opened by Noel Edmonds
Lines open at 9.30 on [number removed]
9.45 The Great Grape Ape
It might give you the pip, but today A Grape is Born!
Swaporama with Keith Chegwin
Rumours spread - don't listen to them! If you want to know where Keith is, there's only one way to get the information - straight from the Cheggers's mouth!
Have you sent your News Swap to John Craven? Write now, if you're going to try to be the Swap Shop stringer of the week.
Three Minds with but a Single Thought!: Swap with the Reed Twins, Clive and Jonathan, and their sister Julia. They're bonkers about Speedway! You can hardly see them for their supporters' badges, but even so they want some more. Can you help?
11.0* The Oddball Couple
Spiffy and Fleabag get the bird!
Swap of the Pops
It's The Dooleys! Hear their latest single.
Now You See It - Now You Don't
Baffle yourself with Professor Richard Gregory's amazing scientific experiments. See if you can believe your eyes.
Join in Noel's Top Ten Swap
Not only can you swap your toys and games, you've got a chance to win all our Top Ten singles in Noel's special swap.
Postcards only please to: Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, [address removed]
Introduced by Frank Bough
12.20*
Football Focus
With BOB WILSON
12.50; 1.30; 2.5; 2.40* Racing from Cheltenham
1.0 The Fred Withington Pattern 'Chase (3m If )
1.35 Daily Express Triumph Hurdle Trial (2m 200yds)
2.10 Massey-Ferguson Gold Cup Handicap 'Chase (2^m)
2.45 Bula Hurdle (2m 200yds)
Commentators PETER O'SULLEVAN
JULIAN WILSON , RICHARD PITMAN
1.10; 1.45* Boxing
Highlights from this week's Championship promotion at the Royal Albert Hall , London.
Commentator HARRY CARPENTER
2.20; 4.0*
International
Cross Country from Crystal Palace
IAC Philips International Meeting BRENDAN FOSTER and STEVE OVETT head an international field over this fast woodland course.
Commentators RON PICKERING and STUART STOREY
2.55*
Darts
Vernon's Treble Top National Championships from Chorley
Nine teams remain to contest the Final of this nationwide competition. Commentators
DAVID VINE and SID WADDELL
3.15*
Rugby League from St Helens
St Helens v Featherstone Rovers
The second half of this afternoon's
League match.
Commentator EDDIE WARING
4.40* Final Score
Today's timetable:
12.20 Football Focus; 12.50 Racing
1.10 Boxing; 1.30 Racing
1.45 Boxing: 2.5 Racing
2.20 Cross Country; 2.40 Racing
2.55 Darts; 3.15 Rugby League
4.0 Cross Country; 4.40 Final Score
Timings may change with events Television presentation:
Football FOCUS MIKE MURPHY
Racing BARRIE EDGAR. Boxing BOB DUNCAN Cross Country JOHN SHREWSBURY
Darts, Rugby League NICK HUNTER
Grandstand producer MARTIN HOPKINS Editor PAUL LANG
Weatherman
Introduced by Howard Williams Special guests
Lou Rawls
Dead End Kids with Godfrey James , Bob Wellings Arnold Peters , Barrie Gosney
Script GEORGE MARTIN
Music THE BERT HAYES ORCHESTRA Designer TIM DANN
Produced by BRIAN PENDERS BBC Birmingham
starring Bruce Forsyth with Anthea Redfern
Family couples from all over the country compete in a test of their general knowledge, skill, ingenuity.
Orchestra directed by RONNIE HAZLEHURST Programme associates
BARRY CRYER , GARRY CHAMBERS Designer PAUL TRERISE Producer ALAN BOYD
Executive producer ROBIN NASH
A series of 16 episodes starring
14: Blossom Time by JEREMY PAUL
Lottie returns from her finishing school bringing with her an unexpected guest. Romance is in the air at the Bentinck and Louisa is in for some surprises - not all pleasant.
Signature tune composed by ALEXANDER FARIS
Cookery adviser MICHAEL smith Sound TONY MILLIER
Designer VICTOR MEREDITH
Associate producer MARY RIDGE Producer JOHN HAWKESWORTH DirectorGERRY MILL
starring
Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker and their guests
The Nolan Sisters
Written by SPIKE MULLINS and G. WILEY
Musical director RONNIE HAZLEHURST COStume MARY HUSBAND
Make-up artist DEANNE TURNER Designers NIGEL CURZON and HUMPHREY JAEGER
Producer PETER WHITMORE
A man comes to regret visiting his colleague's home, and a gangster tries to net a ransom payout. In the musical number, an amateur dramatics company perform a 1920s musical comedy.
Tough and rough - but likeable and friendly. Two young cops walk a tightrope in the world of crime starring
with Peter Woods ; Weather
Join Michael Parkinson and his guests of the week for conversation, entertainment and the occasional surprise.
Music HARRY STONEHAM
Director DAVID G. HILLIER Producer JOHN FISHER