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Why Don't You just switch off your television set and go and do something less boring instead?
A collection of your letters and ideas on how to use your spare time, presented by the WDY gang.
Director HILARY MURPHY
Producer PATRICK DOWLING

Contributors

Director:
Hilary Murphy
Producer:
Patrick Dowling

David Vine with a series on ten popular sports rarely seen on TV.
With Roy and Rachel Fenwick and other members of the Grand National Archery Society.
BBC Bristol (Repeat)

Contributors

Presenter:
David Vine
Coach:
Roy Fenwick
Coach:
Rachel Fenwick
Director:
John Rickword
Producer:
John Dobson

The classic serial in 15 exciting episodes, starring
Buster Crabbe as Flash Gordon
10: Incense of Forgetfulness
In which, unbeknown to Flash, Dale Arden is captured by the Tree People ...
Directors FORD BEEBE and ROBERT hili

Contributors

Unknown:
Buster Crabbe
Unknown:
Dale Arden
Unknown:
Robert Hili

The Roses Match
Yorkshire v Lancashire from Bradford
Yorkshire still have a chance to qualify for some of the prize money associated with this season's Schweppes County Championship, but in the traditional spirit of these matches, Lancashire will ensure that they work very hard to earn it.
Introduced by PETER WEST
The Double Diamond World Golf Classic
The final day's play of this eight-nation championship. The Semi-finals
Introduced by HARRY CARPENTER
Cricket feature: page 10

Contributors

Introduced By:
Peter West
Introduced By:
Harry Carpenter

Introduced by Tony Gubba

12.35* Football Focus
There's never been a close season with so many important changes in football - Bob Wilson brings you up-to-date and looks forward to this afternoon's important games on the opening day of the season. With action, news and views, Football Focus is a must for all football fans.

1.0, 2.10, 2.35, 3.5* Cricket from Bradford: Yorkshire v Lancashire
This afternoon's play in The Roses Match.

1.0, 3.5, 4.15* International Golf from Gleneagles: The Double Diamond World Golf Classic
The semi-final and final matches of this £25,000 Match Play Team Tournament, played over the King's Course, Gleneagles Hotel.

1.50, 2.25, 2.50* Racing from Kempton Park
2.0 Brooke Bond Choicest Tea Cup (Amateur Riders) (Hm)
2.30 Playboy Nursery Handicap Stakes (6f)
3.0 Geoffrey Hamlyn Handicap Stakes (1m)

4.15* Athletics from Crystal Palace: The Sunsilk Women's AAA Championships
After many exhilarating world-class performances this season, Britain's girls are confident of making the standard of this year's Championships the highest for many years.
The largest entry ever includes sprinters Sonia Lannaman and Andrea Lynch, world record holder Mary Stewart, Tessa Sanderson, who recently became the second longest javelin thrower in the world, Donna Hartley, Sharon Colyear, Sue Reeve, Jane Cole-Brook and Verona Elder.

4.40* Final Score

Today's timetable:
12.35 Football Focus; 1.0 Cricket/Golf; 1.50 Racing; 2.10 Cricket; 2.25 Racing; 2.35 Cricket; 2.50 Racing: 3.5 Cricket/Golf; 4.15 Athletics/Golf; 4.40 Final Score
Timings may be changed by events

Contributors

Presenter:
Tony Gubba
Presenter (Football Focus):
Bob Wilson
Commentator (Cricket):
Peter West
Commentator (Cricket):
Richie Benaud
Commentator (Cricket):
Jim Laker
Commentator (Cricket):
Fred Trueman
Commentator (Golf):
Harry Carpenter
Commentator (Golf):
Peter Alliss
Commentator (Golf):
Clive Clark
Commentator (Racing):
Julian Wilson
Commentator (Racing):
Jimmy Lindley
Commentator (Athletics):
Ron Pickering
Commentator (Athletics):
Stuart Storey
Television Presentation (Football Focus):
Mike Murphy
Television Presentation (Cricket):
David Kenning
Television Presentation (Cricket):
Bill Taylor
Television Presentation (Golf):
A.P. Wilkinson
Television Presentation (Golf):
Richard Tilling
Television Presentation (Golf):
Fred Viner
Television Presentation (Racing):
Dennis Monger
Television Presentation (Athletics):
John Shrewsbury
Grandstand Producer:
Martin Hopkins
Editor:
Paul Lang

Music and madcap antics from the singing dogs, Toff, Scat and Boney, and a yard full of friends and help from Paul and Peta Page Ted Merwood, Len Lowe
Written by JOHN MORLEY Music GEORCE MICHIE
Designer QUENTIN CHASES
Producer PETER RIDSDALE SCOTT BBC Manchester

Contributors

Unknown:
Len Lowe
Written By:
John Morley
Music:
Georce Michie
Designer:
Quentin Chases
Producer:
Peter Ridsdale Scott
Gerry:
Jonty Miller

Once again the pop fans take over the lawns of Pebble Mill for an open-air pop festival starring Mud, Alvin Stardust and Linda Lewis

Pete Murray introduces the show and talks to the stars.

Contributors

Presenter:
Pete Murray
Musicians:
null Mud
Singer:
Alvin Stardust
Singer:
Linda Lewis
Musical Director:
Nic Rowley
Director:
Roy Norton
Producer:
Roy Ronnie

Starring George Hamilton, Joseph Cotten, Marie Laforet, Maurice Evans, with Carroll Baker, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Lilli Palmer

Legendary jewel-thief The Ace of Diamonds comes out of retirement and joins forces with his brilliant pupil, Jeff Hill, known as The Jack of Diamonds. They plan to steal the fabulous Zaharoff diamonds held in a Paris fort with an apparently impenetrable security system.

[with] Carroll Baker, Zsa Zsa Gabor and Lilli Palmer as themselves

Films: page 8

Contributors

Director:
Don Taylor
Jeff Hill:
George Hamilton
Ace:
Joseph Cotten
Olga:
Marie Laforet
Nikolai:
Maurice Evans
Von Schenk:
Wolfgang Preiss
Herself:
Carroll Baker
Herself:
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Herself:
Lilli Palmer

This week's show comes from Torbay and features the Final of the Miss Seaside Special 1977 Natural Beauty Contest.
Starring Vera Lynn
with Jim Davidson, The Wurzels, Tony Selby, Jeff Phillips, The Patton Brothers, Tony Blackburn and David Hamilton
featuring New Edition
Ronnie Hazlehurst and his Orchestra
Choreography GEOFFREY RICHER
Vocal direction MAGGIE STREDDER
Recorded in the Big Top of Gerry Cottle's Circus
Assistant producer PHIL BISHOP
Producer MICHAEL HURLL

Contributors

Unknown:
Vera Lynn
Unknown:
Jim Davidson
Unknown:
Tony Selby
Unknown:
Jeff Phillips
Unknown:
David Hamilton
Unknown:
Ronnie Hazlehurst
Unknown:
Gerry Cottle
Producer:
Phil Bishop
Producer:
Michael Hurll

Starring William Conrad as private investigator Frank Cannon, a big man who walks alone in a dangerous world

As a grim favour to his dying police chief mentor, Cannon sets out to bring home from Mexico the body of his errant son believed killed by accident. He is to find his mission more difficult than he imagined.

Contributors

Frank Cannon:
William Conrad

BBC One London

About BBC One

BBC One is a TV channel that started broadcasting on the 20th April 1964. It replaced BBC Television.

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