Bod and the Park
Grape Ape and Beagley Beagley in That was no Idol and Bailey's Comets in Skateroo to the Carlsbad Clue
(Repeat)
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
(Write to: [address removed]; please enclose a long SAE if you want instructions about an item shown)
Why Don't You ... String Games, 60p 4 from bookshops
David Vine continues a series about ten popular sports rarely seen on television.
With Albert Aspen and Ken Stephenson, coaches to the British Amateur Wrestling Association.
BBC Bristol
(Rpt)
Serial in 15 episodes starring
Buster Crabbe as Flash Gordon
13: The Miracle of Magic
A feature film starring The Dave Clark Five with Barbara Ferris
The five young men from Tottenham, who for a time were Top of the Pops, come to the screen as Action Enterprises -film stunt-men, and find themselves involved in a nationwide ' Eat Meat' advertising campaign.
Music played by the DAVE CLARK FIVE Director JOHN BOORMAN
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WARNER BROTHERS CartOOnS
Introduced by Frank Bough
12.35*
Football Focus
BOB WILSON looks at the day's important League fixtures and presents a preview of next week's World Cup qualifying matches involving Scotland and N Ireland.
1.0*
International
Motor Racing from Monza
The Italian Grand Prix
NIKI LAUDA has dominated the Grand Prix circuit this year. Just a year after his near-fatal crash, Lauda is poised for his second world title driving for a team who have already fired him.
ALAIN DE CADENET and MURRAY WALKER report on this last European Grand Prix and examine the story of this remarkable and courageous sportsman.
1.55; 2.25; 2.55; 3.25*
Racing from Newbury
2.0 Arlington Stakes (Old Mile)
2.30 Peter Hastings Stakes Handicap (lim)
3.0 The ' Joe Coral ' Newbury Autumn Cup Handicap (2m)
3.30 The Mill Reef Stakes (6f)
Commentators PETER o'sullevan JULIAN WILSON and JIMMY LINDLEY
2.5; 2.35*
World Cup
Sports Acrobatics from Katowice, Poland
VADIM BINDLER of the Soviet Union startled the gymnastic audience at Wembley last year with his backward triple somersault and introduced millions to sports acrobatics. Bindler heads a very strong Soviet team in this year's finals.
Commentator RON PICKERING
3.5; 3.35; 4.30* Athletics from Cwmbran
Guardian Royal Exchange Gold Cup Final
The holders, Wolverhampton and Bilston, in the men's event, and Stretford, in the women's, are favoured to retain their trophies, Commentators RON PICKERING and STUART STOREY
3.50*
Rugby League from Keighley
Keighley v Castleford
Castleford face a formidable task away to Keighley in this afternoon's Semi-final of the Esso Yorkshire Cup.
Commentator EDDIE WARING
4.40* Final Score
Today's timetable:
12.35 Football Focus: 1.0 Motor Racing
1.55 Racing; 2.5 Acrobatics
2.25 Racing; 2.35 Acrobatic*
- 2.55 Racing; 3.5 Athletics 1 3.25 Racing; 3.35 Athletics
3.50 Rugby League: 4.30 Athletic*
4.40 Final Score
I Timings may be changed by events
Television presentation:
Football FOCUS MIKE MURPHY
Motor Racing ITALIAN TV service Racing DENNIS MONGER
Acrobatics POLISH TV service Athletics JOHN SHREWSBURY Rugby League NICK HUNTER
Grandstand producer MARTIN HOPKINS Editor PAUL LANG
in Quackodile Tears
A WARNER BROTHERS cartoon
Weatherman
Bernard Cribbins invites
Tim Brooke-Taylor , Julie Stevens and Tony Hart to compete with Johnny Ball , Maggie Henderson and Keith Chegwin in a series of peculiar acting games.
Designer COLIN GREEN
Producer PETER CHARLTON
starring Bruce Forsyth with Anthea Redfern
Family couples from all over the country compete in a test of their general knowledge, skill and ingenuity.
Orchestra directed by RONNIE HAZLEHURST Programme associates
GARRY CHAMBERS and BARRY ORYOR Designer PAUL TRERISE Producer ALAN BOYD
Executive producer ROBIN NASH
A series of 16 episodes starring
Gemma Jones as Louisa with 3: A Lesson in Manners by ROSEMARY ANNE SISSON
Can Louisa really do the impossible and turn a chauffeur into a gentleman? She enlists the Major's unwilling help but the result surprises even Louisa.
Signature tune by ALEXANDER FAIRIS Cookery adviser MICHAEL SMITH Make-Up KEZIA DE WINNE Designer RAYMOND CUSICK
Associate producer MARY RIDGE Producer JOHN HAWKESWORTH Director CYRIL COKE r
starring Dick Emery and featuring
Michael Robbins , Patsy Rowlands Helen Fraser , Victor Maddern With SYDNEY ARNOLD, RAYMOND
BOWERS, FELIX BOWNESS , EDWARD BURNHAM , GORDON FAITH,
JAMIE FOREMAN , BARRIE GOSNEY , JULIA GALE
GEORGE INNES , JOHN F. LANDRY
BARBARA NEW , GEOFFREY PENNELLS
ROBERT RUSSELL , GORDON SALKILLD
EDDIE SOMMER , MICHAEL STAINTON
RICHARD THORPE , JOHNNY WADE
Film sequence written by JOHN WARREN and JOHN SINGER. Sketches by WILLIS HALL and JOHN SINGER. Designers NIGEL CURZON , FIONA COMRIE. Producer HAROLD SNOAD
BBC 1 joins Radio 3 in stereo and quadraphony for the second half of tonight's closing concert of the 83rd season of Henry Wood Promenade concerts live from the Royal Albert Hall. James Loughran conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra leader BELA DEKANY
Elgar March: Pomp and Circumstance No 1, in D major
Sullivan, arr Mackerras Suite from the Ballet Pineapple Poll
Henry Wood Fantasia on British Sea Songs
Parry, orch Elgar Jerusalem with the BBC SINGERS dlirector JOHN POOLE
BBC CHORAL SOCIETY conductor BRIAN WRIGHT
Introduced by RICHARD BAKER
Lighting JOHN WILSON Sound VIC GODRICH
Director IAN ENGELMANN
For the best effect viewers with stereo Radio 3 should turn off TV sound and position their speakers on either side of the screen but a few feet away. Stereo headphones provide a suitable alternative.
with Peter Woods ; Weather
Michael Parkinson and his guests
Music HARRY STONEHAM
Director DAVID G. HILLIER Producer JOHN FISHER