEEBE and ROBERT bill
in In the Park and By the Sea
Written and directed by CHARLES CHAPLIN
A WARNER BROTHERS comedy
A feature film starring Bing Crosby , Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour
Bing and Bob play a couple of musicians, predictably in trouble and on the run, who stow away on a Riorbound luxury liner.
Director NORMAN Z. MCLEOD
. Films: page 10
Introduced by Frank Bough
1.20*
Motor Racing
John Player British Grand Prix
This year Mario Andretti and Jody Scheckter are the strongest challengers to last year's driving heroes - James Hunt and Niki Lauda. MURRAY WALKER and ALAIN DE CADENET report on last Saturday's race at Silverstone.
1.50, 4.15*
Swimming from Leeds
The A.S.A. National Championships British swimmers compete for the National titles and for places in the British team to be entered in the European Championships.
Organised by the A.S.A. in association with Optrex.
Commentators ALAN WEEKS and HAMILTON BLAND
2.10, 2.45, 3.20*
Racing from Ascot
2.15 Jubilee Diamond Stakes (Ladies' Race) (Old Mile)
2.50 Princess Margaret Stakes (6f)
3.35 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes (l½m)
The Minstrel, ridden by Lester Piggott, winner of both the English and Irish Derbies, attempts the treble by winning this prestigious race.
Commentators PETER O'SULLEVAN, JULIAN WILSON and JIMMY LINDLEY
2.20, 2.55*
Show Jumping from Wembley
The Royal International Horse Show
The Calor Gas International Stakes
The best of this country's young show jumping talent compete for prize money of £600.
Commentator RAYMOND BROOKS-WARD
3.10, 3.45, 4.15* Athletics from Crystal Palace
The Nationwide Building Society AAA Championships
Olympic Champion DON QUARRIE and American CLANCY EDWARDS clash in the 200m, the highlights of this afternoon's meeting; other events are the 1500m, the 5,000m and the shot put.
Commentators RON PICKERING, BARRY DAVIES and STUART STOREY
5.0* Final Score
Today's timetable:
1.20 Motor Racing; 1.50 Swimming
2.10 Racing; 2.20 Show Jumping
2.45 Racing; 2.55 Show Jumping
3.10 Athletics ; 3.20 Racing
3.45 Athletics; 4.15 Athletics/Swimming
5.0 Final Score
*Timings may be changed by events
Television presentation :
Motor Racing JEFF GODDARD
Swimming JOHNNIE WATHERSTON
Racing DENNIS MONGER
Show Jumping FRED VINER
Athletics JOHN SHREWSBURY
Grandstand producer JEFF GODDARD Editor PAUL LANG
(Peter O'Sullevan is in Commentator's Choice, Wednesday, 10.55 pm)
Music and madcap antics from the singing dogs, Toff, Scat and Boney, and a yard full of friends with Jonty Miller as Gerry and help from
Paul and Peta Page Ted Merwood
Len Lowe
Written by JOHN MORLEY Music GEORGE MICHIE
Designer QUENTIN CHASES
Pnoducer PETER RIDSDALE SCOTT
BBC Manchester
Weatherman
An open-air pop festival from the lawns of Pebble Mill.
Pete Murray talks to the stars and introduces their latest songs. He also takes a look over his shoulder at the 60s.
Tonight's guests:
The Rubettes
Helen Shapiro
Director ROY NORTON. Producer ROY RONNIE
HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh take the salute at Earls Court as the armed forces present their annual pageant of skill, courage and colour, including:
Massed Bands of the Royal Marines
The Field Gun Competition by The Royal Navy
Motor Cycle Display by The Royal Signals
The Musical Drive by The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery
British Columbia Beefeater Band
Canadian Youth Band
Police Dog Team of the RAF
Richard Baker describes the events in the arena and looks behind the scenes at service displays outside the arena that provide so much pleasure to adults and children.
starring
Victor Mature , Susan Hayward Barry Jones and Jay Robinson
Demetrius, a freed Greek slave, turns his back on the Christian religion and becomes a gladiator, winning many battles in the arena. But finally, sickened by Caligula's treachery, Demetrius rejects his new life and turns again to God.
Director DELMER DAVES. Films: page 10
An outside broadcast from the BBC1 Big Top which this week returns to Bournemouth starring Peters and Lee, with Stu Francis , Michael Barrymore Bobby Crush , Jodie Grey
Roger Stevenson and his Friends Harpo and David Hamilton featuring NEW EDITION
Presenting Heat 7 of the Miss Seaside Special 1977 Natural Beauty Contest
RONNIE HAZLEHURST AND HIS
ORCHESTRA
Choreography GEOFFREY RICHER
Voca,l direction MAGGIE STREDDER
Recorded in the Big Top of Gerry Cottle 's Circus
Assistant producer PHIL BISHOP Producer MICHAEL HURLL
with Peter Woods ; Weather
from The Empire Pool, Wembley featuring
The Daily Mail Cup - Victor Ludorum
(Holder: DAVID BROOME with Sportsman)
The most successful riders from a whole week of concentrated competition tonight compete for the ' Champion of Champions Prize ', traditionally the most coveted and difficult to win title of the show. Introduced by DAVID VINE
Commentators DORIAN WILLIAMS and RAYMOND BROOKS-WARD
Producers FRED VINER and DAVID KENNING
starring William Conrad as private investigator Frank Cannon in Tomorrow Ends at Noon
starring Jon Finch Evin Crowley and Vincent Ball , Brian Blain The Attack by TED ROBERTS
Ben Hall , now openly in conflict with the law, disguises his men as troopers in command of a convict road-gang to surprise an army coach and later Sir Frederick.
Music by BRUCE SMEETON Producer NEIL MCCALLUM
DirectorDON CHAFFEY
(Filmed in Australia in assoc with ABC)